James Ernest WATTERS

James Ernest WATTERS

Male 1892 - 1959  (67 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James Ernest WATTERS  [1, 2
    Relationshipwith William George BRADY
    Birth Record 1892  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    #20030 
    Birth 23 Jul 1892  Long Gully, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Newspaper Article 31 May 1893  [3
    Newspaper Article 11 Aug 1915  [4
    Occupation Between 28 Sep 1926 and 10 Jan 1927 
    Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) 
    Newspaper Article 23 Sep 1935  [5
    Newspaper Article 10 Sep 1937  [6
    Death Record 1959  Swan, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    #100 
    Death 19 Aug 1959  Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St Andrews Hospital
    Burial 21 Aug 1959  Cemetery, Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Anglican A097
    Blog 5 Feb 2016  [9
    BLOG - Family Portraits 
    Certificate of Birth Have 
    FSID L2H2-BHV 
    AKA Jim 
    Occupation Laborer 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel PHILLIPS,   b. 1751, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1814, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Ann FITZGERALD,   b. Between 1836 and 1840, Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1918, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Half-siblings 3 half brothers and 6 half sisters (family of William Henry PHILLIPS and Nannie Kent WILLIAMS
    Person ID I560  MyBradyTree | Ancestor of Darryl William BRADY , KT, P2, CB, KH2, KMS

    DNA Tests  1 DNA test is associated with James Ernest WATTERS 

    Father AncestorsWilliam Henry PHILLIPS,   b. 4 Jul 1868, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1964, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Other Partners: Nannie Kent WILLIAMS  m. 9 Jul 1894  
    Mother AncestorsMary Ann WATTERS,   b. 5 Jun 1871, Milang, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED 
    Marriage NEVER MARRIED 
    Newspaper Couple 23 May 1893  [10
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174256007 
    Newspaper Couple 24 May 1893  [11
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88967970 
    Newspaper Couple 31 May 1893  [3
    http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/88968203 
    Documents
    WATTERS-MaryA1871-GC001
    Family ID F299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsRuby Florence TREW,   b. 16 Apr 1898, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1964, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1915  Midland, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Church of Ascension
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-MC001.jpg
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-MC002.jpg
    Certificate of Marriage Have 
    Reference Number #38  [12, 13
    Notes 
    • They were married in the presence of George Walter Trew and Edward Maurice Trew.
      The rector that married them was W.J.Parish of (Biatenning) and for Kaltening. new Midland Junction.
    Children 
    >1. Percy Leonard WATTERS,   b. 1 Sep 1915, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1997, Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    â–» Audrey Winifred SCOTT  m. 1964
    +2. Verna May WATTERS,   b. 6 May 1917, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 2008, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    â–» Arthur Herbert DALTON  m. 1940
    +3. Jean Florence WATTERS,   b. 16 Apr 1919, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1966, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    â–» William James GUILD  m. 1937
    +4. Grace Myrtle WATTERS,   b. 9 Mar 1921, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1944, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    â–» Charles John DALTON  m. 1937
    +5. Ernest Harold WATTERS,   b. 16 Aug 1924, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1947, Midland, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    â–» Betty Sarah TREW  m. 1946
    +6. Stella Ruby WATTERS,   b. 10 Dec 1926, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 2021, Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    â–» William Frederick BRADY  m. 30 Nov 1946
    +7. Rita Winifred WATTERS,   b. 27 Jul 1930, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1983, Mount Helena, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    â–» Kenneth Lawrence VIGAR  m. 10 Dec 1949
    +8. William James WATTERS,   b. 29 Sep 1934, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 2019, Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    â–» Joan Margaret SELKIRK  m. 30 Nov 1957
    +9. Brian Ronald WATTERS,   b. 10 Jul 1937, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 2016, Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth Record - #20030 - 1892 - Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jul 1892 - Long Gully, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Jun 1915 - Midland, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath Record - #100 - 1959 - Swan, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Aug 1959 - Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Aug 1959 - Cemetery, Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    Watters
    Name Meaning

    Photos
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-PT001
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GR004.jpg
    Ernest Joseph Brady, Gay June Dalton, William Frederick Brady, Stella Ruby Watters, James Ernest Watters, Rita Winifred Watters
    WATTERS-WilliamJ1875-ME001
    Wedding of William John WATTERS to Lucy Grace HARMAN Standing Left to Right James Ernest WATTERS Frances Julia HARMAN (nee BARTLETT) Lucy Grace HARMAN Francis Theobald HARMAN Anne WATTERS (nee FITZGERALD) Sitting Helena May HARMAN William John WATTERS Theresa Frances HARMAN
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GR001
    Left to Right Unknown Verna May WATTERS Ruby Florence WATTERS (nee TREW) James Ernest WATTERS Rosey Jane BAKER (nee LYON) Kenneth Walter Edward BAKER Vic RHODES Who is the guy on the left? Is Vic Rhodes - Joseph Victor Rhodes (married Evelyn Dorothy Castlehow?
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GR002.jpg
    Left to Right Percy Leonard WATTERS Bruce GUILD James Ernest WATTERS William James WATTERS William James GUILD Brian William WATTERS Bruce GUILD Can someone confirm the names of the two GUILD's listed. Is this picture c1950?
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GR003.jpg
    James Ernest WATTERS and Mrs Selkirk Can someone give a first name for Mrs Selkirk?
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-LO001.jpg
    The Watters Family Home - Sawyers Valley
    WATTERS-VernaM1917-WE001.jpg
    Wedding of Arthur Herbert DALTON & Verna May WATTERS Left to Right Charles John DALTON Arthur Herbert DALTON Verna May WATTERS James Ernest WATTERS Alice Ruby DALTON Image supplied by Mrs Rodwin Patricia Palmer (nee Dalton)
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GR005
    Left Front: James Ernest Watters Behind: Edward Maurice Trew, Unknown, Stanley George Rhodes, Harold Albert Trew

    Documents
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-BC001.jpg
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-MC001.jpg
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-MC002.jpg
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC001
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC002
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC003
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC004
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC005
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC006
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC007
    WATTERS-JamesE1892-GC008

    Headstones
    DALTON-ArthurH1914-DE001.jpg
    Arthur Herbert "Nutty" DALTON's Funeral Ruby Florence WATTERS (nee TREW) James Ernest WATTERS Kay Verna DALTON Rita Winifred WATTERS Verna May DALTON (nee WATTERS) Grace Ruby DALTON Caroline Lucy "Carrie" TREW (nee DALTON) Baby ? Thelma Mary TREW Can you help with who the baby is?
    Plot: Anglican A-105

  • Notes 
    • On the birth record of James (Listed under Walters) it lists:

      Dr Hugh BOYD of Bendigo proformed the delivery with WATTERS (Probably Ann Fitzgerald) and Currie (UNKNOWN) witness.

      His mother recorded his birth mid August and then no other refrance to Mary Ann WATTERS, as James grew up thinking his Grandmother was his Mother.

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      31 or 22 Lot (170) Throssel Road, Sawyers Valley the original house of James Watters and Ruby Florence Trew. Seven (7) acres in total. When James Watters passed away Brian Watters received four (4) acres and Percy Watters received the other three (3). When Percy passed away and left no will his three acres was sold and the money was split up between the four surviving children of James Watters and the children of his deceased children. It was sold for $107,000.00 on the 11th January 1999. Settlement went through on the 24th February 1999. They received $12,000.00 each after the Tombstone was chosen for Percy's grave and any money owing against the property was taken out.

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "James Ernest WATTERS". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I560&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 9, 2025).

  • Sources 
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    4. [S954] Trove, SAWYERS VALLEY. (1915, August 11). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26951988.

    5. [S954] Trove, COUNTRY NEWS. (1935, September 23). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32907953.

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    8. [S1160] Mundaring Shire Office, Mundaring Cemetery Index, Searchable Mundaring Cemetery Index http://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/CemeteryMundaring.php.

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    12. [S1206] A Perth DPS project, WA - Reverse Western Australia Marriage Index, Index Entry Found.

    13. [S859] Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, WA - Index to General Registrer of Marriages, Index Entry Found.