Biography

The child's father was born in 1880 and his wife in South Australia in 1876. They married on 24th December 1908 (Marriage Registration 6/1908, East Coolgardie). Their other children were James, born 1909; Una Beatrice born 1911, Kalgoorlie; Clarence Charles born 13 February 1912, Kalgoorlie; Maisie Veronica born 1914, Kalgoorlie; Clive Earl born 21 May 1917, Kalgoorlie. Charles Watson was killed in a mining accident by a fall of earth in the Monty's Shaft of the South Kalgurli Gold Mine on 25 November 1938. He was working there as a timberman, aged 63 year. His wife, Minna, died on 19 April 1950.