Ross Watson Genealogy Site Descendents of William Watson, convict aboard the Pyrenees from London to Australia. Other families: Maddock - Devon, Coyne - Co Galway Ireland and Melbin or Melburn - Liverpool.
	Welcome to the Watson Family genealogical site which introduces Ross and Joan Watson. Ross is the great-grandson of William Watson, a convict who arrived in Fremantle aboard the 'Pyrenees' on 1st May 1853.
Welcome Ancestors Northam Cemetery	Read about the history of William Watson from 72 Milton Street, Middlesex, London. In 1849 he was convicted of stealing a clock. Other members of the Ross Watson Family Tree include Henry Jesse Maddock from Payhembury in Devon, John Joseph Coyne from Clifden, Co Galway in Ireland and Arthur Melbin from Liverpool. All four great-grandfathers were convicts. They made new lives for themselves and their families in Western Australia, particularly in the area around Jennapullin and Jennacubbine, just outside Northam. Their stories and the life of Ross Watson are all told in detail in 'The Forgotten Years', by Ross Watson, first published in 2004.			Ross and Joan Watson