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<p>New page on George Watson of Swanton Abbott</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>George Henry Watson&#039;s book is an undated manuscript book measuring 25 x 15.5cm whose corners and spine are leather bound.<br /> <br /> The inside cover pages are ascribed &#039;&#039;G.H.Watson - Swanton Abbott&#039;&#039; which is a village two and a half miles south west of North Walsham in Norfolk. <br /> <br /> Researcher George Frampton accumulated the following information:<br /> <br /> Skeyton Baptism Register (PD 147/3(S)).<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;3 July 1859 George Henry son of Richard Watson, labourer and Mary Watson of Skeyton&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Swanton Abbott Marriage Register 1813 - 1867 (PD 146/4(S))\<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;7 August 1883 George Henry Watson, of full age, bachelor of Skeyton, brickmaker and Mary Knights of full age, spinster of Swanton Abbott.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> George&#039;s father is given as Richard Watson, labourer and Mary&#039;s as John Knights, mason. The signature in the register closely matches the signature in the manuscript book.<br /> <br /> <br /> The tunes were transcribed into [[abc code]] by musician Taz Tarry and appear on the [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk Village Music Project]] web site [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/watson.abc here].</div>

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