Watson, William (1828-1896)

William Watson was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, born to parents James & Mary Watson nee Williamson.

William Watson built the house at 117 Abbotsford Street West Melbourne in 1871.

The Watson family lived 461 Victoria Street West Melbourne around the mid 1890’s.

Significant building works carried out by William Watson are listed below.

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Building IDLocationArchitectsOwnerSuburbBuilding StateBuilding TypeBuilderBuild Date (YYYY MM DD)Registration no
12731Hawthorn Watson, William – Melbourne VICFactoriesWatson, William 1347
76201Latrobe St near west near Hefernan’s Building Watson, WilliamMelbourneVICHousesWatson, William1851 06 16359
84748Napier St near Moor Watson, William – Condell St CollFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1854 04 17752
84868George St below Bendells Watson, William – MelbourneFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1854 07 271347
85042Greeves & George Sts Templeton, HFitzroyVICSchoolsWatson, William1855 07 2674
85182Fitzroy St cnr Kerr Showers, RobertFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1857 02 12119
85369Napier St near cnr Napier & Moor Watson, William – CollingwoodFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1858 03 19252
85502Napier St Watson, William – Napier StFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1859 03 17218
71861Victoria St Watson, William – Raglan StMelbourneVICHousesWatson, William1859 05 4339
71877Victoria St west – opp. Coells Tce Watson, William – MelbourneWest MelbourneVICHousesWatson, William1863 -1 1925
12905Latrobe StTayler, LloydTempleton, H VICFactories; HousesWatson, William1863 12 5674
77359Ireland St near cnr Ireland & Dryburgh Sts Oliver, –West MelbourneVICHousesWatson, William – Fitzroy1865 03 1730
85791Napier St next 173 Watson, William – FitzroyFitzroyVICHousesWatson, William1865 07 6952
85934Brunswick St cnr Cecil Elson, WilliamFitzroyVICFactoriesWatson, Wm – Fitzroy1868 10 32855
13045280-318 William StWard, E WShowers, Robert VICFactories; Public BuildingsWatson, William1869119
12611Mollison St Watson, William – Condell St Coll VICFactoriesWatson, William1881 5 9752
13797Waverley (NSW) erection of monument in cemeteryBell, W HaughtonElson, William NSWFuneraryWatson, Wm – Fitzroy1892 6 112855
13365St Kilda Rd Watson, William – Napier St VICFactories; TechnologyWatson, William1911 1 12218
80350Berkeley St – 196 House, MaryCarltonVICHousesWatson, William – 83 Palmerston St1911 11 303049
13654Residential flats, DarlinghurstColes, H BWatson, William – FitzroyDarlinghurstNSWFlatsWatson, William1911 3952
73366Little Bourke near cnr Little Bourke & Harwood PlaceFisher, A HAngliss, William CMelbourneVICGaragesWatson, W – 17 Lambert St Richmond1912 03 183238
5162952 St Kilda Street Watson, W HElwoodVICGaragesWatson, W H, 52 St Kilda Street, Elwood1924 9 55840
13232Australian Knitting Mills RichmondGrassick, WWatson, William – Collingwood VICFactoriesWatson, William1929 9252

Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/

Main source: Public Records Office of Victoria, BDM Victoria and the Melbourne edition of the Sands & McDougall directoy.