Agnes Gibson, a native of Scotland and a 20-year resident of Staffordshire, England, died within days of her birthday in 1852. She would have been 58 years old.
Agnes's grandfather, James Watt (who had passed away when she was in her twenties), would become one of the most celebrated figures of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. As recently as 2011--almost 200 years after his death--her grandfather was inducted posthumously into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. He was further honored by the United Kingdom, whose premier Bank of England issued a £50 note engraved with images of his face and his marvelous steam machine. The new currency would serve as a constant reminder of James Watt and his contribution to the world.
Archived, personal correspondence between Agnes and her famous grandfather still exists today, as does the Great Inventor's 1819 will, which mentions Agnes and her sister Margaret, his only surviving grandchildren. [Biography by genealogygirl]
Maternal Grandfather: James Watt, the Great Inventor
{1/19/1736 - 8/19/1819}
Maternal Grandmother: Margaret "Peggy" Millar Watt
{2/6/1736 - 9/24/1773}
Father: James Millar
{1763 - 1836}
Mother: Margaret Watt Millar
{6/7/1767 - 6/1796}
Sister & Brother: Margaret Millar [Miller] Paterson Blackie {3/27/1792 - 1847}
James Millar [Miller] {5/11/1793 - 1815}
Spouse: James Gibson {unknown - 1835}, m. 8/29/1826
Daughters & Son: Agnes Miller Gibson {12/1/1827 - unknown}
James Watt Gibson-Watt {8/4/1831 - 6/19/1891}
Margaret Elizabeth Gibson {10/1833 - 2/8/1877}
Agnes's grandfather, James Watt (who had passed away when she was in her twenties), would become one of the most celebrated figures of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. As recently as 2011--almost 200 years after his death--her grandfather was inducted posthumously into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. He was further honored by the United Kingdom, whose premier Bank of England issued a £50 note engraved with images of his face and his marvelous steam machine. The new currency would serve as a constant reminder of James Watt and his contribution to the world.
Archived, personal correspondence between Agnes and her famous grandfather still exists today, as does the Great Inventor's 1819 will, which mentions Agnes and her sister Margaret, his only surviving grandchildren. [Biography by genealogygirl]
Maternal Grandfather: James Watt, the Great Inventor
{1/19/1736 - 8/19/1819}
Maternal Grandmother: Margaret "Peggy" Millar Watt
{2/6/1736 - 9/24/1773}
Father: James Millar
{1763 - 1836}
Mother: Margaret Watt Millar
{6/7/1767 - 6/1796}
Sister & Brother: Margaret Millar [Miller] Paterson Blackie {3/27/1792 - 1847}
James Millar [Miller] {5/11/1793 - 1815}
Spouse: James Gibson {unknown - 1835}, m. 8/29/1826
Daughters & Son: Agnes Miller Gibson {12/1/1827 - unknown}
James Watt Gibson-Watt {8/4/1831 - 6/19/1891}
Margaret Elizabeth Gibson {10/1833 - 2/8/1877}
Agnes Gibson, a native of Scotland and a 20-year resident of Staffordshire, England, died within days of her birthday in 1852. She would have been 58 years old.
Agnes's grandfather, James Watt (who had passed away when she was in her twenties), would become one of the most celebrated figures of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. As recently as 2011--almost 200 years after his death--her grandfather was inducted posthumously into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. He was further honored by the United Kingdom, whose premier Bank of England issued a £50 note engraved with images of his face and his marvelous steam machine. The new currency would serve as a constant reminder of James Watt and his contribution to the world.
Archived, personal correspondence between Agnes and her famous grandfather still exists today, as does the Great Inventor's 1819 will, which mentions Agnes and her sister Margaret, his only surviving grandchildren. [Biography by genealogygirl]
Maternal Grandfather: James Watt, the Great Inventor
{1/19/1736 - 8/19/1819}
Maternal Grandmother: Margaret "Peggy" Millar Watt
{2/6/1736 - 9/24/1773}
Father: James Millar
{1763 - 1836}
Mother: Margaret Watt Millar
{6/7/1767 - 6/1796}
Sister & Brother: Margaret Millar [Miller] Paterson Blackie {3/27/1792 - 1847}
James Millar [Miller] {5/11/1793 - 1815}
Spouse: James Gibson {unknown - 1835}, m. 8/29/1826
Daughters & Son: Agnes Miller Gibson {12/1/1827 - unknown}
James Watt Gibson-Watt {8/4/1831 - 6/19/1891}
Margaret Elizabeth Gibson {10/1833 - 2/8/1877}
Agnes's grandfather, James Watt (who had passed away when she was in her twenties), would become one of the most celebrated figures of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. As recently as 2011--almost 200 years after his death--her grandfather was inducted posthumously into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. He was further honored by the United Kingdom, whose premier Bank of England issued a £50 note engraved with images of his face and his marvelous steam machine. The new currency would serve as a constant reminder of James Watt and his contribution to the world.
Archived, personal correspondence between Agnes and her famous grandfather still exists today, as does the Great Inventor's 1819 will, which mentions Agnes and her sister Margaret, his only surviving grandchildren. [Biography by genealogygirl]
Maternal Grandfather: James Watt, the Great Inventor
{1/19/1736 - 8/19/1819}
Maternal Grandmother: Margaret "Peggy" Millar Watt
{2/6/1736 - 9/24/1773}
Father: James Millar
{1763 - 1836}
Mother: Margaret Watt Millar
{6/7/1767 - 6/1796}
Sister & Brother: Margaret Millar [Miller] Paterson Blackie {3/27/1792 - 1847}
James Millar [Miller] {5/11/1793 - 1815}
Spouse: James Gibson {unknown - 1835}, m. 8/29/1826
Daughters & Son: Agnes Miller Gibson {12/1/1827 - unknown}
James Watt Gibson-Watt {8/4/1831 - 6/19/1891}
Margaret Elizabeth Gibson {10/1833 - 2/8/1877}
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