Lexie and Jeannie on the Foyle circa 1940

Robert Watson Ulster Covenant signing 1912

The archive of the Ulster Unionist Council, held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), contains just under half a million original signatures and addresses of the men who, on 28 September 1912, signed the Ulster Covenant, and of the women who signed the parallel Declaration. In total, the Covenant was signed by 237,368 men, and the Declaration by 234,046 women

See Robert's signature here

And his son John James signature here

His twin daughters knew a women's place in those days and just signed the declaration to support the men!

1901 and 1911 Irish Census Robert / Jane Watson and family

Census Years1901Tyrone Loughash Aghafad Residents of a house
Residents of a house 5 in Aghafad (Loughash, Tyrone)

Watson Robert 31 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Tyrone Farmer Read write - Married -

Watson Jane 36 Female Wife Church of Ireland Co Tyrone - Read write - Married -

Watson John James 11 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Tyrone Scholars Read write - Not Married -

Watson Bessie 8 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Tyrone Scholars Read write - Not Married -

Watson Fannie 8 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Tyrone Scholars Read write - Not Married -

Mowbery Eliza 90 Female Mother in Law Church Ireland

Robert was John James father

John James was Lexie's father

see 1901 census entry at Aughafad Tyrone here

see 1911 census entry at Dunhugh here