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Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle 1516–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1584

Death Location: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward II

Mother: Isabelle Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Montague

Children(s): Charles Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Mery Watson, Anne Watson, Elleyn Watson, Henry Watson, Emma Watson, William Watson, Catherine Watson, Edward IV

Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle was born in 1516 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Watson Ii And Isabelle Emma Smith. Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle married Dorothy Montague, and had children including Anne Watson, Catherine Watson, Charles Watson, Edward Watson Iv, Elizabeth Watson, Elleyn Watson, Emma Watson, Henry Watson, Mery Watson, William George Watson. Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle passed away in 1584 in Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle was born in 1516 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Watson Ii And Isabelle Emma Smith.
  • Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle married Dorothy Montague, and had children including Anne Watson, Catherine Watson, Charles Watson, Edward Watson Iv, Elizabeth Watson, Elleyn Watson, Emma Watson, Henry Watson, Mery Watson, William George Watson.
  • Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle passed away in 1584 in Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward II
1486–1530
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England,
EI
Isabelle Smith
1480–1536
Birth Location: Liddington, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
IS

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Montague
1520–1579
Birth Location: Weekley, Northamptonshire, England
DM

Children(s)

Charles Watson
1542–
Birth Location: <Of, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England>
CW
Elizabeth Watson
1550–
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Northampton, England
EW
Mery Watson
1548–
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Northampton, England
MW
Anne Watson
1543–
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Northampton, England
AW
Elleyn Watson
1553–
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Northampton, England
EW
Henry Watson
1540–1630
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
HW
Emma Watson
1546–1568
Birth Location: Stoke, Devon, England
EW
William Watson
1540–1630
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
WW
Catherine Watson
1538–
Birth Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
CW
Edward IV
1542–1617
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire,, England
EI

Edward Castle's Ancestors

Self
Edward Castle
1516–1584
Birth Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Watson II
1486–1530
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England,
Isabelle (Emma) Smith
1480–1536
Liddington, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (Richard) Watson
1440–1525
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England, UK
Lady (Alice) Moore
1448–1498
Low Moor, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Castle's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Watson III of Rockingham) Castle (1516–12 May 1584) m. Dorothy Montague (1520–1579)
  1. 1. Charles Watson 1542–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Watson 1550–
  3. 3. Mery Watson 1548–
  4. 4. Anne Watson 1543–
  5. 5. Elleyn Watson 1553–
  6. 6. Henry Watson 1540–1630
  7. 7. Emma Watson 1546–1568 m. Robert Raynsford 1542–1580
  8. 8. William (George) Watson 1540–1630 m. Anne Pagett 1540–1584
  9. 9. Catherine Watson 1538– m. Arthur Brooke 1545–1628
  10. 10. Edward (Watson) IV 1542–1617 m. Anne Digby 1546–1611
    1. 1. John WATSON 1571–1606
    2. 2. Frances Watson 1576–1632
    3. 3. Lewis (Watson 1st Baron) Rockingham 1584–1653 m. Katherine Bertie 1590–1610 m. Eleaner Manners 1595–1679
    4. 4. Catharine Watson 1570–1631 m. Thomas Palmer 1570–1647
    5. 5. Emma Watson 1574– m. John Grente 1572–
    6. 6. Edward Watson 1570–1657 m. Edward Watson 1587–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Watson 1571–1637 m. John Needham 1565–1618 m. Edward (Tyrrell 1st Baronet of) Thornton 1574–1656
    8. 8. Anne Watson 1568– m. William (Apreece Or) Aprhese 1570– m. Charles Norwich 1566–1605
    9. 9. Elizabeth Cutler 1560–1626 m. Evan Powell 1560–1623
    10. 10. Mary Watson 1560–1632 m. Anthony Mayne 1551–1626
    11. 11. Dorothy Watson 1581–1632 m. George Throckmorton 1573–1643
    12. 12. Temperance Watson 1584–1624 m. Thomas (Tolman) Esq. 1582–1639
      1. 1. Thomas Tolman 1608–1690
      2. 2. Eleanor Dolman 1609–1646 m. William (Ralph) Eure 1604–1665 m. Peter Eure 1549–1612
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cheasman 1729–1786
        2. 2. Elizbeth Ussery 1631–1676
        3. 3. John (Thomas Richard) Eure 1640–1687 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cheisand 1610–1679 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cheisand 1652–1679 m. Mary Eure 1640– m. Thomasine Adderly 1615–
    13. 13. Mary (Stonebrook) Stonebrook 1595–1635 m. General (John) Paterson 1591–1630
    14. 14. Joseph Watson 1587– m. Joane Dorrington 1592–1687

Edward Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1584
12 May 1584
Age 68
Death of Edward Watson III of Rockingham Castle in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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