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Helen Ellinor Watson 1543 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Sep 1581

Death Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: John WINCHESTER

Mother: Elizabeth Newsome

Spouse(s): Sir Pearson

Children(s): Janet Pearson

The story of Helen Ellinor Watson began in 1543 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Helen Ellinor Watson married Sir Robert Pearson, and had children including Janet Pearson. Helen Ellinor Watson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Ellinor Watson began in 1543 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Helen Ellinor Watson married Sir Robert Pearson, and had children including Janet Pearson.
  • Helen Ellinor Watson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WINCHESTER
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
JW
Elizabeth Newsome
1532 – 1568
Birth Location: Newsom Hall, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Pearson
1539 – 1581
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, , England
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Children(s)

Janet Pearson
1561 – 1641
Birth Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
JP

Helen Watson's Ancestors

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Helen Watson
1543 – 1581
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John T Watson BISHOP OF WINCHESTER
1520 – 1584
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Newsome
1532 – 1568
Newsom Hall, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Watson, Earl) Worcester
1504 – 1568
Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Smith
1504 – 1562
Beccles, Suffolk, England
George (Watson) Newsome
1502 – 1567
Newsham Hall, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alies\Alice) Keighley\Kighley-Newsome\Newsom
1500 – 1566
Inskip with Sowerby, Wyre Borough, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1475 – 1521
Margaret Plantagenet
1475 – 1528
Sir Newsome\Newsom-Watson,
1467 – 1516
Cecily Singleton
1470 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Watson's Descendants

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Helen (Ellinor) Watson (1543 – 19 Sep 1581) m. Sir (Robert) Pearson (1539 – 18 Nov 1581)
  1. 1. Janet Pearson (Dec 1561 – 22 Feb 1641) m. Peter (Alexander Jr) Murdoche (01 Aug 1574 – 1655)
    1. 1. Jonet ((Janet) Persoun (Peirsoun, Peirsone,) Pearson) (1603 – 3 Jul 1666) m. Thomas (Murdoch (Murdoche, Murdock,) Murdo) (1599 – Oct 1684)
      1. 1. Jonet (Jossie) Murdoche (04/01/1625 – Oct 1665) m. Robert Willson (22 Apr 1628 – Jul 1667)
        1. 1. Jonet (Willsoune, Willson M. Broune,) Brown (Abt. 1650 – Abt. 1700) m. Malcome Broune (1645 – 1685)

Helen Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Helen Ellinor Watson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1581
19 Sep 1581
Age 38
Death of Helen Ellinor Watson in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1581
    Event Place: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
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