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John Watson 1672–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1672

Birth Location: Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jun 1738

Death Location: Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England

Father: John I

Mother: Ellinora Sheephard

Spouse(s): Ann Scot

Children(s): Thomas Watson

John Watson was born in 1672 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Watson I And Ellinora Sheephard. John Watson married Ann Scot, and had children including Thomas Watson. John Watson passed away in 1738 in Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England.

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Biography

  • John Watson was born in 1672 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Watson I And Ellinora Sheephard.
  • John Watson married Ann Scot, and had children including Thomas Watson.
  • John Watson passed away in 1738 in Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England.

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John Watson's Ancestors

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John Watson
1672–1738
Birth Place: Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Watson I
1636–1720
Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Ellinora Sheephard
1647–1708
Redcar, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Johannes Shepherd
1607–1687
Marske In Cleveland,York,England
Geneta Robinson
1613–
Marske In Cleveland, York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William II
1580–1622
Thomas Robinson
1580–1620
Anna Carter
1595–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Robinson
1560–1635
Jennett Carter
1570–1664

John Watson's Descendants

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John Watson (20 Oct 1672–25 Jun 1738) m. Ann Scot (30 Oct 1682–23 Jan 1729)
  1. 1. Thomas Watson 1702–1732 m. Elizabeth Potts 1705–1777
    1. 1. Mary Watson 1732–1807 m. Charles Scholey 1719–1800
      1. 1. John Scholey 1771–1843 m. Alice Birkett 1782–1854
        1. 1. Charles Scholey 1809–1890 m. Ann Imisson 1816–1904

John Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1672
20 Oct 1672
Birth of John Watson in Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Redcar, Yorkshire, England
1738
25 Jun 1738
Age 66
Death of John Watson in Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England
Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1672
    Event Place: Redcar, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Olives, Southwark
    Record Source: London, England, Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1738
    Event Place: Hunmaby,East Riding,Yorkshire,England

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