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Johne (John) Watson 1531–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Feb 1591

Death Location: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady Stanhope

Spouse(s): Lady Dewar

Children(s): Harry Watson

Johne (John) Watson was born in 1531 in Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Watson And Lady Janet Jane Stanhope. Johne (John) Watson married Lady Nance Nan Dewar, and had children including Harry Watson. Johne (John) Watson passed away in 1591 in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Johne (John) Watson was born in 1531 in Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Watson And Lady Janet Jane Stanhope.
  • Johne (John) Watson married Lady Nance Nan Dewar, and had children including Harry Watson.
  • Johne (John) Watson passed away in 1591 in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Watson
1502–1553
Birth Location: Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
SW
Lady Stanhope
1505–1587
Birth Location: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Dewar
1536–1592
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD

Children(s)

Harry Watson
1564–1614
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
HW

Johne Watson's Ancestors

Self
Johne Watson
1531–1591
Birth Place: Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Watson
1502–1553
Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Janet \ Jane) Stanhope
1505–1587
Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
HRH (Thomas EDWARD STANHOPE 1st "Duke" of Somerset, Arch Deacon Hereford, Alumni of Oxford University), Knight,) KG
1465–1552
Rampton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johne Watson's Descendants

1.
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Johne ((John)) Watson (1531–2 Feb 1591) m. Lady (Nance (Nan)) Dewar (1536–1592)
  1. 1. Harry Watson 1564–1614 m. Margaret Russell 1565–1615
    1. 1. Robert Waston 1585–1619 m. Agnes (Millar) Watson 1585–1630
      1. 1. James Watson\Watsone 1617–1704 m. Elizabeth Gott 1635–1708
        1. 1. William (Elkanah) Watson 1652–1726 m. Isabell Simpson 1651–

Johne Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Johne (John) Watson in Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1591
2 Feb 1591
Age 60
Death of Johne (John) Watson in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Saughton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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