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Johne (John) Watson 1531–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Feb 1591

Death Location: Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland

Father: Sir GGF

Mother: Lady Stanhope

Spouse(s): Lady DEWAR

Children(s): Gaven Watsone

Johne (John) Watson was born in 1531 in Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Richard Watsone 27Th Ggf And Lady Janet Jane Stanhope. Johne (John) Watson married Lady Nance Nan Dewar, and had children including Gaven Janet Johnston Marion Cowpar Watsone. Johne (John) Watson passed away in 1591 in Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Johne (John) Watson was born in 1531 in Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Richard Watsone 27Th Ggf And Lady Janet Jane Stanhope.
  • Johne (John) Watson married Lady Nance Nan Dewar, and had children including Gaven Janet Johnston Marion Cowpar Watsone.
  • Johne (John) Watson passed away in 1591 in Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir GGF
1502–1553
Birth Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
SG
Lady Stanhope
1505–1587
Birth Location: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady DEWAR
1536–1592
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
LD

Children(s)

Gaven Watsone
1557–1607
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
GW

Johne Watson's Ancestors

Self
Johne Watson
1531–1591
Birth Place: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Richard Watsone 27th GGF
1502–1553
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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. Gaven ((Janet Johnston, Marion Cowpar)) Watsone 1557–1607 m. Janet Johnson 1560–1630
    1. 1. Janet (Jonett Castell Williamsone Watsone) 414a 1585–1625 m. Sir (Jonet Gilbert Williamsone, Merchant, Burgess of) Edinbu 1573–1625
      1. 1. Beatrix Williamsone 1604–1665 m. Williame Sangster 1599–1670
        1. 1. Williame (SANGSTER) 9GGF* 1628–1685 m. Agnes (Thome) Sangster 1635–1680

Johne Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Johne (John) Watson in Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
1591
2 Feb 1591
Age 60
Death of Johne (John) Watson in Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland
Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Sanderiggs, Perth, Scotland
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