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Richard Edward Watson 1420 – 1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1486

Death Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady McDonald

Spouse(s): Janet None

Children(s): Sir Watson

The story of Richard Edward Watson began in 1420 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. Richard Edward Watson married Janet, and had children including Sir Edward Richard Watson. Richard Edward Watson passed away in 1486 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Edward Watson began in 1420 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
  • Richard Edward Watson married Janet, and had children including Sir Edward Richard Watson.
  • Richard Edward Watson passed away in 1486 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Watson
1386 – 1460
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady McDonald
1390 – 1463
Birth Location: Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1440 – 1525
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
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Richard Watson's Ancestors

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Richard Watson
1420 – 1486
Birth Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Watson
1386 – 1460
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) McDonald
1390 – 1463
Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Mulvaney) Watson
1321 – 1387
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel) Campbell
1321 – 1421
Tarbet, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1276 – 1360
Lady Whitehurst
1270 – 1355
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1240 – 1305
Lady Ferguson
1240 – 1305

Richard Watson's Descendants

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Richard (Edward) Watson (1420 – 1486) m. Janet
  1. 1. Sir (Edward Richard) Watson (1440 – 1525) m. Lady (Alice) Moore (1448 – 1498)
    1. 1. Sir (Edward) Watson (1506 – 10 Oct 1530) m. Emma Smith (Abt. 1480 – 1566)
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Edward) Watson (1520 – 12 May 1584) m. Dorothy Montague
        1. 1. Sir (Knight Edward) Watson (1549 – 1 March 1616) m. Lady (Anne) Digby (1543 – 17 Feb 1616)

Richard Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Richard Edward Watson in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
1486
1486
Age 66
Death of Richard Edward Watson in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
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