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Simon Watson 1720–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1762

Death Location: Middlesex, England

Father: John Watson

Mother: Margaret Hutchinson

Spouse(s): Deborah James

Children(s): Christopher Watson

Simon Watson was born in 1720 in Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England, the child of John Watson And Margaret Hutchinson. Simon Watson married Deborah James, and had children including Christopher Watson. Simon Watson passed away in 1762 in Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Simon Watson was born in 1720 in Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England, the child of John Watson And Margaret Hutchinson.
  • Simon Watson married Deborah James, and had children including Christopher Watson.
  • Simon Watson passed away in 1762 in Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Simon Watson's Ancestors

Self
Simon Watson
1720–1762
Birth Place: Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England
Parents
John Watson
1693–1729
snappergill, Alston, Cumberland, England
Margaret Hutchinson
1688–1727
, Cumberland, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Watson's Descendants

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Simon Watson (1720–24 Oct 1762) m. Deborah James (Abt 1714–20 Oct 1810)
  1. 1. Christopher Watson 1749–1823 m. Mary Young 1764–1834
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Mary) Watson 1790–1871 m. Joseph Hodgson 1786–1854
      1. 1. Jane Hodgson 1831–1873
      2. 2. Matthews Hodgson 1836–1913
      3. 3. Thomas Hodgson 1819–1894
      4. 4. Christopher (Thomas) Hodgson 1815–1872
      5. 5. Watson Hodgson 1828–1906
      6. 6. William Hodgson 1830–1922 m. Rebecca Spencer 1827–1906
        1. 1. Fredrick (William) Hodgson 1856–1941 m. Ann (Calder) "Annie" 1854–1934
        2. 2. Joseph (John Spencer) Hodgson 1859–1862
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Hodgson 1860–
      7. 7. Agnes Hodgson 1814–1891
      8. 8. Ann Hodgson 1820–
      9. 9. Joseph Hodgson 1820–1851
      10. 10. Simon Hodgson 1823–1853
      11. 11. John (Woodvill) Hodgson 1814–1857
    2. 2. Ann (Nancy) Watson 1800–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) WATSON 1798–1844
    4. 4. John Watson 1794–1864
    5. 5. Esther Watson 1803–1892
    6. 6. Thomas Watson 1797–1880
    7. 7. Christopher Watson 1792–1850 m. Mary Shepherd 1795–1880
      1. 1. Christopher (Thomas) Watson 1834–1914
      2. 2. Howard (Simon) Watson 1841–1911
      3. 3. Joseph (Buchburrow) Watson 1836–1912
      4. 4. Mary (Anne (Margaret)) Watson 1825–1855
      5. 5. John (Shepherd) Watson 1827–1910

Simon Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Simon Watson in Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England
Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England
1762
09 Mar 1762
Age 42
Death of Simon Watson in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1762
24 Oct 1762
Age 42
Burial of Simon Watson in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stapleton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Marriages
    [2] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1762
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO020A01004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1762
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO020A01004

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