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Sir John Watson 1386 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1386

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1460

Death Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady McDonald

Children(s): Sir Watson, Richard Watson

The story of Sir John Watson began in 1386 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir John Watson married Lady Janet McDonald, and had children including Sir William Henry de Watson, Richard Edward Watson. Sir John Watson passed away in 1460 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Watson began in 1386 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Watson married Lady Janet McDonald, and had children including Sir William Henry de Watson, Richard Edward Watson.
  • Sir John Watson passed away in 1460 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Watson's Ancestors

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Sir Watson
1386 – 1460
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Mulvaney Watson
1321 – 1387
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel) Campbell
1321 – 1421
Tarbet, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Richard de) Watson
1276 – 1360
Scotland
Lady (Ella) Whitehurst
1270 – 1355
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1240 – 1305
Lady Ferguson
1240 – 1305
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1210 – 1281
Lady Dobson
1210 – 1281

Sir Watson's Descendants

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Sir (John) Watson (1386 – 1460) m. Lady (Janet) McDonald (1390 – 1463)
  1. 1. Sir (William Henry de) Watson (Abt. 1415 – Abt. 1500) m. Lady (Patricia Elizabeth) Hale (abt 1420 – 1503)
    1. 1. Sir (Daniel de) Watson (Abt. 1445 – 1520) m. Lady (Matilda Harriet) Henderson (Abt. 1448 – 1473)
      1. 1. Sir (John James Ellithorpe de) Watson (1472 – 3 Aug 1521) m. Agnes Young (1475 – 1528) m. Lady (Margaret) Stennson (1475 – 1528)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir John) Watson (1520 – abt 1567) m. Lady (Joane Margaret) Sotherton (1500 – 5 July 1568)
        2. 2. Lord (Sir Thomas) Watson (1482 – 31 Aug 1568) m. Lady (Agnes) Weeks (1486 – abt 1570)
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Watson (1473 – 26 Apr 1562)
  2. 2. 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

Sir Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1386
1386
Birth of Sir John Watson in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1386
1386
Birth of Sir John Watson in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1456
1456
Age 70
Death of Sir John Watson in Newlands Cathcart, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newlands Cathcart, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1460
1460
Age 74
Death of Sir John Watson in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1386
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1386
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Newlands Cathcart, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

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