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Sir Edward Richard Watson 1440 – 1525 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1525

Death Location: Rutland, England

Father: Richard Watson

Mother: Janet None

Spouse(s): Lady Moore

Children(s): Sir Watson

In 1440, Sir Edward Richard Watson entered the world in Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England, born to Richard Edward Watson and Janet. Sir Edward Richard Watson married Lady Alice Moore, and had children including Sir Edward Watson. Sir Edward Richard Watson passed away in 1525 in Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1440, Sir Edward Richard Watson entered the world in Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England, born to Richard Edward Watson and Janet.
  • Sir Edward Richard Watson married Lady Alice Moore, and had children including Sir Edward Watson.
  • Sir Edward Richard Watson passed away in 1525 in Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Watson
1420 – 1486
Birth Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
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Janet None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Moore
1448 – 1498
Birth Location: Low Moor, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1506 – 1530
Birth Location: Lyddington, Rutland, England
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Sir Watson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watson
1440 – 1525
Birth Place: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Richard Edward Watson
1420 – 1486
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Janet
Grandparents
Sir (John) Watson
1386 – 1460
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) McDonald
1390 – 1463
Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1321 – 1387
Lady Campbell
1321 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1276 – 1360
Lady Whitehurst
1270 – 1355

Sir Watson's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Sir (John S.) Watson (1572 – 28 October 1608) m. Lady (Agnes) Bowyes (1575 – 1603)

Sir Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Edward Richard Watson in Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
1525
1525
Age 85
Death of Sir Edward Richard Watson in Rutland, England
Rutland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Rutland, England
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