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Sir Edward Watson 1520–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1584

Death Location: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: George Plantagenet

Mother: Emma Lady

Spouse(s): Lady Montague

Children(s): William Watson, Edward Watson

In 1520, Sir Edward Watson entered the world in Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to George Plantagenet And Emma Isabelle Smith Lady. Sir Edward Watson married Lady Dorothy De Montague, and had children including Edward Watson, William Henry Watson. Sir Edward Watson passed away in 1584 in Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Sir Edward Watson entered the world in Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to George Plantagenet And Emma Isabelle Smith Lady.
  • Sir Edward Watson married Lady Dorothy De Montague, and had children including Edward Watson, William Henry Watson.
  • Sir Edward Watson passed away in 1584 in Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Plantagenet
1486–1530
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
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Emma Lady
1500–1536
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Montague
1520–1571
Birth Location: Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Watson
1540–1630
Birth Location: Cheshire County, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Watson
1549–1616
Birth Location: –
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Sir Watson's Ancestors

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Sir Watson
1520–1584
Birth Place: Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Plantagenet
1486–1530
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
Emma (Isabelle Smith) Lady
1500–1536
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Watson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Edward) Watson (1520–12 May 1584) m. Lady (Dorothy DE) Montague (1520–16 May 1571)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Watson 1540–1630 m. Katherine Maplesden 1543–1590
    1. 1. Elizabeth Watson 1560–1630 m. Ralphe (Adlard) Fisher 1556–1628
      1. 1. Margaret (Irvin Fisher) Whitley 1578–1655 m. *George (Nicholas Whitley) II 1576–1645
        1. 1. Ann Whitley 1620–1680 m. Capt (John H Williams) Jr 1626–1696
      2. 2. Margret Fisher 1578–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Watson 1560–1650
  2. 2. Edward Watson 1549–1616

Sir Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Edward Watson in Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1584
12 May 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Edward Watson in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Lyddingham, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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