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Sir Knight Edward Watson 1520 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 12 May 1584

Death Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Emma Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Montague

Children(s): Sir Watson

Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle was born in 1520 in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Watson and Emma Smith. Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle married Dorothy Montague, and had children including Sir Knight Edward Watson. Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle passed away in 1584 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle was born in 1520 in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Watson and Emma Smith.
  • Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle married Dorothy Montague, and had children including Sir Knight Edward Watson.
  • Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle passed away in 1584 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Watson
1506 – 1530
Birth Location: Lyddington, Rutland, England
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Emma Smith
1480 – 1566
Birth Location: Lyddington, Rutland, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Montague
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1549 – 1616
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
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Sir Watson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watson
1520 – 1584
Birth Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Watson
1506 – 1530
Lyddington, Rutland, England
Emma Smith
1480 – 1566
Lyddington, Rutland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Richard) Watson
1440 – 1525
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Alice) Moore
1448 – 1498
Low Moor, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Anthony) Smith
1415 –
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Watson
1420 – 1486
Janet
Robert Moore
1428 – 1459
Margaret Chamberlain
1432 –
Alice Moore
1458 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1386 – 1460
Lady McDonald
1390 – 1463
Thomas Moore
1400 –
Cecily Turton
1404 –

Sir Watson's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Stonebrook) Watson (1595 – 1624) m. General (John Stedman) Patterson (17 Feb 1582 – 22 Jan 1656) m. William McDevitt (Abt 1590 – Abt 1655)
        1. 1. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644) m. Ellen (F) Gay (4 Jan 1632 – 1654) m. Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662)
        2. 2. Bridgett McDevitt (1619 – 1718) m. Michael O'Cleary (1615 – Abt. 1700)

Sir Watson's Timeline

7 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
1520
1520
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
1526
1526
Age 6
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
1584
12 May 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
1584
12 May 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
1584
12 May 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
1584
12 May 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jan
    Event Place: St. Johnstreete London London Midd. St. Johnstreete com. Midd., Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Rolls, Books, Indictments, Recognizances, Coroners' Inquisitions-Post-Mortem, Orders and Memoranda, vol. 2
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Jan
    Event Place: St. Johnstreete London London Midd. St. Johnstreete com. Midd., Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Rolls, Books, Indictments, Recognizances, Coroners' Inquisitions-Post-Mortem, Orders and Memoranda, vol. 2
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    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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