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Sir Henry Watson 1534 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1534

Birth Location: York, England

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Watson

Mother: Lady Sotherton

Spouse(s): Agnes Currer

Children(s): Sir Watson

In 1534, Sir Henry Watson entered the world in York, England, born to Lord Sir John Watson and Lady Joane Margaret Sotherton. Sir Henry Watson married Agnes (Agnetae) Currer, and had children including Sir William Watson. Sir Henry Watson passed away in 1597 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Sir Henry Watson entered the world in York, England, born to Lord Sir John Watson and Lady Joane Margaret Sotherton.
  • Sir Henry Watson married Agnes (Agnetae) Currer, and had children including Sir William Watson.
  • Sir Henry Watson passed away in 1597 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Watson
1520 – 1567
Birth Location: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
LW
Lady Sotherton
1500 – 1568
Birth Location: Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Agnes Currer
1559 – 1614
Birth Location: (Kildwick)
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1584 – 1661
Birth Location: Silsden Moor, Silsden, Kildwick
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Sir Watson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watson
1534 – 1597
Birth Place: York, England
Parents
Lord Sir John Watson
1520 – 1567
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Joane Margaret) Sotherton
1500 – 1568
Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John James Ellithorpe de) Watson
1472 – 1521
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, , England
Agnes Young
1475 – 1528
Yorkshire, England
Sir ((Robert) Thomas Herman) Sotherton
1470 – 1524
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Alice de) Bates
1474 – 1526
East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1445 – 1520
Lady Henderson
1448 – 1473
William Young
1455 – 1483
Janet Hastings
1458 – 1525
Sir Sotheron
1440 – 1509
Lady Alice
1445 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1415 – 1500
Lady Hale
1420 – 1503
Sir Henryson
1430 – 1506
Lady Wilsome
1430 – 1453
Philip Young
1409 – 1459
Agnes Bonarton
1410 –
Christopher Sotheron
1415 – 1465
Lady Lambert
1419 – 1440

Sir Watson's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Watson (Abt. 1534 – 1597) m. Agnes ((Agnetae)) Currer (ABT 1559 – JUN 1614)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Watson (1584 – Sep 1661) m. Anna Mitchell (1581 – 11 August 1651)
    1. 1. Hugh Watson (8 April 1627 – 30 July 1700) m. Anne Currer (1622 – abt 1695)

Sir Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1534
Abt. 1534
Birth of Sir Henry Watson in York, England
York, England
1597
1597
Age 63
Death of Sir Henry Watson in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
1845
03 Jun 1845
Age 311
Sir Henry Watson was christened in Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean
Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1534
    Event Place: York, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1845
    Event Place: Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean
    Record Source: Caribbean, Select Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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