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Sir Knight Edward IV Watson 1542–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1542

Birth Location: Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Mar 1616

Death Location: Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir III

Mother: Lady Montague

Spouse(s): Lady Digby

Children(s): Mary Watson

In 1542, Sir Knight Edward IV Watson entered the world in Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward Watson Iii And Lady Dorothy Montague. Sir Knight Edward IV Watson married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Mary Watson. Sir Knight Edward IV Watson passed away in 1616 in Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Sir Knight Edward IV Watson entered the world in Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward Watson Iii And Lady Dorothy Montague.
  • Sir Knight Edward IV Watson married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Mary Watson.
  • Sir Knight Edward IV Watson passed away in 1616 in Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir III
1516–1584
Birth Location: Weekley, Northamptonshire, England
SI
Lady Montague
1520–1579
Birth Location: Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Lady Digby
1546–1611
Birth Location: Stoke Dry, Rutland, England
LD

Children(s)

Mary Watson
1595–1624
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
MW

Sir Watson's Ancestors

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Sir Watson
1542–1616
Birth Place: Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Edward Watson III
1516–1584
Weekley, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Dorothy) Montague
1520–1579
Weekley, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (Watson) II
1486–1530
Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Isabelle (Emma) Smith
1480–1536
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Edward Montagu
1480–1557
Boughton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor (Helen) Roper
1500–1563
Eltham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Smith
1471–1558
Thomas MONTAGUE
1450–1517
Agnes Dudley
1465–1514
John Roper
1453–1524
Jane Fineux
1465–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Watson's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Edward IV) Watson (13 January 1542–1 Mar 1616) m. Lady (Anne) Digby (14 Sep 1546–17 February 1611)
  1. 1. Mary Watson 1595–1624 m. John Paterson 1590–1679
    1. 1. John (Charles) Patterson 1622–1704 m. Ellen (Francis) O'Gay 1632–1654
      1. 1. John (T Patterson) (Pattison) 1645–1726 m. Mary (Anne) Knox 1640–1720
        1. 1. Andrew (Robert) Patterson 1660–1728 m. Margaret Nicholson 1660–1685

Sir Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1542
13 January 1542
Birth of Sir Knight Edward IV Watson in Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
1 Mar 1616
Age 74
Death of Sir Knight Edward IV Watson in Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England
Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1542
    Event Place: Rockington Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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