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Sir Edward Watson 1542–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 3 Jan 1616

Death Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Iii

Mother: Lady Montague

Spouse(s): Anne (Lady)

Children(s): Joseph Watson, Catherine WATSON, Emma Watson, Edward Watson, Anne Watson, Sir Rockingham, Temperance Watson, Mary Watson, Catherine Watson, Emma Watson, Francis Watson, Sir **, Right Sondes;, Dorothy Watson, Lady **, Mary Watson, Edward Park, Frances Watson, Temperance Watson

Sir Edward Watson was born in 1542 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Edward Iii Watson Of Rockingham Castle Iii And Lady Dorothy Montague. Sir Edward Watson married Anne Digby Watson Lady, and had children including Anne Watson, Catherine Watson, Dorothy Watson, Edward Watson, Edward Watson Of Stoke Park, Emma Matilds Watson, Emma Watson, Frances Watson, Francis Watson, John Watson, Joseph Alfred Watson, Lady Elizabeth Watson, Mary Stonebrook Watson, Mary Watson, Right Honorble Lewis Watson 1St Baron Rockingham Viscount Sondes, Sir Edward V Watson, Sir Lewis Watson 1St Baron Rockingham, Temperance Watson. Sir Edward Watson passed away in 1616 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Watson was born in 1542 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Edward Iii Watson Of Rockingham Castle Iii And Lady Dorothy Montague.
  • Sir Edward Watson married Anne Digby Watson Lady, and had children including Anne Watson, Catherine Watson, Dorothy Watson, Edward Watson, Edward Watson Of Stoke Park, Emma Matilds Watson, Emma Watson, Frances Watson, Francis Watson, John Watson, Joseph Alfred Watson, Lady Elizabeth Watson, Mary Stonebrook Watson, Mary Watson, Right Honorble Lewis Watson 1St Baron Rockingham Viscount Sondes, Sir Edward V Watson, Sir Lewis Watson 1St Baron Rockingham, Temperance Watson.
  • Sir Edward Watson passed away in 1616 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Watson's Ancestors

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Sir Watson
1542–1616
Birth Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Edward III Watson of Rockingham Castle* Iii
1516–1584
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Dorothy) Montague
1520–1579
Weekley, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward II Watson **Plantagenet.) Ii
1486–1530
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
EMMA (Isabelle Lady Smith) (Watson)
1486–1536
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (Edward (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)) Montague
1485–1556
Boughton, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elenor Helen) Roper
1500–1563
Wellhall, Eltham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward **Plantagenet.
1460–1525
Lady **
1458–1498
Sir Smith
1458–1480
Isabella Neville
1464–1515
Thomas Montacute
1452–1517
Agnes Dudley
1454–1517
Sir Roper
1453–1524
Johanna Fineux
1460–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King York
1442–1483
Eleanor IV
1437–1468
Sir ggf
1428–1459
Lady Hall;
1432–1500
WILLIAM Surrey
1412–1467
MARGARETHA Cromwell
1415–1467
Lord Kingmaker'
1428–1471
Lady Warwick
1426–1492
Richard Montacute
1450–1484
Agnes Snelling
1423–
William Dudley
–1558
John Roper
1405–1488
Margery Tattersall
1420–1518
John Fineux
1441–1527
Lady Apulderfield
1443–

Sir Watson's Descendants

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SW
Sir (Edward) Watson (1542–3 Jan 1616) m. Anne (Digby (Watson)) (Lady) (1546–17 Feb 1611)
  1. 1. Joseph (Alfred) Watson 1587–1777 m. Jane Dorrington 1599–1687 m. Watson –1687
    1. 1. Margery (Watson) (Goodhue) 1617–1668 m. William Goodhue 1612–1699
      1. 1. Deacon (William) Goodhue 1645–1712 m. Hannah Dane 1648–1712
        1. 1. John Goodhue 1685–1773 m. Ann Cogswell 1694–1767 m. Sarah Sherwin 1683–1724
        2. 2. Bertha Goodhue 1688–1752
        3. 3. Elizabeth Goodhue 1680–1703
        4. 4. Nathaniel (Goodhue) (Captain) 1670–1721
        5. 5. Francis Goodhue 1678–1707
        6. 6. John Goodhue 1681–1685
        7. 7. Joseph (Goodhue) Sr 1676–1739
        8. 8. Margery Goodhue 1683–1762
        9. 9. Bethiah Goodhue 1690–1752
        10. 10. Hannah (Goodhue (Cogswell,) Perley) 1673–1742
        11. 11. Mary Goodhue 1637–1697
      2. 2. Mary (Goodhue) (Giddings) 1637–1697
      3. 3. Joseph Goodhue 1639–1697
      4. 4. Mary Goodhue 1637–1685
      5. 5. Mary Giddings 1637–1697
  2. 2. Catherine WATSON 1570–1631
  3. 3. Emma Watson 1569–1632
  4. 4. Edward Watson 1585–1657
  5. 5. Anne Watson 1569–1632
  6. 6. Sir (Lewis Watson, 1st Baron) Rockingham 1584–1653
  7. 7. Temperance Watson 1586–1624
  8. 8. Mary (Stonebrook) Watson 1595–1624
  9. 9. Catherine Watson 1568–1631
  10. 10. Emma (Matilds) Watson 1569–1632
  11. 11. Francis Watson 1576–1632
  12. 12. Sir (Edward V Watson) ** 1570–1658
  13. 13. Right (Honorble Lewis Watson ** 1st Baron Rockingham; Viscount) Sondes; 1584–1653
  14. 14. Dorothy Watson 1581–1632
  15. 15. Lady (Elizabeth Watson) ** 1578–1615
  16. 16. Mary Watson 1570–1632
  17. 17. Edward (Watson of Stoke) Park 1586–1657
  18. 18. Frances Watson 1579–
  19. 19. Temperance Watson 1577–1624

Sir Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir Edward Watson in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
1616
3 Jan 1616
Age 74
Death of Sir Edward Watson in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
1893
29 Oct 1893
Age 351
Sir Edward Watson was baptized in Hexham, Northumberland, England
Hexham, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jan
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Hexham, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    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: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

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