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Sir Knight Edward Watson 1549 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England

Death Date: 1 March 1616

Death Location: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Dorothy Montague

Spouse(s): Lady Digby

Children(s): Sir Watson

In 1549, Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire entered the world in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England, born to Sir Knight Edward Watson and Dorothy Montague. Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Sir John S. Watson. Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire passed away in 1616 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire entered the world in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England, born to Sir Knight Edward Watson and Dorothy Montague.
  • Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Sir John S. Watson.
  • Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire passed away in 1616 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Watson
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
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Dorothy Montague
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Digby
1543 – 1616
Birth Location: stokedry, Rutland, England
LD

Children(s)

Sir Watson
1572 – 1608
Birth Location: Clackmannan
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Sir Watson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watson
1549 – 1616
Birth Place: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
Parents
Sir Knight Edward Watson
1520 – 1584
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy Montague
Grandparents
Sir (Edward) Watson
1506 – 1530
Lyddington, Rutland, England
Emma Smith
1480 – 1566
Lyddington, Rutland, England
Sir (Knight Edward) Montagu
1485 – 1557
Helen Roper
1510 –
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1440 – 1525
Lady Moore
1448 – 1498
Sir Smith
1415 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Watson
1420 – 1486
Janet
Robert Moore
1428 – 1459
Margaret Chamberlain
1432 –
Alice Moore
1458 –

Sir Watson's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Sir (John William) Patterson (1680 – 23 Sep 1745) m. Anne Knox (1 February 1640 – aft 1720)
      2. 2. Bridgett McDevitt (1619 – 1718) m. Michael O'Cleary (1615 – Abt. 1700)
        1. 1. Sila O'Cleary (1650 – 1693) m. Liam (( William)) O'Dougherty (1645 – 1692)

Sir Watson's Timeline

10 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
1542
13 Jan 1542
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
1549
1549
Birth of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
1611
2 Nov 1611
Age 62
Burial of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1616
1 Mar 1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
1616
01 Mar 1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
1616
01 Mar 1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.
1616
1 March 1616
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
1893
29 Oct 1893
Age 344
Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire was baptized in Hexham, Northumberland, England
Hexham, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1542
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Hexham, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 8
    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 9
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/4

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1611
    Event Place: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/4
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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