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William Watson 1579 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Redcar, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Windsor, Berkshire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady Wallace

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Watson was born in 1579 in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Watson and Lady Virginia E. Wallace. William Watson passed away in 1637 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Watson was born in 1579 in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Watson and Lady Virginia E. Wallace.
  • William Watson passed away in 1637 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Watson's Ancestors

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William Watson
1579 – 1637
Birth Place: Redcar, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Watson
1545 – 1607
Preston, Lancashire, England
Lady (Virginia E.) Wallace
1550 – 1599
Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Joane Margaret Sothern Sotheran) (Smith)(Watson)
1502 – 1568
Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
James (de) Wallace
1525 – 1600
Scotland/England
Nancy (Jane Sickles \) Wallace
1525 – 1552
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Elderslie
1500 – 1551
Janet Shaw
1503 – 1551
Edna GGM)
1501 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of William Watson in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England
Redcar, North Yorkshire, England
1637
1637
Age 58
Death of William Watson in Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Redcar, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire, England

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