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Helen Ellinor Watson 1543 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Sep 1581

Death Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: John WINCHESTER

Mother: Elizabeth Newsome

Spouse(s): Sir Pearson

Children(s): Janet Pearson

Early life: Helen Ellinor Watson arrived in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland in 1543, born to John T Watson BISHOP OF WINCHESTER and Elizabeth Newsome. Over time, Helen Ellinor Watson formed a family with Sir Robert Pearson, which included Janet Pearson. Helen Ellinor Watson concluded life in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England in 1581.

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Parents

John WINCHESTER
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
JW
Elizabeth Newsome
1532 – 1568
Birth Location: Newsom Hall, Lancashire, England
EN

Spouses(s)

Sir Pearson
1539 – 1581
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, , England
SP

Children(s)

Janet Pearson
1561 – 1641
Birth Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
JP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1543
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Sep 1581
    Event Place: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
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