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Richard Edward Watson 1420 – 1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1486

Death Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady McDonald

Spouse(s): Janet None

Children(s): Sir Watson

In 1420, Richard Edward Watson entered the world in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir John Watson and Lady Janet McDonald. Years later, Richard Edward Watson married Janet, and the couple became parents to Sir Edward Richard Watson. Richard Edward Watson died in 1486 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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Parents

Sir Watson
1386 – 1460
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady McDonald
1390 – 1463
Birth Location: Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1440 – 1525
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Leicestershire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1420
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1486
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
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