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Sir Knight, Edward Watson 1520 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 12 May 1584

Death Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Emma Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Montague

Children(s): Sir Watson

In 1520, Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle entered the world in Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Edward Watson and Emma Smith. Years later, Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle married Dorothy Montague, and the couple became parents to Sir Knight Edward Watson. Sir Knight Edward Watson , III, of Rockingham Castle died in 1584 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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Parents

Sir Watson
1506 – 1530
Birth Location: Lyddington, Rutland, England
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Emma Smith
1480 – 1566
Birth Location: Lyddington, Rutland, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Montague
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Watson
1549 – 1616
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1516
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1526
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1520
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 13 Jan
    Event Place: St. Johnstreete London London Midd. St. Johnstreete com. Midd., Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    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: Christening
    Event Year: 13 Jan
    Event Place: St. Johnstreete London London Midd. St. Johnstreete com. Midd., Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

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

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1584
    Event Place: Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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