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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

It was in 1549 that Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire was born in Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England, a child of Sir Knight Edward Watson and Dorothy Montague. Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire went on to marry Lady Anne Digby and had children such as Sir John S. Watson. Sir Knight Edward Watson , IV, of Rockingham Castle, Sheriff of Northamptonshire was deceased by 1616 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Watson
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
SW
Dorothy Montague
Birth Location: –
DM

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Sir Watson
1572 – 1608
Birth Location: Clackmannan
SW

Sources

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 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 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 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 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 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 Year: 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 Year: 01 Mar 1616
    Event Place: Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

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

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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 Year: 2 Nov 1611
    Event Place: Rockingham, Corby Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current, 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

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