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Sir John, S. Watson 1572 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1572

Birth Location: Clackmannan

Death Date: 28 October 1608

Death Location: Hamilton, Midothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Watson

Mother: Lady Digby

Spouse(s): Lady Bowyes

Children(s): Lady Watson

Early life: Sir John S. Watson arrived in Clackmannan in 1572, born to Sir Knight Edward Watson and Lady Anne Digby. Over time, Sir John S. Watson formed a family with Lady Agnes Bowyes, which included Lady Mary Stonebrook Watson. Sir John S. Watson concluded life in Hamilton, Midothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1608.

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Parents

Sir Watson
1549 – 1616
Birth Location: Rockingham Castle,,Northamptonshire,England
SW
Lady Digby
1543 – 1616
Birth Location: stokedry, Rutland, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Lady Bowyes
1575 – 1603
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
LB

Children(s)

Lady Watson
1595 – 1624
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
LW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1575
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1575
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1572-75 or 1580
    Event Place: Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1572
    Event Place: Clackmannan
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1604
    Event Place: Shebbear,Devon,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Newtyle, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1606
    Event Place: Hamilton, Midothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1606
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1608
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire, England or Hamilton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 October 1608
    Event Place: Hamilton, Midothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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