'Watson03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Watson of Aithernie, Watson of Burton-on-Trent, Watson of St. Andrews
[We think it unlikely that there was any connection between the families shown below. They share the page for our convenience.]
James Watson, Provost of St. Andrews (d 1657) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Alexander Watson (a 1666, dsp, baillie of St. Andrews) | ||||||||||||||
2. | David Watson (d 1674) | ||||||||||||||
A. | James Watson, 1st of Aithernie, Fife (d 1697) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1664) Jean Scott (dau of (Sir William) Scott of Elie) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Alexander or David Watson of Aithernie | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 17.10.1692) Margaret Lindsay (d 12.1723, dau of David Lindsay of Edzell, sister of David) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Margaret Watson | ||||||||||||||
m. (1698) John Lamont of Newton | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Helen Watson probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Christopher Seton, 5th of Cariston (b c1645, d 1718) | |||||||||||||||
iv.+ | other issue - Jean (b 1678), Mary (b 1685), Eupham (b 1686) | ||||||||||||||
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Henry Watson of Burton-on-Trent (b 1581, d 27.04.1635, tanner) | |||||||||||||||
m. Anne Wardle (b c1588, d 03.10.1657) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Henry Watson of Burton-on-Trent possibly the Henry who married ... | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Bulkeley (dau of Alexander Bulkeley of Stapenhill, sister of Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
2. | Daniel Watson of Burton-on-Trent (b c1617, d by 30.06.1689, Recorder of Newcastle-under-Lyme, MP) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rebecca Villiers (dau of Edward Villiers of Hanbury) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Daniel Watson 'of Burton-on-Trent' (b c1657, d(sp?) 13.07.1737) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.05.1693) Mary Gresley (b 1657, dau of Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
B. | Edward Watson (b c1658, a 1663, dvp?) | ||||||||||||||
C. | Dorothy Watson (b c1661, bur 08.01.1698-9) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Burslem (alderman of Newcastle-under-Lyme) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Thomas Burslem (b 20.02.1685-6) | ||||||||||||||
D. | Elizabeth Watson (b after 03.1663?) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isaac Hawkins of Burton | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded into WZmisc11 on 18.07.17) : 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 2nd edition, 1877, p43+)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (Dugdale (Grazebrook 1885), Staffordshire, 1663, 'Watson of Burton-on-Trent'), HoP ("Daniel Watson")
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