Individual Details
Sir Edward Watson
(1486 - 10 Oct 1530)
== Biography of "Sir" Edward WATSON ==
*Birth: ABT 1486 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Death: 10 OCT 1530 in Rockingham Castle, Market,Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Burial: 11 OCT 1530 Rockingham Castle Family Cemetery, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Father: Edward WATSON b: BET 1415 AND 1465 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Marriage 1 Emma SMITH b: ABT 1480 in Liddington, County Rutland, England, Married: ABT 1500 in ENGLAND
Children*Barbara WATSON b: 1504 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Rockingham Castle: Built by William the Conqueror on an even earlier site, often used by the Monarch-of-the-day, until 1544, when King Henry VIII, Granted it to the Watson Family. Sir Lewis Watson lived in the Castle during the Reign of King James I. The Castle sits high on its bluff, protected by the massive 13th Century Drum Towers and later Curtain Walls, but most of the buildings are now domestic, and the mainly Tudor House shows a succession of periods, including the 13th Century Hall and 17th Century Long Gallery. Particularly fine collection of English paintings, 18th-20th centuries. Charles Dickens, a great friend, described Rockingham in 'Bleak House' , and dedicated 'David Copperfield' to Richard and Lavinia Watson.
*Henry VIII, granted Rockingham Castle to Edward Watson, who converted the fortifications into a Tudor Estate.
== Sources ==
*http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=redbirdacres&id=I2596
*A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland.[https://books.google.ca/books?id=aU9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=Edward+Watson+1460&source=bl&ots=v-EF_yF5e4&sig=nOWaU300GzPMqcK4wXZvzmjkf7I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBmoVChMI-p3Zw-jNxwIVyDaICh2aKQTT#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Watson%201460&f=false]
*wikipedia.org [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_Castle]
* http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/53570071/person/26066216821
=== Footnotes ===
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Myers-2993 | Jonathon Dale Walter Myers]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Watson-6318 creating] Watson-6318 on 7 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.
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== Biography of "Sir" Edward WATSON == *Birth: ABT 1486 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Death: 10 OCT 1530 in Rockingham Castle, Market,Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Burial: 11 OCT 1530 Rockingham Castle Family Cemetery, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Father: Edward WATSON b: BET 1415 AND 1465 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Marriage 1 Emma SMITH b: ABT 1480 in Liddington, County Rutland, England, Married: ABT 1500 in ENGLAND Children*Barbara WATSON b: 1504 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Rockingham Castle: Built by William the Conqueror on an even earlier site, often used by the Monarch-of-the-day, until 1544, when King Henry VIII, Granted it to the Watson Family. Sir Lewis Watson lived in the Castle during the Reign of King James I. The Castle sits high on its bluff, protected by the massive 13th Century Drum Towers and later Curtain Walls, but most of the buildings are now domestic, and the mainly Tudor House shows a succession of periods, including the 13th Century Hall and 17th Century Long Gallery. Particularly fine collection of English paintings, 18th-20th centuries. Charles Dickens, a great friend, described Rockingham in 'Bleak House' , and dedicated 'David Copperfield' to Richard and Lavinia Watson. *Henry VIII, granted Rockingham Castle to Edward Watson, who converted the fortifications into a Tudor Estate. == Sources == *http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=redbirdacres&id=I2596 *A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland.[https://books.google.ca/books?id=aU9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=Edward+Watson+1460&source=bl&ots=v-EF_yF5e4&sig=nOWaU300GzPMqcK4wXZvzmjkf7I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBmoVChMI-p3Zw-jNxwIVyDaICh2aKQTT#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Watson%201460&f=false] *wikipedia.org [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_Castle] * http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/53570071/person/26066216821 === Footnotes ===
*Birth: ABT 1486 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Death: 10 OCT 1530 in Rockingham Castle, Market,Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Burial: 11 OCT 1530 Rockingham Castle Family Cemetery, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Father: Edward WATSON b: BET 1415 AND 1465 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Marriage 1 Emma SMITH b: ABT 1480 in Liddington, County Rutland, England, Married: ABT 1500 in ENGLAND
Children*Barbara WATSON b: 1504 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND
*Rockingham Castle: Built by William the Conqueror on an even earlier site, often used by the Monarch-of-the-day, until 1544, when King Henry VIII, Granted it to the Watson Family. Sir Lewis Watson lived in the Castle during the Reign of King James I. The Castle sits high on its bluff, protected by the massive 13th Century Drum Towers and later Curtain Walls, but most of the buildings are now domestic, and the mainly Tudor House shows a succession of periods, including the 13th Century Hall and 17th Century Long Gallery. Particularly fine collection of English paintings, 18th-20th centuries. Charles Dickens, a great friend, described Rockingham in 'Bleak House' , and dedicated 'David Copperfield' to Richard and Lavinia Watson.
*Henry VIII, granted Rockingham Castle to Edward Watson, who converted the fortifications into a Tudor Estate.
== Sources ==
*http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=redbirdacres&id=I2596
*A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland.[https://books.google.ca/books?id=aU9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=Edward+Watson+1460&source=bl&ots=v-EF_yF5e4&sig=nOWaU300GzPMqcK4wXZvzmjkf7I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBmoVChMI-p3Zw-jNxwIVyDaICh2aKQTT#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Watson%201460&f=false]
*wikipedia.org [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_Castle]
* http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/53570071/person/26066216821
=== Footnotes ===
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Myers-2993 | Jonathon Dale Walter Myers]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Watson-6318 creating] Watson-6318 on 7 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.
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== Biography of "Sir" Edward WATSON == *Birth: ABT 1486 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Death: 10 OCT 1530 in Rockingham Castle, Market,Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND*Burial: 11 OCT 1530 Rockingham Castle Family Cemetery, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Father: Edward WATSON b: BET 1415 AND 1465 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Marriage 1 Emma SMITH b: ABT 1480 in Liddington, County Rutland, England, Married: ABT 1500 in ENGLAND Children*Barbara WATSON b: 1504 in Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough, County Leicestershire, ENGLAND *Rockingham Castle: Built by William the Conqueror on an even earlier site, often used by the Monarch-of-the-day, until 1544, when King Henry VIII, Granted it to the Watson Family. Sir Lewis Watson lived in the Castle during the Reign of King James I. The Castle sits high on its bluff, protected by the massive 13th Century Drum Towers and later Curtain Walls, but most of the buildings are now domestic, and the mainly Tudor House shows a succession of periods, including the 13th Century Hall and 17th Century Long Gallery. Particularly fine collection of English paintings, 18th-20th centuries. Charles Dickens, a great friend, described Rockingham in 'Bleak House' , and dedicated 'David Copperfield' to Richard and Lavinia Watson. *Henry VIII, granted Rockingham Castle to Edward Watson, who converted the fortifications into a Tudor Estate. == Sources == *http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=redbirdacres&id=I2596 *A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland.[https://books.google.ca/books?id=aU9jAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA558&lpg=PA558&dq=Edward+Watson+1460&source=bl&ots=v-EF_yF5e4&sig=nOWaU300GzPMqcK4wXZvzmjkf7I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBmoVChMI-p3Zw-jNxwIVyDaICh2aKQTT#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Watson%201460&f=false] *wikipedia.org [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_Castle] * http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/53570071/person/26066216821 === Footnotes ===
Events
| Birth | 1486 | Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England | |||
| Death | 10 Oct 1530 | Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England | |||
| Marriage | Emma Smith | ||||
| Alt name | Edward Watson | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Sir | ||||
| Reference No | 6767059 | ||||
| Reference No | 6998256 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Smith (1480 - 1536) |
| Child | Barbara "Lady Barbara" Watson (1504 - 1568) |
| Father | Edward Watson (1460 - 1525) |
| Mother | Alice Moore (1458 - ) |