1710 - 1778 (68 years)
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Name |
James (of Saughton) Watson |
Birth |
20 May 1710 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
26 Dec 1778 |
Person ID |
I120883 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
2 Feb 2016 |
Family |
Helen Hope, b. 27 Jul 1717 d. 22 Jul 1769 (Age 51 years) |
Children |
| 1. James Watson, b. 12 Dec 1737, Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1764 (Age 26 years) |
| 2. Henrietta Watson, b. 20 Sep 1739, Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 8 Mar 1830 (Age 90 years) |
| 3. Anne Watson d. 15 Jul 1743 |
| 4. Capt. Charles (of Saughton) Watson, b. 17 Nov 1740, Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1804 (Age 63 years) |
| 5. Bethia Watson, b. 20 Jun 1742, Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 17 Mar 1764 (Age 21 years) |
| 6. John Watson, b. Aft 1743 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Sophia Watson, b. 29 Jun 1746 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. William Watson |
| 9. David Watson, b. 9 Dec 1748, Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 2 Sep 1769 (Age 20 years) |
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Family ID |
F25353 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- Probably a descendants of Richard Watson of Saughton, 1537
In the 1980s, a group of interested Watson descendents in Nova Scotia wrote to The Court of The Lord Lyon to enquire as to whether the Watsons had ever existed as a clan under a chief (a clan can only be a clan if it has a chief - if the Court had no records of a chief, then Clan Watson would not officially exist). The Court responded to the query, and confirmed that the last registered chief was one James Watson of Saughton, who was recorded in their 1818 books as "direct male line from Richard Watson of Saughton, to be described as: Chief of the name in Scotland". This information not only allowed the Nova Scotian Watsons to found their society, but it also enabled them to attempt to establish whether James Watson had any living heirs that may be both eligible and interested in assuming the title of Clan Chief.
They established that James Watsons had two sons, but both were killed in the Boer War, and that his only daughter, Helen, married the Earl of Morton, carrying the Watson Chief's title to the Clan Douglas. The Society contacted the present day Earl of Morton to see whether any of his family would be interested in taking on the title of Chief of Clan Watson, but his first son may be taking on the title of Chief of Clan Douglas (understandable, as the Mortons are Douglases, Clan Douglas is currently Chiefless and the 4th Earl of Morton held the chieftaincy during the 16th century) and there is still no word as to whether his second son or daughter may be interested in the Watson title.
At his death, Charles was the only surviving son. Two of his sons died in the Boer War.
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