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John Watson.
1715—1886.
Thomas Watson.

Watson, John, s. James, of Steeple Aston, Oxon, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 Oct., 1721, aged 16; B.A. 1725.

Watson, John, s. Legh, of Lyme, Cheshire, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 April, 1742, aged 18; B.A. 1745, M.A. 1748, fellow 1746, curate of Halifax 1750-4, perp. curate Ripponden 1754, F.S.A. 1759, rector of Coningsby, co. Lincoln, 1766-9, of Stockport, Cheshire, 1769, died 14 March, 1783, author of the 'History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax' 1775, and 'Memoirs of the Ancient Earls of Warren and Surrey,' etc., father of the next named. See Manchester School Reg., i. 12.

Watson, John, s. John, of Ripponden, Yorks, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 17 Feb., 1781, aged 18; B.A. 1785, M.A. 1788, See Gent.'s Mag., 1818, ii. 642.

Watson, Rev. John, s. John, of Prestbury, Cheshire, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 16 May, 1809, aged 19; B.A. 1813, fellow 1813-32, M.A. 1815, dean and Greek lecturer 1825, librarian 1826, junior bursar 1827, died in Jan., 1875.

Watson, Rev. John, 1s. Charles, of Wakefield, Yorks, gent. Worcester Coll., matric. 10 Nov., 1821, aged 17; B.A. 1826, died in 1831.

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Watson, Rev. John, 3s. Richard, of Lutterworth, co. Leicester, arm. Worcester Coll., matric. 14 May, 1840, aged 19; died at Cheltenham 3 April, 1867.

Watson, John, y.s. Thomas, of Hull, Yorks, gent. Non-Coll., matric. 19 April, 1873, aged 36.

Watson, John Hewlett, 2s. William, of Tuderley, Hants, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 17 Nov., 1819, aged 17; clerk 1820-3, B.A. 1823, M.A. 1828, vicar of West Wratting, and rector of Tydd St. Giles, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 1828, until his death 15 March, 1862.

Watson, John James, s. John, of London, gent. University Coll., matric. 19 Feb., 1787, aged 19; B.A. 1790, M.A. 1793, B. & D.D. 1808, rector of Hackney 1799, and of Digswell, Herts, 1811, archdeacon of St. Alban's 1816, preb. of St. Paul's 1825, until his death 9 June, 1839, brother of Joshua.

Watson, Rev. John Jeffery, s. Cook, of St. Giles's, Norwich (city), pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 25 Feb., 1783, aged 17; B.A. 1787, M.A. 1789, died at King's Lynn 3 March, 1796.

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Watson John Lock, 1s. Benjamin Lucas, of Penrith, Australia, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 June, 1865, aged 18; scholar 1865-8, B.A. 1869, M.A. 1872, brother of Henry A.

Watson, Rev. John Selby, M.A. Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1844 (B.A. 1838); adm. 'ad eundem' 30 March, 1854, head-master Stockwell Proprietary Grammar school, died 6 July, 1884; for list of his writings, see Crockford.

Watson, John Sikes, 1s. John David, of Guilsborough, Northants, cler. University Coll., matric. 15 March, 1856, aged 18; B.A. 1860, M.A. 1864, vicar of St. Gregory the Great, Canterbury, 1865-71, rector of Cotesbach, co. Leicester, 1872-86, and of Lowick 1887.

Watson, Jonas, 3s. William Jonas, of St. Athan, co. Glamorgan, gent. Worcester Coll., matric. 21 April, 1864, aged 35; of the Lodge, Llandaff, co. Glamorgan, J.P.

Watson, Joseph, s. Joseph, of Warwick (town), gent. Lincoln Coll., matric. 26 May, 1770, aged 17; B.C.L. 1777, vicar of Godmanchester, Hunts, 1797, and of Weston-under-Weatherley, co. Warwick, 1780, until his death 27 April, 1806.

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Watson, Joseph, 4s. Benjamin, of Islington, Middlesex, gent. Christ Church, matric. 16 Oct., 1839, aged 19.

Watson, Joshua, created D.C.L. 14 June, 1820; 16 years treasurer to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, died 30 Jan., 1855, brother of John James. See Gent.'s Mag., 1855, i. 648.

Watson, Lewis Richard, (3rd) Baron Sondes, s. Lewis Baron Sondes. Christ Church, matric. 1 Feb., 1810, aged 17; died unmarried 14 March, 1836. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.

Watson, Matthew, s. Matthew, of Crosby Garrett, Westmoreland, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 30 May, 1804, aged 18.

Watson, Ralph Francis, M.A. Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1853 (B.A. 1846); adm. 'ad eundem' 10 March, 1853.

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Watson, Richard, s. Thomas, of Rotherham, co. York, arm. Christ Church, matric. 14 Oct., 1775, aged 17.

Watson, Robert, s. Robert, of Crostard, Cumberland, pleb. Queen's Coll., matric. 18 March, 1729-30, aged 18; B.A. 1735, M.A. 26 Feb., 1738-9 (? rector of Egdean, Sussex, 1759, and father of Robert 1778).

Watson, Robert, s. Robert, of Wakefield, Yorks, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 5 March, 1736-7, aged 17.

Watson, Robert, s. Robert, of Petworth, Sussex, cler. Queen's Coll., matric. 28 Oct., 1778, aged 18; B.A. 1782, M.A. 1786, rector of Barlavington and Hardham 1788, and of Egdean, Sussex, 1798, until his death in 1829.

Watson, Robert, s. George, of Yeovil, Somerset, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 29 Nov., 1779, aged 21; rector of Christ Church and St. Ewen, Bristol, 1816, until his death 11 Aug., 1842.

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Watson, Robert, s. William, of Broughton, Hants, cler. St. Alban Hall, matric. 19 Feb., 1802, aged 30.

Watson, Robert, 2s. William, of North Seaton, Northumberland, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 15 June, 1854, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1862.

Watson, Robert Addison 7s. John, of Scarborough, co. York, gent. Non-Coll., matric. 14 Jan., 1869 aged 21; a commoner Queen's Coll. 1869, B.A. 1871, M.A. 1875, held various curacies 1877-86, rector of Slaugham, Sussex, 1886.

Watson, Robert Lecky, 4s. Thomas Henry, of Fenagh, co. Carlow, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 13 May, 1856, aged 20; of Kilconnor, co. Carlow, a student of the Inner Temple 1858.

Watson, Samuel, s. John, of Chesham, Bucks, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 16 March, 1719-20, aged 16; B.A. 1723, M.A. 1728.

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Watson, Samuel, s. William, of Whitchurch, Salop, cler. Wadham Coll., matric. 20 March, 1746-7, aged 19.

Watson, Samuel, s. James, of St. Andrew's, Holborn, gent. Christ Church, matric. 30 June, 1781, aged 17; B.A. 1785, M.A. 1792, B. & D.D. 1806, schoolmaster at Shooters Hill, rector of Gravesend 1811, senior chaplain in the Ordnance Department, Woolwich, where he died 9 April, 1837. See Alumni West., 413.

Watson, Seth Benjamin, 1s. Benjamin, of Islington, Middlesex, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 29 June, 1829, aged 18; B.A. 1833, B.Med. 1838, D.Med. 1839, physician to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, died 15 May, 1885. See Robinson, 205.

Watson, Sidney Clemens, o.s. Thomas Clemens, of London, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1879, aged 18; B.A. 1883, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1885. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Watson, Stephen, s. Stephen, of North Seaton, Northumberland, gent. Merton Coll., matric. 6 April, 1733, aged 20.

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Watson, (Sir) Thomas (Bart.), fellow St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1816, hon. fellow 1867-82, 10th wrangler & B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818, L.Med. 1822, D.Med. 1825, LL.D. 1864), created D.C.L. (Oxford), 2 July, 1862 (1s. Joseph, of Thorpe-en-le-Soken, Essex), F.R.S., created a baronet 27 June, 1866, president College of Physicians 1862-5, life governor King's College, London, physician Middlesex Hospital 1827-40, physician extraordinary to the Queen 1859-70, and in ordinary 1870, until his death 11 Dec., 1882. See Foster's Baronetage.

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