Charles Watson (1751 - 1844)

Born 9 Jun 1751 in Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Juliana (Moyle) Watson — married 16 Jul 1789 in London, England

Descendants

Biography

Charles Watson was born on 9 June 1751 in Berkshire, England. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Watson.

He was created Baronet Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire, England, by King George II of England, on 22 March 1760, on account of the services of his father, who died in 1757 in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, in the performance of his duties.

Sir Charles Watson married Juliana Copley (daughter of Sir Joseph Copley, 1st Baronet, and Mary Buller) on 16 July 1789.

He lived at Wratting Park, West Wratting, near Cambridge, England.

He inherited the manor of Combe Martin, near Ilfracombe, Devon, England, via his mother, Rebecca (Buller) Watson.

He died on 26 August 1844 at age 93.

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p32585.htm#i325844 (The Peerage, Darryl Lundy: Person Page 32585: Sir Charles Watson, 1st Baronet: #325844: b. 9 June 1751).

• Wikipedia: Watson baronets.

• Wikipedia: Charles Watson (Royal Navy officer).

• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 983.

• Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 28th edition (London, U.K.: Harrison and Sons, 1866), page 1154.