William
George
Watson
Born in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Watson
and Emma (Wakefield) Watson
Husband of
Bessie (Atkinson) Watson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at about age 68
in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2022
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Biography
Sir William George Watson, of Sulhampstead House, near Heading, was one of the founders, and for many years chairman, of Maypole Dairy Company, Ltd.
He was the 1st Baronet of Sulhamstead.[1][2]
William was born on Boxing Day 1861 in Warwickshire, the second child of a well-to-do farmer who owned property near Coventry. By his twenties, William had become a butter merchant. He later developed a trade in margarine, which led to the founding, with the help of his brothers, Charles and Alfred, of the Maypole Dairy Company. By the turn of the century there were more than 100 Maypole Dairy Company shops in England. The business then spread to Scotland and Wales. He became rich. [3]
William married twice. His first wife was Mary Watson in 1887. She was dead within a year. His second wife was Bessie Atkinson, a schoolteacher, whom he married in 1894. He and his second wife were the parents of three children: Florence, Norman, and Victor (Peter).
In 1910, William purchased Sulhamstead House. He was granted a baronetcy by the Crown in 1912.[4]
Queer Saint: The Cultured Life of Peter Watson.
Sources
- ↑ Watson Baronets.
- ↑ The Watson Baronetcy, of Sulhamstead in Sulhamstead Abbots in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 July 1912 for William George Watson. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1983.
- ↑ Queer Saint: The Cultured Life of Peter Watson.
- ↑ Queer Saint: The Cultured Life of Peter Watson.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233404774/william-george-watson: accessed 24 August 2022), memorial page for Sir William George Watson (26 Dec 1861–1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233404774, citing St Michaels Churchyard, Sulhamstead, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England; Maintained by Marinka (contributor 48555745).
- ↑ Published: Saturday 23 August 1930 Newspaper: Daily News (London) County: London, England .
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