Watson Baronets
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There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Watson, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and five in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two creations are extant as of 2007.
The Watson Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 June 1623. For more information on this creation, see the Marquess of Rockingham
.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Fulmer in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 22 March 1760 for Charles Watson. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1904. Robert Godfrey Wolesley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell, was the son of Selina Frances Bewicke-Copley, daughter of the third Baronet (see the Baron Cromwell
).
The Watson, later Kay Baronetcy, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 December 1803. For more information on this creation, see Kay Baronets
.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, in St Marylebone in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 June 1866 for the physician Thomas Watson. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians
and Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Earnock
in Hamilton in the County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1895 for John Watson. The fourth Baronet assumed by deed poll
his Christian name of Inglefield as an additional surname in 1945. This surname was also borne by the fifth Baronet who died in 2007.
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.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Newport in the County of Monmouth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 February 1918 for Thomas Edward Watson. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1959.
Watson Baronets, of Earnock
The Watson Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 June 1623. For more information on this creation, see the Marquess of Rockingham
Marquess of Rockingham
Marquess of Rockingham was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1746 for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Earl of Malton. The Watson family descended from Lewis Watson, Member of Parliament for Lincoln. He was created a Baronet, of Rockingham Castle in the County of Northampton,...
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The Watson Baronetcy, of Fulmer in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 22 March 1760 for Charles Watson. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1904. Robert Godfrey Wolesley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell, was the son of Selina Frances Bewicke-Copley, daughter of the third Baronet (see the Baron Cromwell
Baron Cromwell
Baron Cromwell is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, which was by writ, was for John de Cromwell in 1308. On his death, the barony became extinct. The second creation came in 1375 when Ralph de Cromwell was summoned by writ to Parliament as...
).
The Watson, later Kay Baronetcy, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 December 1803. For more information on this creation, see Kay Baronets
Kay Baronets
The Watson, later Kay Baronetcy, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 December 1803 for the merchant and soldier Brook Watson, with remainder failing male issue of his own to his great-nephews William Kay and Brook Kay and...
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The Watson Baronetcy, of Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, in St Marylebone in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 June 1866 for the physician Thomas Watson. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
and Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Earnock
Earnock
This article is about the history of the Earnock area. For information on the current housing estate built in the Earnock area see Earnock Estate.Earnock was an ancient estate in an area south of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland...
in Hamilton in the County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1895 for John Watson. The fourth Baronet assumed by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
his Christian name of Inglefield as an additional surname in 1945. This surname was also borne by the fifth Baronet who died in 2007.
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.
The Watson Baronetcy, of Newport in the County of Monmouth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 February 1918 for Thomas Edward Watson. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1959.
Watson Baronets, of Fulmer (1760)
- Sir Charles Watson, 1st Baronet (1751-1844)
- Sir Charles Wager Watson, 2nd Baronet (1800-1852)
- Sir Charles Watson-Copley, 3rd Baronet (1828-1888)
- Sir Walter Joseph Watson, 4th Baronet (1836-1904)
Watson Baronets, of Henrietta Street (1866)
- Sir Thomas Watson, 1st Baronet (1792-1882)
- Sir Arthur Townley Watson, 2nd Baronet (1830-1907)
- Sir Charles Rushworth Watson, 3rd Baronet (1865-1922)
- Sir Thomas Aubrey Watson, 4th Baronet (1911-1941)
- Sir James Andrew Watson, 5th Baronet (b. 1937)
Watson Baronets, of EarnockEarnockThis article is about the history of the Earnock area. For information on the current housing estate built in the Earnock area see Earnock Estate.Earnock was an ancient estate in an area south of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland...
(1895)
- Sir John Watson, 1st Baronet (1819-1898)
- Sir John Watson, 2nd Baronet (1860-1903)
- Sir John Watson, 3rd Baronet (1898-1918)
- Sir Derrick William Inglefield Inglefield-Watson, 4th Baronet (1901-1987)
- Sir John Forbes Inglefield-Watson, 5th Baronet (1926-2007)
- Sir Simon Conran Hamilton Watson, 6th Baronet (b. 1939)
Watson Baronets, of Sulhamstead (1912)
- Sir William George Watson, 1st Baronet (1861-1930)
- Sir Norman James Watson, 2nd Baronet (1897-1983)
Watson Baronets, of Newport (1918)
- Sir Thomas Edward Watson, 1st Baronet (1851-1921)
- Sir Wilfrid Hood Watson, 2nd Baronet (1875-1922)
- Sir Geoffrey Lewin Watson, 3rd Baronet (1879-1959)