Researching Arthur Watson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 69469 people with the Watson surname? In that year Watson was ranked number 31 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Watson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Watson and the Watson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Watson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Watson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 87553 people with the Watson surname in the UK? Watson is now ranked number 36 for popularity in the UK. |
Watson Family Tree Databases
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Watson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 312939 people with the Watson surname in the USA? Watson is ranked number 61 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Arthur Watson
Arthur Christopher Watson
Arthur Christopher Watson, (2 January 1927 – 7 May 2001) Watson was born in China, and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He was a British civil servant.
Watson served as Commissioner of Anguilla from 1971 to 1974. He was then the Governor of the Turks and Caicos from May 1975 until July 1978. He then served as Governor of Montserrat from 1985 until 1987.
Watson was also the last British High Commissioner to Brunei before independence, serving from 1978 until independence on 1 January 1984.
Source: Arthur Christopher Watson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaArthur Kenelm Watson
Arthur Kenelm Watson (23 March 1867 – 2 January 1947) was an English Teacher and Schoolmaster, and a first-class cricketer active 1886–94 who played for Middlesex and Oxford University. He was born and died in Harrow-on-the-Hill.
Watson played Cricket for Harrow, Oxford University, Middlesex and Norfolk and Suffolk clubs.
Educated at Balliol College, Oxford until 1885, Watson was an Assistant Master at the Rugby School in 1911. He was later headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Ipswich. When Watson retired as headmaster he exhibited Daffodils at shows organised by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Source: Arthur Kenelm Watson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Watson
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