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Personal data Sir John Watson 

  • He was born in the year 1517 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England.
  • He was christened on February 12, 1538 in Stanford Rivers, Essex, England.
  • He died on December 3, 1566 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England, he was 49 years old.
  • A child of John Watson and Joane Margaret Sotheron
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir John Watson

He is married to Anne Lee.

They got married April 1548 at Saint Peter Westcheap,London,London,England, he was 31 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Watson

Sir John Watson Ellithorpe
1472-1521
Margaret Butler
1479-1529
Robert Sotheron
1470-1525
Alice
1474-1526
John Watson
1500-1568

John Watson
1517-1566

1548

Anne Lee
1525-1566


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Christening day February 12, 1538

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1538: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 26 » Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
    • July 25 » The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
    • August 6 » Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
    • September 28 » Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
    • October 28 » The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
    • December 17 » Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

Day of death December 3, 1566

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1566: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
    • April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.


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