Watson baronets of Earnock (1895)

Watson baronets
Arms of the Watson baronets of Earnock
Creation date1995
Statusextinct
Extinction date2017
MottoInsperata floruit, It has flourished beyond expectation[1]
ArmsPer pale Argent and Or, on a mount Vert an oak tree Proper, the whole surmounted by two bars Sable[2]
CrestThe stump of an oak tree with a branch sprouting from either side, each grasped by a hand issuing from a cloud all Proper.

The Watson baronetcy, of Earnock in the parish of Hamilton in the County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1895 for John Watson, a coalmaster and railway company director.[1][3][4]

The 4th Baronet assumed by deed poll his given name of Inglefield as an additional surname in 1945.[1] This surname was also borne by the 5th Baronet.[5][6] The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 7th baronet on 3 May 2016.[7]

Watson baronets, of Earnock (1895)

  • Sir John Watson, 1st Baronet (1819–1898)[1][8]
  • Sir John Watson, 2nd Baronet (1860–1903)[1][9]
  • Sir John Watson, 3rd Baronet (1898–1918)[1][10]
  • Sir Derrick William Inglefield Inglefield-Watson, 4th Baronet (1901–1987)[1][11]
  • Sir John Forbes Inglefield-Watson, 5th Baronet (1926–2007)[5][6]
  • Sir Simon Conran Hamilton Watson, 6th Baronet (1939–2016)[12]
  • Sir Julian Frank Somerled Watson, 7th Baronet (1931–2016)[12][7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 2087.
  2. ↑ Debrett's baronetage (1921).
  3. ↑ "No. 26644". The London Gazette. 16 July 1895. p. 4023.
  4. ↑ The Directory of Directors. Thomas Skinner Directories. 1895. p. 619.
  5. 1 2 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B1082. ISBN 033354577X.
  6. 1 2 "Inglefield-Watson, Lt-Col Sir John (Forbes)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. 1 2 Live, Lanarkshire; Cassidy, Rory (8 April 2023). "Retired golf-pro seeks to prove he's rightful heir to Lanarkshire noble's title". Daily Record.
  8. ↑ "Watson, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ↑ "Watson, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ↑ "Watson, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ↑ "Watson, Captain Sir Derrick William Inglefield Inglefield-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. 1 2 "Watson, Sir Simon (Conran Hamilton)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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