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Watson One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Watson

Category:  1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.

Website: http://www.clanwatson.org

Contact: Mr Shane Watson


About the study

This study is dedicated to researching the Watson family name and its accepted variants. We are currently actively researching the early origins and spread of the name in the UK and investigating potential links between early clusters of Watsons. In addition, we are building a genealogical database dedicated to the Watson name with the aim of enabling other researching their Watson family history to find matches with other researchers.

One particular focus area is the Scottish Clan Watson, as officially recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon. We are researching the extent of the influence of the family of the clan chiefs and on the hunt for a living heir.

DNA

There is an existing Watson Y-DNA project hosted on FamilyTreeDNA. The project is not managed by this study, but it is deemed counterproductive to start up a parallel study so we encourage all those who may be interested in participating to join the existing study.

It can be found here: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/watson/about

Links

Other than checking out our website, one of the quickest ways to get involved in our community, to check out our research to-date or to simply join the conversation is to check out our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/clanwatson

Contact Details

Mr Shane Watson

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Watson in the Guild Indexes
(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)
  • Global Marriages (public)  3537
  • Global Marriages (members)* 5143
  • Inscriptions Index  47
  • Modern Newspaper Index  103
  • Probate Index* 428
  • Datastores (public)  58
  • Datastores (members)* 63
  • References to the name Watson in the Guild Journal  9

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