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Watson, Eric Edward Constable, son of Charles Watson, of Bayswater, London; b. June 25, 1891; adm. Jan. 14. 1904 (H); left Easter 1909; pupil apprentice, G. W. R. Swindon; served in France during Great War I 1914-8; O.C. 26th L. R.W.Co. R.E.; with the Inter-Allied Rly. Commission, Cologne, 1919-22; m. Sept. 4, 1915, Gwenllian Frances Tudor, eldest daughter of Frederic White, barrister, of Chelsea; d. June 1969.

Watson, Douglas Ian, son of Sir Duncan Watson MIEE, Central Electricity Board, and Ella Mary, d. of William Edward Orchard; b. 3 Jan. 1912; adm. Sept. 1923 (H); left July 1928; d. after a road accident 16 Sept. 1933.

WATSON, CHARLES, son of Rev. John Watson, Prebendary of Westminster, and Eleanor, dau. of Alexander Parker, St. Edmund, Lombard Street, London, member Society of Friends; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1723; in under school lists 1724, 1725; entered Royal Navy as Volunteer, HMS Romney 1728; Lieut., 2 Aug 1734; Cdr.; Post Capt., 14 Feb 1737/8; Rear Adm., 12 May 1748; Vice-Adm. 4 Jun 1756; distinguished himself in engagements off Capre Finisterre and in Bay of Biscay 1747; Commander-in-Chief, Newfoundland station 1748; Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1754; co-operated with Robert Clive in reducing Gheria, freeing Calcutta, taking Chandernagore and crushing Saraj ud Dowlah; a baronetcy was conferred on his son after his death, in consideration of Watson’s “many great and eminent services”; m. 1741 Rebecca, eldest sister of William Buller (adm. 1743, qv); d. at Calcutta, India 16 Aug 1757. Monument in Westminster Abbey, erected by EI Company. DNB.

WATSON, ---; b.; in school list Feb 1727/8.

WATSON, ---; b.; at school under Busby (Busby’s Account Book).

WATSON, ---; b.; in school list Apr 1774, 1775; left 1777.

WATS, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1726; in under school list 1728.

Watrous, Seward Eliot, son of Francis Melzar Watrous, US Bar, of Newhaven, Conn., and Veronica Theresa, d. of Thomas Seward of Johannesburg; b. 11 Aug. 1921; adm. Jan. 1933 (H); left Apr. 1938; RA 1940-5 (Maj.), GSO3 Malta 1942-3, GSO2 Force 266 1943-4; political adviser BMM Albania 1944; joined External Service BBC 1945, programme organiser Albanian and Bulgarian Services; seconded Colonial Office 1950, head of Emergency Information Services Malaya 1951; asst head BBC Asian Services 1955-6, Arabic Services 1956, head of Afri­can, Caribbean and Colonial Services 1958; chief asst BBC talks and features 1968-70, head of Overseas Regional Services 1970-3; man. dir. Watrous & Co. 1973; m. 19 Apr. 1952 Bridget, d. of Lieut.-Col. Clifford W. Cronin of Tiverton, Devon; d. 21 May 1984.

WATKIN-WILLIAMS, ROBERT THESIGER, eldest son of Sir Charles James Watkin-Williams, Kt, Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice, and his second wife Charlotte, sister of Sir Herbert William Lush-Wilson (qv); b. 7 Jan 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (H); left May 1884; adm. solicitor Nov 1889; Master in Chancery Division, Supreme Court; JP Devon 1917; m. 22 May 1897 Mary, third dau. of George Thornton Skilbeck, St. Issy, Cornwall.

WATKIN-WILLIAMS, PENROSE LANYON, brother of Robert Thesiger Watkin-Williams (qv); b. 29 Dec 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (H); left Dec 1883; Middlesex Hospital; MRCS and LRCP 1894; FRCS (Edinburgh ) 1910; medical practitioner at Padstow, Cornwall; served in 1914-8 War; temp. Capt., RAMC 17 May 1916; Maj., 21 Jul 1919; wounded at battle of the Somme Jul 1916; mentioned in despatches; DSO 19 Aug 1916; m. 6 Aug 1896 Ellen Margaret, second dau. of George Thornton Skilbeck, St. Issy, Cornwall [drug merchant ?]; d. 5 Aug 1947.