WATKINS, GEORGE, son of Capt. John Watkins, Royal Navy, and Mary, eldest dau, . of Vice-Adm. Sir Thomas Hopson; b. 20 Jun 1705; adm. (aged 10) Apr 1716; in under school list 1719. [Parentage stated thus by Whitmore, but on what evidence ?]
WATKINS, FREDERICK, second son of Rev. Henry Watkins, Vicar of Silkstone, Yorks., and Frances Mary, eldest dau. of Freeman Bower, Killerby Hall, Yorks., attorney; b. 1 Apr 1808; adm. 18 Sep 1821 (G); left Christmas 1822; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge; BA 1830; MA 1833; BD 1840; Fellow, Emmanuel Coll. 1838-47; ordained deacon (St. David’s) 4 Sep 1834, priest 1837; HM Inspector of Schools 1841-73; Rector of Long Marston, Yorks., from 1873; Archdeacon and Prebendary of York 1874-84; Examining Chaplain to Archbishop of York 1877; m. 1st, 5 Aug 1847 Amelia, eldest dau. of Rev. George Millett, Vicar of Silkstone, Yorks.; m. 2nd, 17 Sep 1873 Fanny, dau. of William Chambers, Hafod, Cardiganshire; d. 6 Feb 1888.
WATKINS, ---; b.; in under school list 1717.
Watherston, David Charles, 1907-1977
Watherston, Sir David Charles, son of Charles Fell Watherston (qv); b. 26 Feb. 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (KS); left July 1925; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1925, BA 1929, MA 1939; entered Malayan Civil Service 1930, seconded Col. Office 1939-44; Malayan Planning Unit 1944-5; Lieut.-Col. on staff SEAC 1945; BMA Malaya 1945-6, sec. Committee on Federation Agreement 1946-8; Sec. for Defence and Internal Security Fed. of Malaya 1948, Chief Sec. 1952-7; CMG 1953, KBE 1956; Special Counsellor Malayan High Commission UK 1957; Commission of Enquiry N. Borneo and Sarawak 1962; dir. of personnel Tube Investments Ltd 1959- 7 4; hon. DSc Aston and City Univs; hon PNM (Malaya); KStJ; Liveryman Goldsmiths' Company; m. 12 Aug. 1933 Maude, d. of William Hobkirk Noble of Kuala Lumpur; d. 16 Jan. 1977.
Watherston, Charles Fell, 1875-1940
Watherston, Charles Fell, eldest son of the Rev. Alexander Law Watherston, Head Master of the Grammar School, Hinckley, Leics, by Emily Mary, daughter of Edmund Fell, of Clapham, Surrey; b. Jan. 6, 1875; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 25, 1888; left (with Triplett) July 1893; Ball. Coll. Oxon., matric. Oct. 1893; 1st class Maths. (Mods.) 1895; Junior Maths. Scholar 1895; 1st class Maths. 1897; B.A. 1897; a clerk in the War Office Jan. 18, 1899, asst. principal clerk 1905; actuary 1921; asst. Under-Secretary of State (director of finance) 1924; Officer, Legion of Honour, 1920; C.B. June 3, 1924; a governor of the school 1939; m. Oct. 24, 1903, Constance Eva, fourth daughter of Thomas Worthington Clarke, of Leicester; d. Dec. 30, 1940.
WATHEN, GEORGE, only son of Samuel Wathen, Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate, London, and Dorking, Surrey, surgeon, and his second wife Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Sydenham Malthus, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, director South Sea Company; b.; adm. 2 Jun 1774; KS 1776; Ensign, 39th Foot 19 Nov 1778; Lieut., 13 Oct 1780; Capt., 14th Foot 6 Apr 1785; half-pay 1791; Brevet Maj., 17 Feb 1795; ret. 23 Feb 1791 [check]; present at siege of Gibraltar 1782; a well-known amateur actor, acting in comedy with Richard, 7th Earl of Barrymore, in private theatricals at Wargrave, Berks., and in London 1789-92; joint manager with Lord Barrymore of the Richmond Theatre 1792; a professional actor at Drury Lane 1795-1803, when he is said to have rejoined the army; a Military Knight of Windsor from 1840; m. Marianne ---; d. 21 Apr 1849, aged 87.
Watford, Ernest Francis Brooke, 1898-?
Watford, Ernest Francis Brooke, son of William Daniel Watford, of Chelsea; b. Oct. 21, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (H); K.S. (non-resident) 1913; left April 1916.
Waterson, Sidney Frank, 1896-1976
Waterson, Sidney Frank, son of John Waterson, of Johannesburg, South Africa, F.R.I.B.A., by Louisa Charlotte, daughter of Henry Richard Hughes, of Sydenham, Kent; b. June 4, 1896; adm. as K.S. Sept. 23, 1909; left Dec. 1914; Lieut. 3rd Batt. Royal Sussex Regt., attached M.G.C., July 1, 1917; served in France and Salonika in Great War I; a wine merchant at Cape Town, South Africa, firm, J. Sedgwick and Co. Ltd.; M. P. (Union of South Africa) for South Peninsula Division 1929-38 and for Claremont Division since 1943; South African Minister in Paris 1939; High Commissioner in London 1939-42; Minister of Commerce South Africa Jan 1943, of Economic Development 1943-8 and of Transport 1948; m. Feb. 16, 1924, Hilda Maude, daughter of Major John Alfred Eugene Markus of Cape Town; d. 1976.
WATERS, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1721/2; left 1722.