Watson family of Barnard Castle
Reference: D/Wn Catalogue Title: Watson family of Barnard Castle Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Sections 1-19
Covering Dates: 1766-1992
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- Watson family of Barnard Castle
- WATSON FAMILY OF BARNARD CASTLE (Ref: D/Wn)
- PAPERS RELATING TO SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THE WATSON FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 1/)
- FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 1/1-3)
- FAMILY SCRAP AND CUTTINGS BOOKS (INCLUDING CORRESPONDENCE AND ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 1/4)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 1/5)
- EARLY WATSONS (Ref: D/Wn 2/)
- FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 2/1-5)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/6-11)
- COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/12)
- NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 2/13-14)
- OBITUARIES (Ref: D/Wn 2/15-18)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/19-21)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/22)
- LEGAL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/23)
- CONVEYANCES, RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/24-32)
- SALE PARTICULARS (Ref: D/Wn 2/33)
- WAR DIARIES AND JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 2/34-35)
- FAMILY BIBLES, PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 2/36-37)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 2/38)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/39)
- WILLIAM WATSON senior (Ref: D/Wn 3/)
- FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 3/1)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 3/2)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/3-6)
- BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 3/7)
- NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 3/8)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 3/9-17)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/18-21)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/22-23)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/24)
- LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/25-33)
- FAMILY BIBLES, PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 3/34-38)
- PEW SALES AND RELATED PLANS (Ref: D/Wn 3/39)
- CHURCH AND RELIGION: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/40)
- ART AND ANTIQUES: CATALOGUES, BOOKS AND BOOKLETS (Ref: D/Wn 3/41)
- ART AND ANTIQUES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/42)
- TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/43-49)
- AGRICULTURE: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/50)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 3/51-53)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/54-55)
- MISCELLANEOUS: SEALS (Ref: D/Wn 3/56-61)
- MISCELLANEOUS: PRINTING PLATES AND NAME PLATES (Ref: D/Wn 3/62-68)
- LOUISA WATSON, née Senior (Ref: D/Wn 4/)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 4/1-12)
- ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS (Ref: D/Wn 4/13)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 4/14-15)
- SENIOR FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 5/)
- FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 5/1)
- BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 5/2-3)
- NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 5/4)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 5/5-8)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 5/9-48)
- ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS (Ref: D/Wn 5/49)
- HOUSEHOLD: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 5/50)
- MARY WATSON, née Longden and LONGDEN FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 6/)
- FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 6/1-2)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 6/3-7)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 6/8-16)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 6/17)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 6/18-20)
- CHARLOTTE MARIA INNES (Ref: D/Wn 7/)
- BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 7/1-3)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 7/4-5)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 7/6-10)
- TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 7/11)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 7/12-16)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 7/17)
- WILLIAM WATSON junior (Ref: D/Wn 8/)
- OBITUARIES (Ref: D/Wn 8/1)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/2-3)
- GENERAL DIARIES AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 8/4-6)
- LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/7-12)
- PROPERTY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 8/13-14)
- PERSONAL ACCOUNTS (Ref: D/Wn 8/15)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 8/16-18)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/19-31)
- ANNE ELIZABETH LONGDEN, née Watson, and THOMAS LONGDEN (Ref: D/Wn 9/)
- COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 9/1)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 9/2-6)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 9/7-24)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 9/25-28)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 9/29-31)
- WILLIAM JAMES WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 10/)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/1-2)
- BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 10/3-4)
- COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/5-7)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/8-18)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/19-21)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/22-23)
- GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/24)
- GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 10/25)
- LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/26-35)
- PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/36)
- CONVEYANCES, RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/37)
- PERSONAL ACCOUNTS (Ref: D/Wn 10/38)
- MILITARY COMMISSIONS AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/39)
- TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 10/40)
- SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 10/41-42)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 10/43-49)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/50-56)
- MISCELLANEOUS: PRINTING PLATES AND NAME PLATES (Ref: D/Wn 10/57)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 10/58)
- MARGARETTE LOUISA WATSON , née Jobson (Ref: D/Wn 11/)
- KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 11/1)
- HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 11/2)
- RECIPES (Ref: D/Wn 11/3-4)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 11/5-18)
- JOBSON FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 12/)
- FAMILY COATS OF ARMS (Ref: D/Wn 12/1-5)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 12/6)
- APPRENTICESHIP INDENTURES (Ref: D/Wn 12/7)
- MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 12/8)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 12/9-20)
- GEORGE WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 13/)
- LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 13/1-4)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 13/5-6)
- INNES WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 14/)
- FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 14/1-16)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/17)
- LEGAL: CASES, OPINIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/18)
- CHARITIES: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES (Ref: D/Wn 14/19)
- CHARITIES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 14/20)
- CONVEYANCES AND RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/21-25)
- WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/26)
- GAME REGISTERS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 14/27-29)
- SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 14/30-31)
- DRESSMAKING: CUTTINGS AND NOTES (Ref: D/Wn 14/32-33)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 14/34-35)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 14/36-121)
- Constance Watson, née Pixley, (Ref: D/Wn 14/36-52)
- Innes Watson (Ref: D/Wn 14/53-66)
- Innes and Constance Watson (Ref: D/Wn 14/67-78)
- Swanington Court (Ref: D/Wn 14/79-115)
- Oak Lodge (Ref: D/Wn 14/116-121)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/122-124)
- HARRY CRAWFORD WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 15/)
- COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE: (Ref: D/Wn 15/1)
- LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/2)
- ORDERS OF MEMORIAL SERVICES (Ref: D/Wn 15/3)
- WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/4)
- KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 15/5-6)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/7-17)
- SCHOOL REPORTS (Ref: D/Wn 15/18)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 15/19)
- LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/20-23)
- LEGAL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 15/24-27)
- MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 15/28-39)
- WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/40-48)
- TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 15/49-50)
- SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 15/51-52)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 15/53-67)
- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/68-75)
- HARRY CRAWFORD AND LILA WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 16/)
- WEDDING: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 16/1-3)
- PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 16/4)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 16/5)
- LILA WATSON, née Haslewood, and HASLEWOOD FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 17/)
- BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 17/1-7)
- KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 17/8-11)
- CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 17/12-30)
- CHARITIES: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES (Ref: D/Wn 17/31-36)
- CHARITIES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 17/37)
- WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 17/38-39)
- CHURCH: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 17/40)
- CHURCH: BOOKLETS (Ref: D/Wn 17/41-43)
- CHURCH AND RELIGION: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 17/44)
- SILHOUETTES (Ref: D/Wn 17/45)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 17/46-47)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 17/48-58)
- ADA MARY FORD, née Watson, and GERTRUDE WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 18/)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 18/1-9)
- CHILDREN OF HARRY CRAWFORD WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 19/)
- SCHOOL: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 19/1)
- MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 19/2)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 19/3-6)
- GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 19/7-22)
Catalogue Description
Records of the Watson family of Barnard Castledeposited on long-term loan:
2 November 2001 Acc: 2801(D)
27 November 2007 Acc:3438(D)
INTRODUCTION
This is a catalogue of the family papers of the Watsons of Barnard Castle which date from the late 18th to the late 20th century. The papers relate primarily to members of the Watson family and to those families related through marriage including the Seniors, Longdens, Milvains, Jobsons, Mitchells and Haslewoods.
The Watsons had a solicitor's practice in Barnard Castle from 1817 to 1985. This was founded by William Watson senior (1794-1883). Spring Lodge in the Newgate area of the town, which was the Watson family home from 1825 to 1989, was also built by William Watson senior. The family played a very active role in the social, political and cultural life of Barnard Castle. For more detailed biographical information see the headings to the individual sections of this catalogue.
These papers were in the possession of William Innes Watson (1906-1988) at the time of his death. A large number of the papers relate to him and his hobbies and interests.
CATALOGUE ARRANGEMENT
SECTION HEADINGS
The catalogue has been subdivided into 34 sections. Section 1 contains items which relate to several generations of the Watson family. Section 2 contains items relating to the siblings of William Watson senior (although not to William Watson senior himself) and also to earlier generations of the Watson and related families. Sections 3 to 28 relate to individuals and family groups within the Watson or related families. The order of sections 3 to 28 is determined according to the position of the individuals or family group in the Watson family tree ( see Watson family tree for key to order of sections.) Section 29 relates to items which definitely relate to members of the Watson family but it is not possible to identify the individual or individuals. Section 30 relates to members of the Watson family who do not fit into any of the earlier section headings. Section 31 relates to Messrs. Watson solicitors; although the family solicitors was actually only known by this name in the time of W.I. Watson the firm has been referred to by this name throughout the catalogue for the sake of simplicity. Section 32 refers to items relating to Spring Lodge, including the gardens and art works and antiques formerly contained in the house. Section 33 contains items relating to Barnard Castle most of which have a connection with the Watson family. Section 34 contains items which do not fit under any other section.
1 Papers relating to several generations of the Watson family
2 Early Watsons
3 William Watson senior
4 Louisa Watson, née Senior
5 Senior family
6 Mary Watson, née Longden, and Longden family
7 Charlotte Maria Innes
8 William Watson junior
9 Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson, and Thomas Longden
10 William James Watson
11 Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson
12 Jobson family
13 George Watson
14 Innes Watson
15 H.C. Watson
16 H.C. and Lila Watson
17 Lila Watson, née Haslewood, and Haslewood family
18 Ada and Gertrude Watson
19 Children of H.C. Watson (items relating to the children of H.C. Watson as a group rather than as individuals)
20 W.I. Watson
21 W.I. and Anne Watson
22 Anne Watson, née Milvain
23 Milvains
24 Kathleen Marshall, née Mitchell, and Mitchell family
25 H.B. Watson
26 J. Merryne Watson
27 Margaret Cooke-Hurle, née Watson, and family
28 Rupert and Julian Watson
29 Unidentified Watsons
30 Other Watsons
31 Messrs. Watson solicitors
32 Spring Lodge
33 Barnard Castle
34 Miscellaneous
SUB-SECTIONS
Each section as listed above can be divided into a number of possible sub-sections. A full list of all sub-sections is shown below. The sub-sections will always follow the order laid out in this list. As can be seen there are a large number of possible sub-sctions but none of the sections will use all of them.
[Family history]
FAMILY TREES
FAMILY COATS OF ARMS
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
FAMILY SCRAP AND CUTTINGS BOOKS (INCLUDING CORRESPONDENCE AND ENCLOSURES)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS
[Births, deaths and marriages]
BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES
WEDDING: PHOTOGRAPHS
COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
WEDDINGS: MISCELLANEOUS
LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE
NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES
OBITUARIES
ORDERS OF MEMORIAL SERVICES
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS
[Wills, settlements and trusts]
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
[General diaries and reminiscences (see also military and travel)]
GENERAL DIARIES AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
GENERAL REMINISCENCES
[Keepsake books]
KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
[Visitors' and address books]
VISITORS' BOOKS
TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS BOOKS
DINNER PARTY BOOKS
{Childhood and school]
SCHOOL: PHOTOGRAPHS (for general photographs of children see general photographs)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOL REPORTS
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: MISCELLANEOUS
[Business and legal]
GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS:
GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
LEGAL: CASES, OPINIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
SALE OF LEGAL PRACTICE: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
LEGAL: MISCELLANEOUS
APPRENTICESHIP INDENTURES
[Public service and politics]
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: PHOTOGRAPHS
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: CORRESPONDENCE
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: MISCELLANEOUS
[Charities]
CHARITIES: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES
CHARITIES: MISCELLANEOUS
[Property]
CONVEYANCES, RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE
SALE PARTICULARS
ESTATE MAPS
PROPERTY: GENERAL PLANS AND PLANS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS
PROPERTY REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS: BILLS, ESTIMATES CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
PROPERTY: MISCELLANEOUS
[Personal finance]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
[Military]
WAR DIARIES AND JOURNALS
WAR REMINISCENCES AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS
WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE
MILITARY COMMISSIONS AND RELATED PAPERS
MEDALS
MILITARY HISTORY AND MUSEUMS: VOLUMES, MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKLETS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
MILITARY HISTORY AND MUSEUMS: CORRESPONDENCE
MILITARY: MISCELLANEOUS
[Church and religion]
FAMILY BIBLES, PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
PEW SALES AND RELATED PLANS
CHURCH: PHOTOGRAPHS
CHURCH: BOOKLETS
CHURCH AND RELIGION: MISCELLANEOUS
[Art and antiques (including family portraits)]
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
SILHOUETTES
INVENTORIES OF ART, ANTIQUES, SILVER AND CHINA (WITH RELATED CORRESPONDENCE AND ENCLOSURES)
ART AND ANTIQUES: CATALOGUES, BOOKS AND BOOKLETS
ART AND ANTIQUES: MISCELLANEOUS
[Architecture]
ARCHITECTURE: BOOKLETS
ARCHITECTURE: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
ARCHITECTURE: MISCELLANEOUS
[Travel]
TRAVEL JOURNALS
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY: PHOTOGRAPHS
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY: CORRESPONDENCE
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY: MISCELLANEOUS
[Sports and country pursuits]
GAME REGISTERS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: SCRAP BOOKS AND CUTTING ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: PHOTOGRAPHS:
GAME FAIRS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: MISCELLANEOUS
[Hobbies and interests]
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: SCRAPBOOKS
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: PHOTOGRAPHS
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: CORRESPONDENCE
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS
[Gardens and gardening]
GARDENING ALBUMS
GARDENING NOTES AND NOTEBOOKS
GARDENS AND GARDENING:CORRESPONDENCE:
GARDENS AND GARDENING: MISCELLANEOUS
[Household]
RECIPES
DRESSMAKING: CUTTINGS AND NOTES
HOUSEHOLD: MISCELLANEOUS
[Local history]
LOCAL HISTORY: BOOKLETS:
LOCAL HISTORY: MISCELLANEOUS
[Agriculture]
AGRICULTURE: PRIZE CERTIFICATES
AGRICULTURE: MISCELLANEOUS
[General photographs (including family photographs)]
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS
[General correspondence]
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
[Miscellaneous]
MISCELLANEOUS: PLANS
MISCELLANEOUS: SEALS
MISCELLANEOUS: PRINTING PLATES AND NAME PLATES
MISCELLANEOUS
Catalogue Contents
WATSON FAMILY OF BARNARD CASTLE (Ref: D/Wn)PAPERS RELATING TO SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THE WATSON FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 1/)
This section contains items which relate to several generations of the Watson family and those families related by marriage. It contains some very useful family trees. D/Wn 1/5 is a particularly attractive and comprehensive family photograph album.
FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 1/1-3)Ref: D/Wn 1/1Pedigree of the Watson family, from 1747 to 1952, [originally part of J. Merryne Watson's family history scrap books, see section 26], n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 1/2Pedigree of the Watson family of Barnard Castle from 1747 to 1982, [in hand of W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 1/3Pedigree of the Watson family of Barnard Castle from 1747 to 1892, compiled by H.C. Watson, 1892
(1 paper)
FAMILY SCRAP AND CUTTINGS BOOKS (INCLUDING CORRESPONDENCE AND ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 1/4)Ref: D/Wn 1/4Album of press cuttings relating to the Watson family, other families related by marriage and family acquaintances, 10 August 1889 - 1 November 1972, including obituary of George Watson, 10 August 1889; obituaries of Mary Watson, ne Bowness, widow of William Watson junior, March 1891; obituaries and funeral reports of William Watson junior, August 1892; reports of the weddings of sisters of Lila Watson, ne Haslewood, 1895 - 1907; obituaries and funeral reports of Rev. Boulby Haslewood, October 1897; announcements and reports of the wedding of H.C. Watson and Lila Haslewood, April 1904; reports on the weddings of various friends and aquaintances of H.C. and Lila Watson; birth announcements of children of the Watson family and relatives; report of the admission of Bernard Wells as a partner with Messrs. W.J. and H.C. Watson solicitors, October 1907; obituaries of Jane Margaret Haslewood, ne Milner, mother of Lila Watson, February 1909; article commemorating the 100th anniversary of Watson's solicitors, July 1917; obituaries of William James Watson, June 1920; obituary of Innes Watson, January 1922; various articles relating to the local political interests of H.C. and Lila Watson; various articles relating to the military career of H.C. Watson; various articles relating to the cultural, charitable and social interests of H.C. and Lila Watson; obituaries and funeral reports of Margarette Louisa Watson, ne Jobson, 1911; reports and photographs of the ceremony at which W.I. Watson laid the corner stone of the new Barnard Castle Territorial Drill Hall, 1912; obituaries of H.C.
Watson and Ada Mary Ford, April 1934; reports on the weddings of various children of the sisters and brothers of Lila Watson, ne Haslewood; announcements of the engagement and reports of the wedding of Jack Cooke-Hurle and Margaret Watson, 1935; reports of the wedding of W.I. Watson and Anne Milvain, August 1947; obituary of Lila Watson, March 1951; articles relating to Col. H.R. Milvain and his hunt, 1951; article relating to the gardens at Spring Lodge, 1956-60; obituaries of H.R. Milvain, August 1960; obituaries of various relations and aquaintances of the Watson family; various articles relating to the military careers and interests of H.B. Watson and W.I. Watson; various articles relating to the local political interests and appointments of W.I. Watson; various articles relating to the social, charitable and cultural interests of W.I. and Anne Watson, including the Bowes Museum; various articles relating to the sporting interests of W.I. Watson, including the C.L.A. game fair; various articles relating to the legal career of W.I. Watson; also miscellaneous cuttings relating to various members of the Watson family, relatives and aquaintances
(1 album, cloth bound)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 1/5)Ref: D/Wn 1/5Album containing photographs of various members of the Watson family and other families related by marriage, including William Watson senior and Mary Watson, ne Longden; Charlotte Maria Innes, aunt of Mary Watson, ne Longden; Margaret Watson, Elizabeth Hick, ne Watson, and Rev. David Hick, sisters and brother-in-law of William Watson senior; William Watson junior and Elizabeth Watson, ne Bowness; George Newby Watson, Charles James Watson-Munro, Henry Crawford Watson and Alice Watson, nephews and niece of William Watson junior; Anne Elizabeth Longden, ne Watson, and Capt. Thomas Longden; William James Watson and Margarette Louisa Watson, ne Jobson; Dr. John Jobson and Mary Jobson, parents of Margarette Louisa Watson; George Watson; Innes Watson and Constance Watson, ne Pixley; Emmeline Pixley (later Watson-Munro), sister of Constance Watson and wife of Charles James Watson-Munro; H.C. Watson; Ada Mary Watson (later Ford); Gertrude Heelis Watson; Lila Watson, ne Haslewood, wife of H.C. Watson; Rev.Boulby Haslewood and [Jane] Margaret Haslewood, parents of Lila Watson; Laetitia Milner, sister of Margaret Haslewood; Mrs. Milner, mother of Elizabeth Haslewood; W.I. Watson; H.B. Watson, J. Merryne Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle), c.1860-1959
(1 photograph album, leather bound, 120 black and white photographs)
EARLY WATSONS (Ref: D/Wn 2/)This section contains papers relating to John Watson (1747-1800) and Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford (1754-1834) and earlier generations of their families. It also contains papers relating to their children, excluding William Watson senior (1794-1883) whose papers are in section 3.
John Watson (1747-1800) was a draper while his father John Watson of Coverham ( c.1726-1762) was a mason. Matthew Crawford (1711-c .1775), the father of Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford, was a barrister.
The items relating to Rev George Watson (1787-1815) who was an army chaplain and James Watson (1721-1826) who was a land surveyor are of particular interest. Many items relating to the early members of the Watson family can also be found in section 26.
Pedigree of the family of Matthew and Mary Crawford, ne Alderson, compiled by William Watson [senior] using information from his mother, Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford, 1818
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/2Pedigree of the Crawford family of Staindrop, from 17th century to 1820, and also pedigree of the family of Mary Alderson, wife of Matthew Crawford, from 17th century to 1820 [originally part of J. Merryne Watson's family history scrap books, see section 26], n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/3Pedigree of the Crawford family of Staindrop [from late 17th century] to mid 19th century, [in hand of W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/4Pedigree of the family of Mary Alderson, wife of Matthew Crawford of Staindrop, [from late 17th century] to 1820, [in hand of W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/5Rough pedigree showing mainly the line of [Elizabeth Watson] and Rev. David Hick, n.d. [20th century]
(1 paper)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/6-11)Ref: D/Wn 2/6Notes relating to the Aldersons [family of Mary Crawford, grandmother of William Watson senior, compiled by William Watson senior], 1820
(3 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/7Copy entries [taken by William Watson senior] from the family bible of John Watson, relating to the births and deaths from 1747 to 1831 of himself, wife and eleven children, 1834
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/8Copy entries [taken by William Watson senior] from the family bible of Matthew Crawford, relating to the births and deaths from 1711 to 1780 of himself, wife and twelve children, also containing other biographical details relating to the family, 1834
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/9Note by H.C. Watson giving biographical details of those mentioned in items D/Wn 2/12-14, 11 April 1932
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/10Catalogue entry for an estate map of Low Plains, c.1820, a survey by James Watson of the A66 highway, 1824, and a copy of The Carlisle Advertiser , 11 March 1826, containing an obituary of James Watson, these items deposited on 23 March 1983 at Carlisle Record Office by W.I. Watson, n.d. [1983]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/11Envelope originally containing D/Wn 2/10, 2/17-18, 2/23, 2/33, 20/4-7 and 20/11-12 with biographical notes [by W.I. Watson] on James Watson of Low Plains, [Cumbria], brother of William Watson senior, n.d.
(1 envelope)
COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/12)Ref: D/Wn 2/12Letter from John Smith, Middleton One Row, to Miss Alderson, advising that his daughter, M.D. Smith, was married on 22 August 1867 to Lt. Col. Burdett, formerly of the 17th Lancers, 29 August 1867
(1 paper)
NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 2/13-14)Ref: D/Wn 2/13Letter from Mary Watson, Newsham, [Yorkshire], to Mrs. Alderson, describing the last moments of Aunt Crawford who died recently, also mentioning Matthew Crawford and his wife did not arrive until after her death which was a grief to her [Aunt Crawford], also sent to accompany a black silk dress which is to be worn 'for her (Aunt Crawford's) sake', 1 January 1833
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/14Letter from John Smith, Lupus Street, London, to Miss Alderson, advising of his wife's death, 6 July 1865
(1 paper)
OBITUARIES (Ref: D/Wn 2/15-18)Ref: D/Wn 2/15The Carlisle Journal , containing (on page 3, column 4) the death notice of Rev. George Watson, A.B. Chaplain to the British Forces, who died on 28 March 1815 during his passage home from America, 3 June 1815
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/16'Lines to the memory of his father by Mr. M[atthew] C[rawfor]d' and 'To the memory of our valued friend Mrs. William Newby by A[nne] Medley [of Bishopwearmouth]; including biographical annotations by W[illiam] W[atson] [senior], n.d. (paper watermarked '1826')
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/17Cutting from unknown newspaper containing the obituary of James Watson of Low Plains, Cumbria, who died on 5 [March 1826] following a fall from his horse, n.d. [March 1826]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/18Transcript of obituary of James Watson of Low Plains, [Cumbria], from The Carlisle Patriot, 11 March 1826 [late 20th century transcript]
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/19-21)Ref: D/Wn 2/19(1-4)28 May 1798 [photocopy made 1980s]
Photocopy of copy will of John Watson of Barnard Castle, devising to his eldest son John Watson junior a dwelling house at Carlton, Yorkshire, also bequeathing to him a watch, ring, gun, pistol and sword and also all his stock of grocery goods, fixtures, appendages and book debts of that business, also directing that he be supplied with free board and lodgings by his widow, Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford, until he marries, also bequeathing to him all his land and buildings after the death or remarriage of his widow, Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford; also bequeathing to his widow, Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford, all his land and buildings for her use during her widowhood including the property in which they presently reside, also all his woollen, drapery and haberdashery stock and fixtures together with all the book debts of that business for her use during her widowhood, also the use of all his plate and furniture for the rest of her widowhood; also bequeathing to each of his remaining sons, Matthew Crawford Watson, George Watson, James Watson and William Watson, £100 each on attaining the age of twenty-one, also directing that Matthew Crawford Watson should have the preference of taking over his business when he reaches twenty-one; also bequeathing to his daughters, Mary Watson, Margaret Watson, Elizabeth Watson and Jane Watson, £80 each on attaining the age of twenty-one, also directing that they each receive an equal share of all his plate and furniture after the death or
remarriage of his widow Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford; also directing that each of his children be fully supported financially from the proceeds of his business until each of them reaches the age of twenty-one
also appended;
30 September 1800
Photocopy of a copy codicil to the will of John Watson of Barnard Castle, revoking his bequest of his grocery business to his son John Watson junior, as his son has given up the trade of grocer and the business has since been sold, as recompense he bequeaths to his son John Watson junior a legacy of £80; also revoking the legacies of £100 each on attaining the age of twenty-one to his remaining sons Matthew Crawford Watson, George Watson, James Watson and William Watson, and replacing these with legacies of £80 each on attaining the age of twenty-one, also revoking the legacies of £80 each on attaining the age of twenty-one to his daughters Mary Watson, Margaret Watson, Elizabeth Watson and Jane Watson, and replacing these with legacies of £60 each on attaining the age of twenty-one
(4 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/2019 July 1810
Photocopy of the will of John Watson junior of Barnard Castle, devising to his mother, Elizabeth Watson, née Crawford, his dwelling house, garden and grass garth at West Burton, Aisgarth, Yorkshire, also his dwelling house at Carlton in Coverdale, Coverham, Yorkshire, also bequeathing his personal estate to his mother Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/2115 December 1820
Copy will of James Barnes the elder of Cleatham, devising his parcel of land in Cleatham to his grandson, John Barnes, and also bequeathing to him all his household goods and other personal estate, also bequeathing to his daughter Margaret Alderson, wife of Michael Alderson, the sum of £150
(1 paper)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/22)Ref: D/Wn 2/22(1-2)Letter from John Watson, Barnard Castle, to his son, John Watson junior [at Mrs. Pearson's in Staindrop], chastising him for not writing to his little brother, William, also advising him as regards his studies and general comportment, also advising 'keep this in your box and read it over once a week or once a month, but always keep it in your mind, 18 January 1791', endorsed by W[illiam] Watson [senior] 'this letter to go to my eldest son William James Watson and be preserved as a memorial to the fine disposition and pious character of my father ..', also mentioning what became of his brothers, John and William Watson, Oct[obe]r 17 1865; also envelope endorsed by William Watson [senior] in similar manner to letter, 9 January 1875
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
LEGAL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/23)Ref: D/Wn 2/23Copy of an attestation made by William Harry, Earl of Darlington, to the Lord Chancellor as to the good character and professional integrity of James Watson, recently deceased land surveyor and valuer of Low Plains, Cumbria, also with contemporary footnote which states that this attestation, along with another of Sir James Graham of Wetherby, [Yorkshire], was required by the Lord Chancellor as a case involving James Watson had come before Chancery after his death, n.d. [ c.1826?]
(1 paper)
CONVEYANCES, RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 2/24-32)Ref: D/Wn 2/24(1-2)30 March 1787 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1) Francis Tweddell, Thrapwood, Northumberland, John Mathews, Whitby, Yorkshire and Hugh Tootell, City of York
(2) Dorothy Lodge, Barnard Castle, spinster
(3) John Adamson, Barnard Castle, gent.
(4) John Watson, Barnard Castle, mercer
Photocopy of a feoffment from (1) and (2) to (4) with the agreement of (3) of an allotment of newly enclosed ground in the Middlefield in Barnard Castle measuring 1r. 24p.
Consideration: £11
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/25Photocopy of an order issued by the Commissioners of the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act concerning the building and maintenance of boundary fences on the enclosures in Barnard Castle, 1 January 1792 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/26Photocopy of a memorandum of agreement between Agur Crampton of Barnard Castle, weaver, and John Watson of Barnard Castle, linen draper, in which John Watson agrees to pay Agur Crampton 10 guineas per acre and other charges and expenses for an enclosure on Barnard Castle Moor, 30 June 1795 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/27(1-2)1 March 1796 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1) Arthur Mowbray, Sherburn, gent., Joseph Granger, The Heugh, gent. and John Bradford, Hornby, Yorkshire, gent., Commissioners of the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act
(2) John Watson, Barnard Castle, woollen draper
Photocopy of a feoffment from (1) to (2) of a piece of land measuring 6p. in the West Baitingsteads, Barnard Castle, allotted to (2) by (1) under the auspices of the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act
Consideration: £1 14s.6d.
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/28Photocopy of a demand issued by the Commissioners of the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act to John Watson for rent due on the inclosed land now owned by him following the enclosure of Barnard Castle Common land, 19 September 1796 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 2/29(1-2)19 February 1798 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1) Agar Crampton, Barnard Castle, weaver, and Sarah Crampton, his wife
(2) Thomas Crampton, sergeant in the Durham Fencibles, serving in Ireland
(3) John Watson, Barnard Castle, draper
Photocopy of a feoffment from (1) to (3) with the agreement of (2) of a piece of enclosed land on Barnard Castle Moor
Consideration: £9 6s.4d.
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/30(1-2)30 May 1799 [photocopy made 1980s]
(1) Henry Bourn, Cotherstone, Yorkshire, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife
(2) John Watson of Barnard Castle, draper
Photocopy of a feoffment from (1) to (2) of a piece of enclosed land measuring 3r. 37p. on Barnard Castle Moor
Consideration: £37
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/31(1-2)Photocopy of a 'description and account' of piece of enclosed land measuring 1r. 11p. on Barnard Castle [Moor] belonging to John Watson, n.d. [c.1799?, photocopy made 1980s]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 2/32Photocopy of a copy of 'part of a plan of the town head of Barnard Castle copied from a plan annexed to the Commissioners' [of the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act] award in the B[arnar]d Castle town chest' February 1868 [photocopy made 1980s]
(2 papers)
SALE PARTICULARS (Ref: D/Wn 2/33)Ref: D/Wn 2/33Cutting from unknown newspaper containing the notice of sale by auction of Low Plains Farm, Cumbria [formerly home of James Watson] on 10 December 1968
(1 paper)
WAR DIARIES AND JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 2/34-35)Ref: D/Wn 2/34Journal of Rev. Geo[rg]e Watson (1787-1815), A.B., chaplain to the forces, of his journey to join the Duke of Wellington's army in the South of France, also containing notes relating to matters which he wished to research into the history of the Jews and Waldenses in France, and notes relating to the goings on in the dormitories of the colleges of France, 14 April 1814 - 2 June 1814
[For the journal following this, regarding George Watson's voyage to America and his death in the Gulf of Mexico, see D/Ph 428]
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 2/35Transcript of the '1st journal of Revd. Geo[rg]e Watson A.B., chaplain to the forces, of his journey to join the Duke of Wellington's army in the South of France', with transcript of his notes and memoranda written at the end of the journal, [ see D/Wn 2/34 for original], April 1814 - 2 June 1814, [late 20th c. transcript]
(39 papers)
FAMILY BIBLES, PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 2/36-37)Ref: D/Wn 2/36A Companion to the altar; shewing the nature and necessity of a sacramental preparation , London, 1769; containing the inscription 'Eliz[abeth] Crawford's book 1776', also containing several later Watson family inscriptions, 1806 - 1912
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: D/Wn 2/37Rev. John Fleetwood, The Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ , London, 1766; containing the inscription 'M[ary] C[rawford] February 5th 1769 ...', also containing several later Watson family inscriptions, 1851 - 1927
(1 volume, leather bound)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 2/38)Ref: D/Wn 2/38Ambrotype photograph of Margaret Watson, sister of William Watson senior, in wooden frame with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th century]
(1 ambrotype, wooden frame, glass covered, 8.2 cm. x 9.6 cm.)
MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 2/39)Ref: D/Wn 2/39Oval brass name plate from the sea chest of Rev. George Watson, chaplain to the British forces, 1814; also with card tag containing description of name plate [in hand of H.C. Watson], n.d.
(1 brass name plate, 9.1 cm. x 6.1cm, with 1 card attached with string)
WILLIAM WATSON senior (Ref: D/Wn 3/)William Watson senior (1794-1883) was the tenth child of John Watson (1747-1800) and Elizabeth Watson, ne Crawford, (1754-1834). He was founder of the family solicitors firm which was to become Messrs. Watson. He also built the family home, Spring Lodge in Barnard Castle. He was secretary and treasurer of Barnard Castle Agricultural Society for 48 years. He was also Steward of the Manors of Raby, Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale. He married twice, firstly to Louisa Senior (1803-1847) in 1833 and secondly to Mary Longden (1824-1903) in 1850. He was father of four children, three from his first marriage, Anne Elizabeth Watson (later Longden) (1835-1861), William James Watson (1838-1920) and George Watson 1840-1899), and one from his second, Innes Watson (1851-1931).
FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 3/1)Ref: D/Wn 3/1Pedigree of the family of William Watson senior of Barnard Castle from 1794 to 1912, [compiled by H.C. Watson with later additions by W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 3/2)Ref: D/Wn 3/2Letter from Mrs. Matthew Crawford, Newsham, [Yorkshire], to William Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, containing 'stanzas on visiting Rokeby', sent by her for inclusion in an album of William Watson senior; letter endorsed 'these pretty stanzas were written by my cousin Mrs. Crawford (ci devant Louisa Matilda Wortly Montague) authoress of the popular Irish song of Kathleen Mavoureen and many others of great beauty, William Watson [senior], 6 March 1831'
(1 paper)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/3-6)Ref: D/Wn 3/3Cutting from unknown newspaper concerning William Watson [senior], deceased, stating that the Watson family held lands in the Chapelry [of Barnard Castle] in the reign of Henry VIII, n.d. [ c.1883]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/4(1-5)Account, with envelope, by Jane E. Dent of Middleton-in-Teesdale of her forebears in the Teesdale area, mentioning how Anthony Harrison of Barnard Castle, solicitor, gave William Watson senior his articles, and on his death left him his solicitor's practice, 1931
(4 papers, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 3/5Note from [J] Merryne [Watson] to 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], enclosing D/Wn 3/6, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/6(1-3)Originally enclosed with D/Wn 3/5, historical notes [by J. Merryne Watson] concerning the life and interests of William Watson senior, also concerning George Newby Watson, n.d.
(3 papers)
BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 3/7)Ref: D/Wn 3/7Licence for the marriage of William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle, widower, and Mary Longden of St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, spinster, the marriage to take place in St. John, Paddington, 22 July 1850
(parchment, 1 membrane)
NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 3/8)Ref: D/Wn 3/8Letter from John Oliver, Secretary, King's College Hospital, [London], to W[illiam] Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, advising him of the death of his nephew, Frederick Watson, who was brought into the hospital on 3 December 1855, from a common lodging house, suffering from diseased lungs and who died on 5 December 1855, also discussing arrangements for the burial, 10 December 1855
(1 paper)
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 3/9-17)Ref: D/Wn 3/9(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from H. Waddington, Whitehall, [London], to [William Watson senior], advising that the [Home] Secretary has directed that a licence (as in D/Wn 10/17) be forwarded to the incumbent and Church Warden of Barnard Castle allowing the opening of the Watson family vault and the burial there of five members of the Watson family on their decease, 12 December 1859
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 3/10Envelope formerly containing D/Wn 3/11-16, with brief description of former contents, n.d.
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 3/11Extract from a faculty 'to alter, restore, reseat and remove the galleries of the parish church of St. Mary, Barnard Castle, 23 March 1869
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/12Draft letter from [William Watson senior] to [Charles, Bishop of Durham], concerning the movement of the Watson family memorial tablets during the restoration of Barnard Castle parish church, n.d. [ c. 1870]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/13Letter from [William Watson senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, to the Churchwarden of Barnard Castle and Church Restoration Committee, requesting that the three Watson family memorial tablets moved during the church restoration be returned to their original positions, 11 October 1870
(1 paper, piece cut out)
Ref: D/Wn 3/14Letter from Robert Richardson, Secretary to the Barnard Castle Church Restoration Committee, to W[illiam] Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], advising that all the monumental tablets removed from the church during restoration will be replaced in the tower, 15 October 1870
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/15(1-2)Copy letter from W[illiam] Watson [senior] to R.J.Richardson, Secretary to the Barnard Castle Church Restoration Committee, requesting that the three Watson family memorial tablets moved during the restoration of the church be restored to their former positions, 21 October 1870
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 3/16Copy letter from W[illiam] Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, to the Vicar and Churchwarden of Barnard Castle, requesting that the three Watson family memorial tablets should be placed in or near their original positions in the church rather than in the old tower, 28 November 1870
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/17Transcripts of letters D/Wn 3/13-16, 11 October - 28 November 1870, also transcript of a letter (original missing) from Robert J. Richardson, Secretary [to the Barnard Castle Church Restoration Committee, to W[illiam] Watson [senior], advising that the Committee had consulted an architect at the early stages of the Church restoration who had advised that the only suitable place for memorial tablets was at the base of the church tower, 29 October 1870
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/18-21)Ref: D/Wn 3/182 January 1833
(1) William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle, gentleman
(2) Louisa Senior of Ealing, Middlesex, spinster
(3) Rev. David Hick of Marske, Yorkshire, clerk
(4) Thomas Senior of Bruton Street, [London]
Settlement for the proposed marriage of (1) and (2) of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle and various adjoining parcels of land, a dwelling house in Newgate
Street, Barnard Castle, now used as a law office by (1) also a parcel of land formerly part of the Barnard Castle town field, all to uses and trusts as specified, also £2000 to be invested by (3) and (4) in trust for (1) and (2)
also endorsed;
4 September 1846
Deed of revocation in which (1) and (2) revoke the settlement on all the lands and properties mentioned in the above settlement but leave the terms of the settlement in place for the sum of £2000 invested in trust for (1) and (2) by (3), the survivor of the two trustees of the original settlement
(parchment, 4 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 3/192 January 1833
Draft settlement as in D/Wn 3/18
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 3/201 October 1883
Probate copy of the will, of 8 November 1882, of William Watson [senior] of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, appointing William Watson junior, William James Watson and Innes Watson as trustees of the will; devising to his trustees Spring Lodge for the use of his widow, Mary Watson, née Longden, during her life as long as she remain a widow, and on her death or remarriage to the use of William James Watson; devising to his trustees a messuage and house in Newgate Street, Barnard Castle, part of which is used as County Court and legal offices and also two closes with stable on the Barnard Castle to Westwick road, to the use of William James Watson; also devising a close of land and house, now used as a market garden, on the Barnard Castle to Westwick road, and also a close of arable land with barn called Little Moor field in Barnard Castle, also a close of grass land on the Barnard Castle to Darlington road, to the use of Innes Watson; also directing that his trustees take over his 3/13 share in the Butterknowle Collieries, upon trust to pay to Mary Watson, 2/5 of the income and profits during her life, also upon trust to pay 1/3 share of the remaining 3/5 share of the income and profits to each of William James Watson, Innes Watson and George Watson; also directing that the £5000 covenanted in the marriage settlement of William Watson senior and Mary Longden to be invested by the trustees of that settlement to provide his widow with income after his death should continue to provide her with income even if she should remarry, also directing that a further £2500 should be invested in trust for Mary Watson to provide her with income from dividends and other proceeds; also bequeathing £640 Great Indian Peninsula Railway Stock and £550 Consolidated East Indian Railway Stock and also a 1/64 share in a steam ship to be built at Hartlepool to Mary Watson; also directing that on his death a charge of £800 should be raised on the security of Spring Lodge, half of this amount should be given to Innes Watson and the other half should be held in trust for George Watson; also bequeathing £2500 to be used to set up a trust fund for the benefit of George Watson; also various bequests of household furniture, paintings and other personal items; also various monetary bequests to relations and household staff; also giving directions for the bequest of his residuary estate.
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 3/21Letter from C[harlotte] M[aria] Innes to her nephew, [William Watson senior], concerning the drawing up of her will, 4 January 1869
(1 paper)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/22-23)Ref: D/Wn 3/22Letter from Anne [Elizabeth Watson], Hammersmith, London, to 'dearest papa' [William Watson senior], sent from her holiday spent with Mr. and Mrs. Haggard, also enclosing D/Wn 3/24, 21 June [18]50
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/23(1-2)Letter from Innes Watson, Durham School, [Durham], to his father [William Watson senior], describing an incident where he had to have a small piece of flint removed from his eye, also mentioning his new wiry-haired English Terrier pup, 28 March [1868]
(2 papers)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/24)Ref: D/Wn 3/24Originally enclosed with D/Wn 3/22, velvet spectacle case embroidered by Anne Elizabeth Watson and sent as a gift to her father, William Watson senior, June 1850
(velvet spectacle case)
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/25-33)Ref: D/Wn 3/25Admission of William Watson [senior] of Elm Court Temple, London, as solicitor in the Court of Kings Bench, 31 January 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 3/26Admission of William Watson [senior] of Elm Court Temple, London, as solicitor in the Court of Chancery, 13 February 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 3/27Commission of William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle to take affidavits to be used in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, 7 July 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 3/28Commission for William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle to take affidavits to be used in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster, 7 July 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 3/29Commission for William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle to take affidavits to be used in the Court of Pleas of the County Palatine of Durham, 6 August 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane, damaged pendant seal)
Ref: D/Wn 3/30Commission for William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle to take affidavits to be used in the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham, 6 September 1817
(parchment, 1 membrane, damaged pendant seal)
Ref: D/Wn 3/31Admission of William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle as a solicitor in the Court of Bankruptcy, 31 January 1832
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 3/32Appointment by the Duke of Cleveland of W[illiam] Watson [senior] as Steward of the Manors of Raby, Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale, and also as Clerk of the Duke's fairs and markets in the County, 1 August 1842
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/33Letter from William Watson senior, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to R.J. Richardson, thanking him for giving Innes [Watson] his first brief in the Chancery division, 8 March 1880
(1 paper)
FAMILY BIBLES, PRAYERS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS WORKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 3/34-38)Ref: D/Wn 3/34The Holy Bible , Vol. 1, Cambridge 1830, inscribed 'William Watson, Spring Lodge, 1833'
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: D/Wn 3/35The Holy Bible, Vol. 2, Cambridge 1830
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: D/Wn 3/36The Holy Bible , Vol. 3, Cambridge 1830
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: D/Wn 3/37Found enclosed inD/Wn 3/34, a list of births and marriages in the immediate family of Matthew Crawford, 1711-1780, endorsed [by William Watson senior] 'extracted from my Uncle William Crawford's family Bible formerly belonging to my Grandfather Matthew Crawford, born Sep[tember] 29 1711', n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/38Found enclosed in D/Wn 3/34, a list of names, occupations and marital status of Matt[he]w Crawford and his brothers and sisters, compiled by W[illiam] W[atson senior], 1820
(1 paper)
PEW SALES AND RELATED PLANS (Ref: D/Wn 3/39)Ref: D/Wn 3/3915 October 1845
(1) William Benson Whitfield, St Andrews, [London], surgeon, George Pinckney Whitfield, Alexander Square, Kensington, [London], gent. and George Todd, Barnsbury Park, Islington, [London], gent., trustees of the will of John Whitfield, deceased
(2) William Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, gent
Agreement for the sale from (1) to (2) of a pew in Barnard Castle Church for the consideration of £5
(1 paper)
CHURCH AND RELIGION: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/40)Ref: D/Wn 3/40Found enclosed in D/Wn 3/34, a silk bookmark with religious embroidered message, n.d. [19th century?]
(1 silk bookmark)
ART AND ANTIQUES: CATALOGUES, BOOKS AND BOOKLETS (Ref: D/Wn 3/41)Ref: D/Wn 3/41Catalogue of an exhibition by Barnard Castle and Teesdale Art Society of water colours by William Watson [senior] held at the Market Cross, [Barnard Castle], 28 May - 4 June 1955
(1 booklet)
ART AND ANTIQUES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/42)Ref: D/Wn 3/42Page from The Teesdale Mercury , containing an article relating to a bazaar in aid of Barnard Castle Church tower restoration, listing painting lent by W[illiam] Watson [senior] among others to an exhibition of paintings held as part of the bazaar at the Witham Testimonial, [Barnard Castle], 2 September 1874
(1 paper)
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/43-49)Ref: D/Wn 3/43Ticket issued to [William] Watson [senior?] for a stagecoach journey from Frankfurt to Wurzburg, 27 March 1843
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/44Ticket issued to Will[iam] Watson [senior?] for a stagecoach journey from Wurzburg to Frankfurt, 31 March 1843
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/45Ticket for a steamboat journey from Mainz to Coblenz, 1 April 1843
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/46Passport issued to William Watson [senior?] by the Belgian Consul in London valid for travel in Belgium and countries allied to it, 20 March 1843; also on reverse various consular stamps, 20 March 1843 - April 1843
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/47Street plan of Aachen, [Germany], with advertisement for Great Rhenisch Hotel, Aachen, on reverse, n.d. [ c.1843]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/48Card advertising the William Hlig Hotel in Cologne, [Germany], n.d. [c .1843]
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 3/49Card advertising the Hotel of Rusland, Cologne, [Germany], n.d. [c .1843]
(1 card)
AGRICULTURE: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 3/50)Ref: D/Wn 3/50The Durham Advertiser , containing an article on page 4, column 4, concerning the presentation of a plate to William Watson [senior] at a dinner in his honour to mark his service to Barnard Castle Agricultural Society as its secretary and treasurer over a period of 27 years, 23 October 1846
(1 paper)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 3/51-53)Ref: D/Wn 3/51Daguerreotype photograph of William Watson senior, in leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th century]
(1 daguerreotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 6 cm. x 7.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 3/52Photographic portrait of William Watson [senior] in old age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 3/53Photographic portrait of William Watson [senior] in old age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 3/54-55)Ref: D/Wn 3/54Envelope, contents missing, from unknown person (postmarked 'Pimlico') to W[illiam] Watson [senior], Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, [London], postmarked ('M[a]y 13 1844)
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 3/55Letter from C[harlotte] M[aria] Innes to her nephew [William Watson senior], advising of the constant worry the family is having with Henry [Haggard], also stating her satisfaction with the will that he [William Watson senior] had drawn up for her, 5 January 1869
(1 paper)
MISCELLANEOUS: SEALS (Ref: D/Wn 3/56-61)Ref: D/Wn 3/56Contained in wooden match box;
Ref: D/Wn 3/56/1Wax seal of W[illiam] Watson [senior] showing the Watson family coat of arms and crest, mounted on a piece of paper (see D/Wn 20/13-26 re Watson coat of arms), n.d. [19th century]
Ref: D/Wn 3/56/2Wax seal of [William Watson senior] showing the Watson family coat of arms and crest, mounted in small circular wooden box, n.d. [19th century]
Ref: D/Wn 3/56/3Wax seal of [William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, mounted on piece of card of same shape and size, n.d. [19th. century]
Ref: D/Wn 3/56/4Wax seal of W[illiam] W[atson senior] showing the Watson family crest, mounted on a piece of paper of the same size and shape, [19th century]
Ref: D/Wn 3/56/5Wax seal of Rev. Geo[rg]e Watson showing the Watson family crest, mounted on a piece of paper of the same size and shape, n.d. [19th. century]
(1 wooden match box, 5 wax seals, 1 small circular wooden box)
Ref: D/Wn 3/57Wax seal of [William Watson senior] showing the Watson family crest, mounted in small circular wooden box, with lid, n.d
(wax seal, mounted in small circular box with lid)
Ref: D/Wn 3/58Wooden seal box containing:
Ref: D/Wn 3/58/1Metal seal [of William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, with family motto scrolled underneath, n.d.[19th century]
Ref: D/Wn 3/58//2Metal seal [of William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, with family motto scrolled around, n.d.[19th century]
(2 metal seals, wooden seal box with lid)
Ref: D/Wn 3/59Large metal seal [of William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, 1875
(1 metal seal)
Ref: D/Wn 3/60Small silver seal with handle [of William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, n.d.[19th century]
(1 hall-marked silver seal)
Ref: D/Wn 3/61Large metal seal [of William Watson senior] showing Watson family crest, n.d.[19th century]
(1 metal seal)
MISCELLANEOUS: PRINTING PLATES AND NAME PLATES (Ref: D/Wn 3/62-68)Ref: D/Wn 3/62(1-2)Engraved copper printing plate for printing calling card of 'Mr. [William] Watson [senior], Barnard Castle', in original manufacturer's wrapping, n.d. [19th century]
(1 copper printing plate, 8.2 cm. x 5.3 cm., 1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/63Engraved copper printing plate for printing calling card of 'Mr. and Mrs.[William] Watson [senior], Spring Lodge', n.d. [19th. century]
(1 copper printing plate, 9.9 cm. x 6.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 3/64(1-2)Template of beaten copper for printing calling card of 'William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge'; with wrapping paper, n.d. [19th. century]
(1 piece beaten copper, 9 cm. x 6.8 cm., 1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 3/65Brass name plate engraved 'Will[ia]m Watson [senior]', n.d. [19th century]
(1 brass name plate, 14.9 cm. x 6.9 cm., with attached fixing screw and washer)
Ref: D/Wn 3/66Brass name plate engraved 'W[illiam] Watson [senior], Spring Lodge', n.d. [19th c.]
(1 brass name plate, 9.6 cm. x 4.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 3/67Paper weight showing metal crest of Watson family, mounted on a block of wood, with cloth covered metal base, n.d.
(1 wooden paper weight, metal motif, cloth covered metal base)
Ref: D/Wn 3/68(1-9)Brass buttons showing the Watson family crest, n.d.
(9 brass buttons, tied together with string)
LOUISA WATSON, née Senior (Ref: D/Wn 4/)Louisa Watson, née Senior (1803-1847) was the first wife of William Watson senior (1794-1883). They were married in 1833. She was mother of three children, Anne Elizabeth Watson (later Longden) (1835-1861), William James Watson (1838-1920) and George Watson (1840-1899).
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 4/1-12)Ref: D/Wn 4/1Envelope with note inscribed by H.C. Watson concerning D/Wn 4/2-13, 29 January 1921
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 4/2Letter from Anne El[izabeth] W[atson] to her mother [Louisa] Watson, née Senior, Camberwell, London, advising that she is sorry to hear of 'dear grandmama's' [Isabella Senior's] death, n.d. [February 1845]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/3Letter from Anne Elizabeth Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to her mother [Louisa Watson, née Senior], thanking her for her letter and expressing how much she is looking forward to her return, 4 April n.y. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/4Letter from Anne [Elizabeth Watson], Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to her mother, [Louisa] Watson, née Senior, expressing how much she and her brothers are is looking forward to her return, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/5Letter from Anne [Elizabeth Watson] to her father [William Watson senior], expressing how much she and her brothers are looking forward to their parents' return from London, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/6Letter from William James Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle] to his mother, [Louisa] Watson, née Senior, advising that he hoped that her journey to London had been safe, also sending news from home, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/7Letter from William James Watson to his mother, [Louisa] Watson, née Senior, advising that he hopes she is feeling better, also giving news from home, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/8Letter from William James Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to his mother, Louisa Watson, née Senior, advising that he is feeling better, also mentioning that he hopes 'Papa and you will find out a pretty toy shop', also expressing how much he is looking forward to his parents' return from London, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/9Letter from William James Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to his father [William Watson senior], enclosing D/Wn 4/13, also mentioning that he wants him to 'look well at the giraffes and zebras' in the Zoological Gardens so he can 'draw me some beauties', also expressing how much he is looking forward to his parents' return from London, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/10Letter from George Watson to his mother, Louisa Watson, née Senior, mentioning hot cross buns and dyed easter eggs, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 4/11(1-2)Letter from George Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to his mother, Louisa Watson, née Senior, mentioning that he is glad she is going to bring him back an accordian [from London], also sending his love to his cousins Billy and Emily, n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 4/12Letter from George Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to his mother [Louisa Watson, née Senior], expressing how much he is looking forward to his parents' return [from London], n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS (Ref: D/Wn 4/13)Ref: D/Wn 4/13Originally enclosed in D/Wn 4/9, pencil drawing [by William James Watson] of an elephant entitled 'Utility when tamed', n.d. [ c. mid-late 1840s]
(1 paper)
MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 4/14-15)Ref: D/Wn 4/14'Tables for the methodical reading of the Holy Scriptures by which they will be completed in one year' copied for Louisa Watson, née Senior, by her brother, George Senior, n.d.; annotated after her death by her husband, William Watson [senior], January 1848
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/Wn 4/15Poem entitled 'unambitious love', endorsed 'copied by my beloved and lamented Louisa - found in her desk after her death - a true picture of her own loving heart and exalted taste, W[illiam] W[atson senior]', n.d. [ c.1840s]
(1 paper)
SENIOR FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 5/)The Senior family of Southall, Middlesex were the family of Louisa Watson, née Senior (1803-1847). Her father William Senior (died 1825) set up a family trust in his will and a number of the papers in this section relate to this.
FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 5/1)Ref: D/Wn 5/1Pedigree of the Senior family of Southall, Middlesex from [mid 18th c.] to late 19th c., [in hand of W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 5/2-3)Ref: D/Wn 5/2Extract from the register of burials in the parish of Paddington, [London], showing the burial of Isabella Senior, 15 February 1845
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/3'Extract from the Register of Burials (sic) in Rock township in the Parish of Embleton, Northumberland', showing the baptism on 18 February 1770 of Isabella Humble of Rock, 7 January 1846
(1 paper)
NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CIRCUMSTANCES (Ref: D/Wn 5/4)Ref: D/Wn 5/4Letter from Robert Grieveson and Thomas Lawrie, Durham, to William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, advising that Edward Senior died on 29 September 1858 and also giving notice of his funeral, 29 September 1858
(1 paper)
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 5/5-8)Ref: D/Wn 5/5Transcript [of inscription on gravestone] of John Senior, died 1800, William Senior of Southall Green, Middlesex, died 1825, and Isabella, widow of William, died 1845, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/6Transcript in the handwriting of Louisa Watson, née Senior, of the epitaph on the tombstone of her cousin, Elizabeth Senior, who died at Ryde, [Isle of Wight], in 1841 aged 49, n.d. [1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/7Reversed impression from the brass plate on the coffin of [Isabella] Senior, died aged 75 on 9 February 1845
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/8Transcript of the inscription on the tombstone of the Senior family in the church yard at Paddington Green, [London], n.d.
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 5/9-48)Ref: D/Wn 5/925 June 1821
Duplicate of probate copy of will of William Senior of Southall Green, Middlesex, containing various bequests to his sons; also directing that the residue of his estate be disposed of and converted into public stocks or government securities upon trust to pay the dividends to his wife, Isabella, while she remain his widow, and after her death or remarriage the dividends to be paid to his daughter, Louisa Senior (later Watson) for her life, after her death the dividends to be shared equally among her children, also stating the various terms and conditions of the said Trust
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/1025 June 1821
Copy will of William Senior of Southall Green, Middlesex, with various annotations
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/11Account book of the executors of the trust of William Senior, deceased, 1825 - 1835
(1 notebook, paper bound)
Ref: D/Wn 5/127 March 1835
Copy will of Thomas Senior, Bruton Street, [London], expressing his desire that his trade in Bruton Street be carried on after his death, by his executors, for the benefit of his two children, also expressing his desire that an interest held in his business by Mr. Channon should continue after his [Thomas Senior's] death
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/1313 October 1840
Copy will of Elizabeth Senior of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, devising property to family members; also bequeathing legacies and personal items to various family members and friends, including a watch chain and seals to Louisa Watson, née Senior and the sum of £100 to George Watson, son of Louisa Watson; also making various bequests to religious and educational charities and institutions,
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/14[7 March 1845]
Copy of will, 1836, of Susanna Senior of Ealing, Middlesex, spinster, bequeathing all her money to Richard James of Madras, [India], also various small bequests of money and clothing to friends and family members; will made without naming an executor
also attached;
7 March 1845
Letters of administration granted to Louisa Watson, née Senior, of those goods left unadministered in the will of Susanna Senior of Ealing, Middlesex, spinster, deceased
(parchment, 2 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 5/15'Inventory of the weaving apperel and other effects of the late Susanna Senior who died 15 Dec[embe]r 1839', n.d. [ c.1845]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/16'Inventory of watch and trinkets of the late Susanna Senior deceased bequeathed by her to Richard James', n.d. [ c. 1845]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/17Receipt for legacy duty paid on the personal estate of Susanna Senior, Ealing, Middlesex, spinster, deceased, 17 July 1845
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/18Residuary account of the personal estate of Susanna Senior, Ealing, Middlesex, spinster, deceased, 17 July 1845
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/19Account of Elizabeth Senior, deceased, administrix of the will of Susanna Senior, deceased, n.d. [ c.1845]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/20Letter from Atkinson and Pilgrim, London, [solicitors], to W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors, concerning the evidence required to prove the claim of Isabella Senior as next of kin of G[eorge] H[umble] Henderson, deceased, 15 December 1845
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/21[19 February 1847]
Probate copy of will, 13 September 1843, of Isabella Senior, Camberwell, Surrey, widow, bequeathing her all money and personal estate equally between her son, Edward Senior, her daughter, Louisa Watson, née Senior, and her grand daughter, Louisa Elizabeth Wilkinson
also attached;
19 February 1847
Certificate of probate on the will of Isabella Senior, Camberwell, Surrey, widow, deceased, issued to William Watson [senior] and Martin Wilkinson, executors
(parchment, 2 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 5/22Copy statement of accounts of the executors of the estate of William Senior, Southall, [London], died 12 February 1825, with 'attached observations on the annexed acc[oun]t', 15 May 1847
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/23Copy of D/Wn 5/22, without the attached observations
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/24Copy statement of accounts of the estate of William Senior, Southall, [London], died 12 February 1825, 15 May 1847
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/25Residuary account of the personal estate of Isabella Senior, Camberwell, Surrey, died 9 February 1847; with a note of 'debts on simple contract, rent, etc. due at the death of Isabella Senior' and paid by her executors, 28 September 1847
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/26(1-2)Draft residuary account of the personal estate of Isabella Senior, as in D/Wn 5/25, 17 September 1847
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 5/27(1-5)Feb[ruar]y 1858
(1) James Trevor Senior of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
(2) William Watson [senior] of Barnard Castle
Copy memorandum of agreement between (1) and (2), in which it is agreed that (2) should replace (1) as a trustee of the estate of William Senior, deceased, and also that (1) should be indemnified from all claims against him relating to the his former position of trustee
(5 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 5/2815 April 1858
(1) James Trevor Senior, Broughton House, Aylesbury, Bucks.
(2) William Watson [senior], Barnard Castle
(3) Anne Elizabeth Watson, Barnard Castle, spinster
(4) William James Watson, Barnard Castle, gent
(5) George Watson, Barnard Castle, gent
Duplicate release of (1) as a trustee of the will of William Senior, deceased, and appointment of (2) as trustee of the said will in place of (1)
(parchment, 2 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 5/2915 April 1858
Draft release and appointment of trustees as in D/Wn 5/28
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 5/30Receipted account of Messrs. Baker and Knights for 'charges relative to the accounts of the estate of the late William Senior and the transfer of his funds', April 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/31Share certificate issued to William Watson [senior] and William Watson junior [in their capacity as trustees of the Senior Trust] in respect of new £3 per cent annuities, 4 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/32Memorandum in which William Watson [senior] and William Watson junior declare that the stock transferred to them by a deed of release of James Trevor Senior, was partially paid to them in cash, 4 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/33Copy of D/Wn 5/32
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/34Note concerning a powers of attorney of W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson junior to sell and receive dividends on £3 per cent annuities [held in their capacity as trustees of the Senior Trust] and to sell £3 per cent annuities held in trust for Anne Elizabeth Watson, n.d. [ c. May 1858]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/35List of 'exp[ense]s of a journey to London and Hastings ... re Senior', 12 April - 6 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/36Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, solicitor, sent to accompany a power of attorney for signature relating to new £3 per cent annuities [relating to the Senior Trust], also mentioning that they have received and lodged a power of attorney relating to [Anne Elizabeth] Watson 'ready to be acted on when necessary', 7 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/37Statement of account of the Senior Trust, 10 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/38Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, solicitors, acknowledging receipt of the power of attorney as mentioned in D/Wn 5/36 [relating to the Senior Trust], 11 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/39Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stock brokers], to Messrs. W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors, concerning the sale of new £3 per cent annuities [relating to the Senior Trust], enclosing D/Wn 5/40, 12 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/40Originally enclosed with D/Wn 5/39, contract of sale for new £3 per cent annuities sold by Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, on behalf of Messrs. W. and W. Watson who were acting for the Senior Trust, 12 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/41Letter from Mr. Baker, Lime Street, London, to W[illiam] Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, solicitor, sent to accompany a memorandum signed by W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam Watson [junior] concerning the Senior Trust, 26 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/42Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to Messrs. W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors, concerning the sale of new £3 per cent annuities [relating to the Senior Trust], enclosing D/Wn 5/43, 13 July 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/43Originally enclosed with D/Wn 5/42, contract of sale for new £3 per cent annuities sold by Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, on behalf of Messrs. W. and W. Watson, [who were acting for the Senior Trust], 13 July 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/44Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to Messrs. W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors, enclosing D/Wn 5/45, 26 August 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/45Originally enclosed with D/Wn 5/44, contract of sale for new £3 per cent annuities sold by Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, on behalf of Messrs. W. and W. Watson [acting for the Senior Trust], 26 August 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/46Contract of sale in respect of new £3 per cent annuities sold through Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, on account of W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior], [in respect of the Senior Trust], 3 October 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 5/47(1-2)Cash accounts of the trustees under the will of the late William Senior, 1855 - 1859; also envelope in which the aforementioned volume was formerly contained, n.d.
(1 volume, leather quarter bound, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 5/48Statement of account of the Senior Trust, 21 Feb[ruar]y 1861
(1 paper)
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS (Ref: D/Wn 5/49)Ref: D/Wn 5/49(1-2)Pencil drawings of the front and rear view of 'Mr. Seniors house in Southall Green, Middlesex,' by George Senior, 1833
(2 papers)
HOUSEHOLD: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 5/50)Ref: D/Wn 5/50Account issued by Will[ia]m Asprey, London, goldsmith and jeweller, to Will[ia]m Senior, in respect of silver cutlery, 20 July 1825
(1 paper)
MARY WATSON, née Longden and LONGDEN FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 6/)Mary Watson, née Longden (1824-1903) was the second wife of William Watson senior (1794-1883). She was mother of one child, Innes Watson (1851-1931).
FAMILY TREES (Ref: D/Wn 6/1-2)Ref: D/Wn 6/1Rough pedigree of the Longden and Haggard families with notes [in unidentified hand] relating to a bracelet containing a miniature of Louis Henry Le Cren given by Mrs. Haggard, née Catherine Le Cren, to her daughter, Mrs. .[Jane] Pixley, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/2Pedigree of the family of Mary Watson, née Longden, from mid 17th c. to late 19th c., [in hand of W.I. Watson], n.d.
(1 paper)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 6/3-7)Ref: D/Wn 6/3(1-2)Description of pictures belonging to the families of Le Cren de Cahidou and Jaumard, n.d.; with envelope from [Isaac Mennell Williams], St. Mary's Church, Torquay, to Innes Watson, Swanington Court, Norwich, (postmarked '23 Oct[ober] [19]15')
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 6/4Duplicate of D/Wn 6/3(1)
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/5Description of the pictures belonging to the families of Le Cren de Cahidou and Jaumard copied [by Innes Watson] from a letter by Isaac Mennell Williams, (this item is very similar to D/Wn 6/3(1) and 6/4, but includes additional biographical information), n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/6Note [in unidentified hand] giving a transcript of a note made by Samuel Jaumard in 1794 concerning the marriage contract made between his grandparents, Susanne Jousseaume and Jean Jaumard, in London, September 1686, and also mentioning a letter between Susanne Jousseaume and Jean Jaumard, 18 January 1686/7, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/7Notes [in unidentified hand] relating to the family history of the Longdens, Jaumards and Le Crens, n.d.
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 6/8-16)Ref: D/Wn 6/827 October 1853
Copy will of Rev. Thomas James Jaumard, Islington, St. Peters, Middlesex, [great uncle of Mary Watson, née Longden, and Thomas Longden]; containing various bequests of money and personal items to relatives, friends and servants; also devising half shares in property in Soho to his nephews; also directing that his residuary estate should be converted into public stocks and that the it be held in trust to provide income for his niece, Eliza Leigh Tutton, during her life, and that on her death the trust fund should '... divide equally between and amongst such of my nephews and nieces as shall be living at the time when the said residue becomes devisable and the children of my nephews or nieces as may now be dead Copy will of Rev. Thomas James Jaumard, Islington, St. Peters, Middlesex, [great uncle of Mary Watson, née Longden, and Thomas Longden]; containing various bequests of money and personal items to relatives, friends and servants; also devising half shares in property in Soho to his nephews; also directing that his residuary estate should be converted into public stocks and that the it be held in trust to provide income for his niece, Eliza Leigh Tutton, during her life, and that on her death the trust fund should '... divide equally between and amongst such of my nephews and nieces as shall be living at the time when the said residue becomes devisable and the children of my nephews or nieces as may now be dead'
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 6/9Copy of affidavit of William Watson [senior] and Mary Watson, née Longden, for a case in Chancery relating to their claim to a sum of money arising from Midland Railway shares in the trust of the will of Catherine Mary Le Cren, deceased, January 1866
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/10Extracts from the opinion by J. Lister Godlee, Lincolns Inn, [London], concerning the inheritance of the residuary estate of Thomas James Jaumard by the children of his nephews and nieces, 16 February 1883
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 6/11Letter from Messrs. Loxley and Morley, Cheapside, London, to William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, stating that they have been advised that each of the children of [Mary Jane] Longden, née Le Cren, alive at the time of the death of [Thomas James] Jaumard have a vested interest in his residuary estate, 17 March 1883
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/12Draft case relating to the will of Thomas James Jaumard, in which the advice of J. Lister Godlee is requested on the matter of what share, if any, of the residuary estate of Mr. Jaumard is due to the children of his nephews and nieces; with opinion by J. Lister Godlee, April 1883
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 6/13(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from Messrs. Loxley and Morley, Cheapside, London, to William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, concerning the residuary estate of Thomas James Jaumard as it relates to Mary Watson, née Longden and her brothers, 12 April 1883
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 6/146 July 1883
Letters of administration de bonis non granted to Mary Watson, née Longden, for the personal estate and effects of her late brother, Thomas Longden, who died intestate on 24 May 1859, and whose estate was left unadministered by his wife, Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson, who died 12 July 1861
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 6/151883
(1) Samuel Le Cren, Haverstock Hill, Middlesex, gent.
(2) Charles Francis Gale, Cheltenham, Gloucester, solicitor and notary
(3) Elizabeth Mary Cuffley and Alfred Thomas Cuffley, Canonbury, Middlesex
(4) Henry John Le Cren, Timarn, New Zealand
(5) John Billing, Old Jewry, City of London, solicitor, and John Lane, Highgate, Middlesex
(6) Charles Le Cren, Hawthorne, near Melbourne, Victoria, [Australia]
(7) William Le Cren, Wellington, New Zealand
(8) Frederick Le Cren, Timarn, New Zealand
(9) Anne Victoria Clarke and Charles Samuel Clarke, Hackney, Middlesex
(10) Alfred Le Cren, London, and Westminster Bank, Middlesex
(11) Samuel Le Cren, Alfred Le Cren and Thomas Weyman, Pimlico, Middlesex
(12) Charlotte Tutton, spinster
(13) Francis Ridout Ward, Charles Pemberton and Henry Mason, all of Chancery Lane, Middlesex
(14) Henry Haggard, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(15) Henry Mason and Francis Ridout Ward
(16) Stewart Pixley, City of London, bullion broker, administrator of the estate of Jane Pixley, widow, deceased
(17) Mary Watson, née Longden and William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle
(18) Samuel Le Cren, executor of the will of John Longden, deceased
(19) Mary Watson, née Longden, administratrix de bonis non of the estate of Thomas Longden, deceased
(20) Susannah Andrews Longden, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, widow and executrix of Joseph Longden
(21) Mary Le Cren, Kinson, near Wimbourne, Dorset, spinster
(22) Thomas Le Cren, West Melbourne, [Australia]
(23) Henrietta Williams and Isaac Mennell Williams, Micklegate, York
(24) Katherine Le Cren, Kinson, [near Wimbourne, Dorset], spinster
(25) James Dallin Le Cren, Kinson, [near Wimbourne, Dorset],
(26) George Oliver, Blackheath Hill, Kent and Henry Haggard
Copy draft release by (1)-(25) of (26) from all actions, claims and demands in respect of the residuary estate of Thomas James Jaumard, deceased, and of any income resulting from the estate; also containing a schedule showing the share of the residuary estate to which each of the parties (1)-(25) are entitled
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 6/16Account of the trustees of the residuary estate of Thomas James Jaumard, July 1883
(1 paper)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 6/17)Ref: D/Wn 6/17Letter from Innes Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to 'grandmama' [Mary Jane Longden], giving news of his new wiry-haired English Terrier pup and local wildlife, also mentioning his father's interest in gardening, 18 April 1868
(2 papers)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 6/18-20)Ref: D/Wn 6/18Daguerreotype of Mary Watson, née Longden, in leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, 1850
(1 daguerreotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 6 cm. x 7.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 6/19Photographic portrait of Miss Drummond, companion of [Mary] Watson, née Longden, in the gardens of Spring Lodge, n.d. [ c.1900?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.5 cm. x 21.88 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 6/20Photographic portrait of Mary Watson, née Longden, taken in old age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.6 cm. x 16.3 cm.))
CHARLOTTE MARIA INNES (Ref: D/Wn 7/)Charlotte Maria Innes, née Le Cren, (died 1874) was the aunt of Mary Watson, née Longden (1824-1903). She married Robert Wintle Innes (1794-1850) in 1834
BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 7/1-3)Ref: D/Wn 7/1Extract taken from the baptismal records of the Scots Church, St. George, Middlesex, showing the birth of Robert Wintle Innes on 1 November 1794, extract made 6 September 1813
(1 paper mounted on parchment)
Ref: D/Wn 7/2Extract from the parish register of St. Luke, Chelsea, showing the marriage of Robert Wintle Innes and Charlotte Maria Le Cren on 14 August 1834, extract made 16 August 1834
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/3Extract from the burial register of the vaults of St. John's Church, Paddington, Middlesex, showing the burial of Robert Wintle Innes, aged 56 years, on 15 July 1850, extract made 1850
(1 paper)
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 7/4-5)Ref: D/Wn 7/4List of charges of the General Cemetery Company at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 1873;
also, on reverse rough notes [possibly by William Watson senior], concerning the burial of Charlotte Maria Innes in the above cemetery, 30 March [18]74
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/5Visiting card of Superintendent of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, endorsed with a note of the plot number in the cemetery [of the Longden tomb in the cemetery,] n.d. [ c.1874]
(1 card)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 7/6-10)Ref: D/Wn 7/6Letter from [Alex.] Robertson, son of the aunt of Robert Wintle Innes, London, to [Charlotte Maria] Innes, advising that since his family had not been informed of the recent spell of illness and subsequent death of Robert Wintle Innes in a public lunatic ward, they had initiated their own inquiry into the matter; also stating that as a result they were unsure as to why he should have been in a public hospital; also stating that they wished to contest the validity of the will made by him while he was a patient in the lunatic ward, 8 November 1850
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/7(1-2)Draft letter from William Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, to Alex. Robertson, expressing his surprise that he [Alex. Robertson] and his family should wish to contest the validity of the last will of Robert Wintle Innes, also stating that he regretted that he [Alex Robertson] 'should have thought it right to address to Mrs. [Charlotte Maria] Innes the unkind observations contained in your letter', 13 November 1850
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 7/81867
Draft will of Charlotte Maria Innes, née Le Cren, Kensington, Middlesex, widow
(1 file)
Ref: D/Wn 7/96 July 1874
Probate copy of the will of Charlotte Maria Innes of Kensington, Middlesex, widow, bequeathing an annuity and various monetary legacies and personal possessions to family members and servants; also bequeathing to her niece, Mary Watson, née Longden, and her subsequent heirs, a trust consisting of £1500 of £3 per cent consolidated bank annuities and her share in the ground rents and other monies left to her in the will of her mother, Catherine Mary Le Cren, and also all her public stocks and securities; also bequeathing to Innes Watson £500 and a large diamond ring; also bequeathing to Mary Watson, née Longden, the residue of her estate; with three codicils, 2 January 1869, 24 July 1869, 9 February 1872
also attached;
27 March 1874
Certificate of probate on the will of Charlotte Maria Innes of Kensington, Middlesex, widow, deceased, issued to Mary Watson, née Longden, and William Watson [senior]
(parchment, 2 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 7/10Found enclosed with D/Wn 7/9, memorandum in which Innes Watson undertakes to execute a release of the executors of the will of Charlotte Maria Innes in respect of trust fund monies and securities, as listed, to which Innes Watson had become entitled on the death of his mother, Mary Watson, née Longden, the said trust fund monies and securities having been transferred to the trustees of his marriage settlement, 14 June 1904
(1 paper)
TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 7/11)Ref: D/Wn 7/11(1-2)Extract 'taken from the meteorological observation book on board H.M.S. Madagascar ', referring to an event on 5 January 1830 when Lieut. Rob[er]t Wintle Innes was electrocuted by a lightning strike while the ship was anchored in the Corfu Channel, [Greece]; with envelope, n.d.
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 7/12-16)Ref: D/Wn 7/12Letter from Mary Watson, née Longden, Spring Lodge, to 'my darling aunty' [Charlotte Maria Innes], giving news of her home life with her husband and stepchildren, also mentioning the progress of her pregnancy, n.d. [1851]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/13Letter from Tho[mas] William Pixley, Sightcliffe, to [Charlotte Maria] Innes, thanking her for her kindness to his wife who has recently had a tumour removed, 4 December 1861
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/14Part letter [from the wife of Thomas William Pixley], Sightcliffe, to her aunt, [Charlotte Maria Innes], thanking her for recent kindnesses and also mentioning reports of the death of Prince Albert, 16 December 1861
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/15Letter from Alfred Le Cren, [London], to his aunt [Charlotte Maria Innes], thanking her for her Christmas gift and also mentioning that he hopes that 'Henry [Haggard] will make amends for the past', also stating how sorry he feels for Aunt [Elizabeth] Haggard, née Le Cren, and Henry Haggard's wife, 24 December 1868
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 7/16(1-2)Letter from Eliz[abe]th Hick, née Watson, Barnard Castle, to [Charlotte Maria] Innes, giving news of Mary, Innes and [William] Watson [senior] and other family members, also giving news of other acquaintances in Barnard Castle, 20 March n.y. [1860s or 1870s]
(2 papers)
MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 7/17)Ref: D/Wn 7/17Receipt issued by J. Nichols to [Charlotte Maria] Innes for the sum of £31 10s. paid for [medical?] attendance, 5 August 1865
(1 paper)
WILLIAM WATSON junior (Ref: D/Wn 8/)William Watson junior (1816-1892) of Thorngate House, Barnard Castle, was son of James Watson (1791-1826) and nephew of William Watson senior (1794-1883). He was admitted as a solicitor in 1839 and was a partner with Messrs. Watson solicitors. He held many public positions including Clerk to the Greta Bridge Petty Sessions, Registrar to Barnard Castle County Court and Chairman of Barnard Castle Board of Health. He was also Steward of the Manors of Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale and Raby. He had a particular interest in education in the local area. He was also Councillor for the Barnard Castle Division on Durham County Council and was electoral agent for Sir George Elliot. He had also been Colonel of 2nd Volunteer Battalion 3rd Durham Light Infantry. He married Mary Bowness (died 1891) in 1860. They had no children.
OBITUARIES (Ref: D/Wn 8/1)Ref: D/Wn 8/1Found enclosed in D/Wn 8/4, extract from The Teesdale Mercury , containing report and editorial on the death of [William] Watson [junior] of Thorngate House, Barnard Castle, who died after falling from a window at his home, 17 August 1892
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/2-3)Ref: D/Wn 8/2(1-11)28 December 1892
Photocopy of probate copy of the will, 19 January 1892, of William Watson [junior] of Thorngate, Barnard Castle, devising 2 parcels of land in Barnard Castle to William James Watson; also devising a half share in the property in Newgate Street, Barnard Castle, occupied by the offices of W. and W.J. Watson, solicitors, to H.C. Watson, also bequeathing his share and interest as a partner in the solicitors' firm of W.and W.J. Watson to H.C. Watson; also bequeathing any undrawn profit and interest from his share of the said solicitors' firm to be used for the building and furnishing of the Boys and Girls National Schools in Barnard Castle; also bequeathing the sum of £2000 to H.C. Watson on condition that he use the said sum to purchase Thorngate House, and that he reside there or retain the property in its original condition; also various other legacies and bequests; also three codicils to the will, 29 January 1892, 2 May 1892 and 2 May 1892 [copy made late 20th c?]
(11 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 8/3Photocopy of certificate of probate of the will of William Watson [junior] of Thorngate House, Barnard Castle, issued to George Newby Watson, H.C. Watson and William Wood, executors, 28 December 1892, [copy made late 20th c?]
(1 paper)
GENERAL DIARIES AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 8/4-6)Ref: D/Wn 8/4Diary [of William Watson junior of Thorngate House, Barnard Castle], also with transcript of articles entitled 'The Cross' and 'The Czar and the peace party' and also a humorous epigram and epitaph, 1 January 1865 - 17 June 1868
(1 volume, leather half bound)
Ref: D/Wn 8/5Found enclosed in D/Wn 8/4, note from Charles Hardy, author of John Bowes and the Bowes Museum to W.I. Watson, thanking him for the loan of D/Wn 8/4, and mentioning that it had been very useful to him, (with annotations by W.I. Watson), n.d. [ c.1970]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/6Found enclosed in D/Wn 8/4, note from R.W. Blenkinsop to [W.I. Watson?], thanking him for allowing him to read D/Wn 8/4, n.d.
(1 paper)
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/7-12)Ref: D/Wn 8/7Appointment of William Watson junior of Thorngate House to the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham held at Barnard Castle, 2 October 1856
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/89 December 1856
(1) William Watson junior, William Watson senior and John Barnes of Langton, gent
(2) H.M.Queen Victoria
Copy bond in £200 for the performance by William Watson junior of the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/915 March 1865
(1) William Watson junior, William Watson senior and William Crawford Newby of Stockton-on-Tees, gent
(2) H.M.Queen Victoria
Bond in £125 for the performance by William Watson junior of the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/10Draft letter from W[illiam] W[atson] j[unio]r, Barnard Castle, to the Duke of Cleveland, Cleveland House, London, asking whether he [the Duke of Cleveland] had any objection to him accepting a retainer for the management of the election of Mr. Elliot, the Conservative candidate for the Northern Division of the County [Durham], 12 June 1868
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/11Appointment by the Duke of Cleveland of William Watson junior as Steward of the Manors of Raby, Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale, and also as Clerk of the Duke's fairs and markets in the County, 29 September 1879
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/1210 September 1883
(1) William Watson [junior], William James Watson and William Crawford Newby of Stockton-on-Tees
(2) H.M.Queen Victoria
Bond in £250 for the performance by William Watson junior of the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham
(1 paper)
PROPERTY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 8/13-14)Ref: D/Wn 8/13(1-4)Photocopy of a statutory declaration by William Watson senior as to the right of William Watson junior to inherit two allotments of land on Barnard Castle Moor containing two acres and a close of land at Galgate Head, Barnard Castle, formerly devised in the will of John Watson, 28 July 1874 [20th c. photocopy]
(4 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 8/14(1-4)Photocopy of a statutory declaration by William Watson senior as to the right of William Watson junior to inherit two allotments of land on Barnard Castle Moor adjoining the Slip Lane, formerly devised in the will of John Watson, 25 January 1877 [20th c. photocopy]
(4 papers)
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS (Ref: D/Wn 8/15)Ref: D/Wn 8/15Account book of William Watson jun[io]r [of Thorngate House, Barnard Castle], 27 June 1857 - 7 December 1880
(1 volume, leather bound)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 8/16-18)Ref: D/Wn 8/16Ambrotype photograph believed to be of Mary Watson, née Bowness, wife of William Watson junior of Thorngate House, standing at the doorway of Low Startforth House; with leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered (hinge broken), 8.3 cm. x 9.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 8/17Photograph of William Watson junior of Thorngate House; with velvet covered wooden frame, n.d. [late 19th c.]
(1 black and white photograph, velvet covered wooden frame, glass covered, 8.2 cm. x 14.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 8/18Photographic portrait of Mary Watson, née Bowness, wife of William Watson junior, taken in late middle age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.7 cm. x 16.4 cm.)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 8/19-31)Ref: D/Wn 8/19Letter from Louisa Watson, née Senior, Spring Lodge, to William [Watson junior], advising him not to bring crackers, toys or books for the children at Christmas as they have enough of these already, 12 November n.y. [1840s]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/20Letter from W. Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, to William Watson [junior], concerning his [W.Watson junior's] accommodation and career [in London], also asking him to deliver a note to Mrs. Senior in Ealing giving his concerns about the behaviour of Anne [a grand daughter of Mrs. Senior], who is living with her, also giving details of a suitor of Anne's who does not meet with the family's approval, 27 October 1842
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/21Letters from William James Watson and Anne [Elizabeth] Watson, Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to William [Watson junior], thanking him for their Christmas gifts and giving news of events at home, also appended, a note from Louisa Watson to William [Watson junior], concerning the handwriting of Anne [Elizabeth Watson], and also asking him to help her collect stamps for charity, 24 December 1842
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/22Letter from J[ohn] Machell, Carlisle, to [William] Watson [junior], Messrs. Saxon and Hosper, Pump Court, Temple, London, advising [his nephew] of the address of Charles Heaton-Ellis, n.d. (postmarked '21 December 1843')
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/23Letter from J[ohn] Machell, Carlisle, to [William] Watson [junior], Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London, advising [his nephew] of the address of Charles Heaton-Ellis, n.d. (postmarked '21 December 1843')
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/24Letter from John Machell, Carlisle, to William Watson [junior], advising his nephew that Mr. Heaton-Ellis will accept the Hambleton reversion property left to John Machell as his share in the debt due to the Duke of Portland, also advising that William Watson senior is not to be made aware of the transaction, 29 December 1843
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/25Found enclosed in D/Wn 8/4, note from R.L. Snowden, Police Office, Greta Bridge, to W[illiam] Watson junior, Barnard Castle, sent to accompany a turkey, 27 February 1847
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/26(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from William Watson [senior], Caernarfon, [Wales], to William Watson junior, Startforth Hall, Barnard Castle, written while in the courtyard of the castle at Caernarfon and including a sketch of the castle, also mentioning other places he had visited in the area, 3 September 1868
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 8/27Letter from T.F.H. Bell to William Watson [junior], thanking him for his kindness, and offering to send him a tortoiseshell watch by way of thanks, 14 October 1872
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/28(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from William Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, to Mrs. Williams, Newbiggin, Richmond, Yorkshire, sent to accompany some legal queries, also containing news of his wife's health, 10 May 1886
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 8/29(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from the Duke of Cleveland, Raby Castle, to William Watson jun[io]r, Barnard Castle, advising that he is uncertain whether to contribute towards the building of a National Society School, 27 October 1889
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 8/30Letter from the Duke of Cleveland, Raby Castle, to [William] Watson [junior], advising that he feels that it will not be long until education is paid for by the rates or taxes and when this happens 'our present national system will fall to the ground', November 1889
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 8/31Leter from [G?] R. Eden, The Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, to [William] Watson [junior?], concerning the former's departure in October, 12 August [18]90
(1 paper)
ANNE ELIZABETH LONGDEN, née Watson, and THOMAS LONGDEN (Ref: D/Wn 9/)Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson, (1835-1861) was eldest child of William Watson senior (1794-1883) She married Thomas Longden (died 1859), brother of her step-mother, Mary Watson, née Longden (1824-1903)
COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 9/1)Ref: D/Wn 9/1Letter from Joseph and Susan [Longden], Canterbury, N[ew] Z[ealand], to Anne [Elizabeth Watson], congratulating her on her recent engagement to their brother, Thomas Longden, 4 May 1857
(1 paper)
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 9/2-6)Ref: D/Wn 9/2Envelope formerly containing D/Wn 3/9 and 9/3-6, with brief description of former contents by [H.C. Watson], 8 March 1921
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 9/3(1-2)Grant of exclusive right of burial of A[nne] E[lizabeth] Longden, née Watson, of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, widow, in a grave in Kensal Green Cemetery, London; also original envelope, 25 May 1859
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 9/4(1-2)Sketch plan of Kensal Green Cemetery, [London]; also with envelope endorsed with direction [to the burial plot of Thomas and Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson,], [ c.1859?]
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 9/5Card giving charges relating to burials and maintenance of graves in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, also giving the plot number and location of the burial plot [of Thomas and Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson,], n.d. [ c.1859?]
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 9/6(1-2)Notes relating to the burial plot of [Thomas and Anne Elizabeth] Longden, née Watson, [at Kensal Green Cemetery, London], n.d. [ c.1859?]
(2 papers)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 9/7-24)Ref: D/Wn 9/7Account of Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbroker, in respect of the expenses relating to the transfer of two sets of new £3 per cent annuities to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior] and A[nne] E[lizabeth] Watson, 3 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/8Share certificate issued to Anne Elizabeth Watson in respect of new £3 per cent annuities, 4 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/9Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, solicitors, sent to accompany stock certificates for the transfer of new £3 per cent annuities; also contracts of sale for new £3 per cent annuities [relating to Anne Elizabeth Watson], 25 May 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/1015 June 1858
(1) William Watson senior and William Watson junior, both of Barnard Castle
(2) Anne Elizabeth Watson of Barnard Castle, spinster
Draft settlement, with rider, of £333 6s.8d. new £3 per cent consolidated bank annuities to be held in trust by (1) for (2)
(4 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 9/1115 June 1858
(1) Thomas Longden, Middlesex
(2) Anne Elizabeth Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle
(3) William Watson senior, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, William Watson junior and Samuel Le Cren, Middlesex
Settlement for the proposed marriage of (1) and (2) of £2200 new £3 per cent consolidated bank annuities, shares in the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, of which £576 have been fully paid up and £744 remains to be paid when called for, also £1780 sterling and also two assurance policies on the life of Thomas Longden, to (3) to be held in trusts as specified
(parchment, 6 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 9/12(1-11)15 June 1858
Abstract of marriage settlement as in D/Wn 9/11
(11 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 9/13Draft letter from [William Watson senior and William Watson junior], Barnard Castle, [solicitors], to [Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers?], concerning the payment of money to the bank [in respect of the marriage settlement of Anne Elizabeth Watson and Thomas Longden], 6 July 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/14Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, solicitors, sent to accompany a power of attorney for new £3 per cent annuities [in respect of the marriage settlement of Anne Elizabeth Watson and Thomas Longden?], 7 July 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/15Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, solicitors, sent to accompany a power of attorney for new £3 per cent annuities, [in respect of the marriage settlement of Anne Elizabeth Watson and Thomas Longden], 21 August 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/16Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, solicitors, sent to accompany bank post bills, 27 August 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/17Letter from William Watson [senior], S[pring] L[odge], to Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], sent to accompany two powers of attorney for the sale of £3 per cent shares held for the Senior Trust and the Longden Trust, 1 October 1858
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/1822 August 1859
Letters of administration granted to Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson, for the personal estate and effects of her husband, Thomas Longden, deceased, who died intestate on 24 May 1859
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 9/19Letter from W[illiam] Watson [senior] and W[illiam] Watson [junior], Barnard Castle, [solicitors], to Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, requesting that powers of attorney be sent for the sale of and receipt of dividends in new £3 per cent annuities held by the trustees of the marriage settlement of Tho[ma]s Longden and Anne Elizabeth Watson, and also the trustees of the Senior Trust, 29 September 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/20Draft authorisation [from Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson], to William Watson senior, William Watson junior and Samuel Le Cren, trustees of the marriage settlement of Anne Elizabeth Watson and Thomas Longden, deceased, for the conversion of £2200 of consolidated bank annuities in to cash to be paid to her brother, William James Watson, 30 September 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/21Account of Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, stockbrokers, in respect of two powers of attorney issued to W[illiam] Watson [senior], 30 September 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/22Letter from Haggard, Hale and Pixley, London, [stockbrokers], to W[illiam] Watson [senior and William Watson junior], Barnard Castle, [solicitors], sent to accompany two powers of attorney [relating to the Longden Trust and the Senior Trust], 30 September 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/23Copy letter from William Watson [senior], B[arnard] C[astle], to John G. Hick, concerning his intentions as regards the investment of £1000, the proceeds of life insurance policies [on the life of Thomas Longden, deceased], 3 October 1859
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 9/24Copy letter from William Watson [senior], S[pring] L[odge], Barnard Castle, to Samuel Le Cren, concerning the sum of £1000 due from two life policies payable [to Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson], in respect of her late husband, T[homas] Longden; also advising that his son, William [James] Watson, has gone into partnership with H[enry] Haggard in the old established business of James Baltson and Co., Cheapside, [London], 3 October 1859
(1 paper)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 9/25-28)Ref: D/Wn 9/25Photograph of Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson; with oval gold coloured frame, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 black and white photograph, metal frame, glass covered, 12.3 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 9/26Ambrotype photograph of Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson; with leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 6.4 cm. x 7.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 9/27Ambrotype photograph of Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson; with leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 6.4 cm. x 7.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 9/28Photographic portrait of Anne Elizabeth Longden, née Watson, wearing dark dress, 186[1?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 9/29-31)Ref: D/Wn 9/29Silver edged envelope with name 'Anne Elizabeth Watson' printed inside, originally containing D/Wn 9/30-31, n.d.
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 9/30Calling card of Capt. [Thomas] Longden, R.M.S.S. Comp[an]y, n.d. [late 1850s]
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 9/31Calling card of Mrs. Longden, née Anne Elizabeth Watson, n.d. [late 1850s]
(1 card)
WILLIAM JAMES WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 10/)William James Watson (1838-1920) was second child of William Watson senior. He trained as a solicitor and, after spending a few years in London, joined Messrs. Watson, solicitors, in 1870. He held many public positions including Registrar of Barnard Castle County Court, Clerk to Startforth Rural District Council, Chairman of Barnard Castle Urban District Council and Trustee of the Bowes Museum. He was also Steward to the Manors of Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale and Raby. He married Margarette Louisa Jobson (1841-1911) in 1863. They had three children, Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934), Ada Mary Watson (later Ford) (1865-1934) and Gertrude Watson (1866-1960).
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/1-2)Ref: D/Wn 10/1Copy letter from W[illiam] James Watson, Barnard Castle, to Mr. Blaiklock, [London], enquiring as to the family relationship of Mrs. Blaiklock's father, John Barnes, and William Watson [senior], 9 April 1915
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/2List [compiled from information supplied by Mr. and Mrs. Blaiklock, London], concerning the Crawford family of Staindrop who were forebears of both Mrs. Blaiklock and William James Watson, [containing some inaccuracies] n.d. April 1915
(1 paper)
BIRTH, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND BURIAL CERTIFICATES AND ENTRIES (Ref: D/Wn 10/3-4)Ref: D/Wn 10/3Death certificate of William James Watson, 15 June 1920
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/4Duplicate of D/Wn 10/3
(1 paper)
COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/5-7)Ref: D/Wn 10/5Letter from M[argarette] L[ouisa] Jobson, Bishop Auckland, to [William James Watson], thanking him for a gift of gloves, 6 May n.y. [ c.1860?]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/6(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from M[argarette] L[ouisa] Jobson, Bishop Auckland, [to William James Watson], apologising for her behaviour at Helmington which she feels he may have construed as unkind, 5 October n.y.(envelope postmarked '[18]60')
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 10/7Letter from '[Ha?]ttie' [Margarette Louisa Jobson], Darlington, to 'Willie' [William James Watson], telling of how much she is missing him and describing how miserable she felt, due to his absence, during a stay with his parents at Spring Lodge, n.d. [early 1860s]
(1 paper)
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/8-18)Ref: D/Wn 10/8Letter from Susan Longden, Bayswater, [London], to [William James] Watson, advising that she wishes to make the family tomb available for the burial of [Charlotte Maria] Innes as she and her family are moving abroad, n.d. [1874]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/9(1-2)Telegram from William Watson senior, Ventnor, [Isle of Wight], to William James Watson, Barnard Castle, concerning the funeral arrangements [of Charlotte Maria Innes], 28 March [18]74
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 10/10Envelope originally containing D/Wn 10/11-17, 1881
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 10/11Letter from [Rev. F.] Brown, Vicarage, B[arnar]d C[astle], to [William James] Watson, advising that he had checked the parish vestry minute book and had been unable to find any reference [to a faculty relating to the Watson family vault in Barnard Castle churchyard], October 1881
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/12Letter from [Rev. F.] Brown, Vicarage, B[arnar]d C[astle], to [William James] Watson, advising that the Deputy Registrar of Durham Consistory Court may be able to provide assistance with finding a faculty [relating to the Watson family vault in Barnard Castle Churchyard], n.d. [ c.October 1881]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/13Letter from John Booth, Durham Diocesan Registry, to W[illiam] James Watson, Barnard Castle, advising that he cannot find a faculty at the registry [relating to the Watson family vault in Barnard Castle churchyard], 25 October 1881
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/14Letter from Godfrey Lushington, Home Office, Whitehall, [London], to W[illiam] James Watson, Barnard Castle, referring him to the Privy Council Office with regard to his request for a copy of the Order in Council for the closure of Barnard Castle churchyard, 4 November 1881
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/15Letter from H.C. Walling, Home Office, Burial Acts Department, Westminster, [London], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, Barnard Castle, containing copies of those parts of the Orders in Council of 1858 and 1859 relating to the closure of Barnard Castle churchyard, 10 November 1881
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/16Letter from H.C. Walling, Home Office, Burial Acts Department, Westminster, [London], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, Barnard Castle, advising that he has referred to his back papers and found a recommendation that the [Home] Secretary issue a licence to permit the use of the Watson vault in [Barnard Castle] Churchyard for the burial of 5 or 6 coffins, also advising that he write to the Home Secretary's Office for a copy of the licence if one was issued, 16 November 1881
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/17Copy licence of the [Home] Secretary granting permission for the Watson family vault in Barnard Castle churchyard to be opened and five members of the Watson family to be interred there on their decease, 12 December 1859 [copy made 1881]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/18Letter from Godfrey Lushington, Home Office, Whitehall, [London], to W[illiam] James Watson, Barnard Castle, sent to accompany D/Wn 10/17, 22 November 1881
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/19-21)Ref: D/Wn 10/19(1-2)7 April 1863
(1) William James Watson, Hyde Park, Middlesex and Cheapside, City of London, bullion merchant and banker
(2) Margarette Louisa Jobson, Bishop Auckland, spinster
(3) William Watson junior of Startforth Hall, Yorkshire, gent., and George Watson of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle
Settlement for the proposed marriage of (1) and (2) of a principal sum of £10000 to be invested in government securities, railway and canal stocks or other suitable stocks by (3) in trust to provide an income for (2), with further trusts as specified.
also endorsed
20 May 1895
(1) William James Watson and Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson
(2) Harry Crawford Watson, gent., Ada Mary Watson and Gertrude Heelis Watson, spinsters, all of Startforth Hall, Yorkshire
(3) George Newby Watson, Darlington, gent., Harry Crawford Watson and William Wood, executors of William Watson junior
(4) William James Watson
(5) Harry Crawford Watson and Rev. Alfred Henry Ford, Staindrop
Deed of appointment of (5) as new trustees of the marriage settlement of (1) following the death of both of the original trustees, also release by (1) and (2) of (3) from all actions, claims and demands in respect of the trusts of the said marriage settlement
(parchment, 3 membranes, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 10/20Letter from William Watson senior, Ventnor, [Isle of Wight], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, concerning the probate and undertaker's costs due on the estate [of Charlotte Maria Innes], 13 April 1874
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/21Part letter from [William Watson senior], Ventnor, Isle of Wight, to [William] James [Watson], concerning the estate of [Charlotte Maria] Innes, deceased, 21 April 1874
(1 paper)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/22-23)Ref: D/Wn 10/22(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from Henry R. Huckin, Repton, Burton-on-Trent, [Staffordshire], to [William James] Watson, pleading with him [W.J. Watson] to allow H.C. Watson to have the benefit of a university education before going to train as a solicitor, or, failing that, to allow him to have another year or two at school, 1 May 1881
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 10/23Letter from Henry R. Huckin, Repton, Burton-on-Trent, [Staffordshire], to [William James] Watson, advising that he believes it unfortunate that H.C. Watson is not to be allowed to go to university or to stay on at school for another year or two, 8 May 1881
(1 paper)
GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/24)Ref: D/Wn 10/24Letter from W[illlia]m Watson [senior], Spring Lodge, [Barnard Castle], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, concerning the purchase by W[illiam] Watson senior of some Great Indian Peninsular Railway shares, 7 August 1867
(1 paper)
GENERAL BUSINESS INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 10/25)Ref: D/Wn 10/252 January 1860
(1) Henry Haggard, 85 and 86 Cheapside, City of London, bullion broker
(2) William James Watson, Barnard Castle, gent.
Co-partnership deed in Messrs. Haggard and Watson, 85 and 86 Cheapside, City of London, bullion dealers
(parchment, 5 membranes)
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/26-35)Ref: D/Wn 10/26Commissions of William James Watson to take affidavits in the Court of Queens Bench, Court of Exchequer and Court of Common Pleas, 18 January - 19 June 1871
(parchment, 3 membranes)
Ref: D/Wn 10/27Appointment of William James Watson to the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham held at Barnard Castle, 6 August 1892
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 10/28Letter from W. Wo[odman?], Morpeth, [Northumberland], to William J[ames] Watson, requesting the names and addresses of referees for William James Watson's appointment as Registrar of the County Court [of Durham], 9 August [18]92
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/29Copy testimonials to the suitability of W[illiam] J[ames] Watson for the position of Registrar of the County Court [of Durham] provided by W.J. Scarth, Raby Castle, Frederick Brown, Vicar of Barnard Castle, and James Munro, J.P. for Co. Durham and Yorkshire, North Riding, 10 August-22 August 1892
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/30Letter from Crown Office, House of Lords to Messrs. Ridsdale and Son, advising that another copy of W[illiam] J[ames] Watson's appointment as Registrar of the County Court [of Durham] should be sent for signature as the previous one has gone missing, 20 September 1892
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/31Letter from Messrs. Ridsdale and Son, Gray's Inn Square, [London], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, sent to accompany D/Wn 10/30, 21 September 1892
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/32Letter from Messrs. Ridsdale and Son, Gray's Inn Square, [London], to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, advising that no stamp duty is payable on William James Watson's appointment [as Registrar of the County Court of Durham], 12 October 1892
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/3327 October 1892
(1) W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, John Francis Jobson of Bishop Auckland and H.C. Watson
(2) H.M. Queen Victoria
Bond in £200 for the performance by William James Watson of the office of Registrar of the County Court of Durham
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/34Appointment by Henry De Vere, Baron Barnard, of William James Watson as Steward of the Manors of Raby, Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale, 26 November 1897
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/35Letter from Edmund Robert Turner, Judge of County Durham, to [William James] Watson, advising that the Chancellor has given leave for him to appoint a Registrar of the County Court at Barnard Castle, also asking that H.C. Watson prepare an appointment and provide testimonials for his suitability for the position, also on reverse a draft form of the above mentioned appointment, 12 June 1898
(1 paper)
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/36)Ref: D/Wn 10/36Appointment by the Master, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Cambridge, being patrons of the vicarage of Barnard Castle, of William James Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitor, as a Church Trustee of the said parish under the Compulsory Church Rates Abolition Act, 1868, 24 February 1894
(1 paper, seal appended)
CONVEYANCES, RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/37)Ref: D/Wn 10/37Photocopy of an extract taken from a tithe plan showing '2 fields near the Red Well, Barnard Castle belonging to William James Watson', [the fields being the same property mentioned in D/Wn 8/14 and formerly the property of William Watson junior], n.d. [20th c. photocopy]
No scale
(1 paper)
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS (Ref: D/Wn 10/38)Ref: D/Wn 10/38Private account book of William JamesWatson, 1912 - 1920
(1 volume, card bound)
MILITARY COMMISSIONS AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 10/39)Ref: D/Wn 10/39(1-2)Commission of William James Watson as ensign in the 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 12 March 1861
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 10/40)Ref: D/Wn 10/40Notebook of William James Watson, with bone handled pencil, containing accounts, 1 July 1857 - 5 January 1858; also containing memoranda, 29 June - 17 December 1857; also containing diary kept during his stay at Marseilles and Geneva and during his journey home, 9 March - 2 May 1857; also containing some pencil sketches and a poem, 1857
(1 notebook, leather bound, with bone handled pencil)
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 10/41-42)Ref: D/Wn 10/41Group photograph of William James Watson and seven other individuals named on reverse of photograph, all wearing shooting clothes, taken at Riggside, Harwood, Middleton-in-Teesdale, c.1884
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.7 cm. x 10.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/42Photographic portrait of 'Dick', W[illiam] J[ames] W[atson]'s Jack Russell terrier, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 10/43-49)Ref: D/Wn 10/43Ambrotype photograph of William James Watson with top hat on nearby table; in leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 11.6 cm. x 14.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/44Ambrotype photograph of William James Watson, in leather covered wooden case; with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 9.7 cm. x 11.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/45Duplicate of 10/44; in leather covered wooden case, with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th. c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass-covered, 9.8 cm. x 12.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/46Photograph of William James Watson printed on ceramic tile, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20 th c.]
(1 ceramic tile, 10.7 cm. x 14.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/47Photographic portrait of William James Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/48Photographic portrait of William James Watson in early middle age, n.d
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 10/49Duplicate of D/Wn 10/48
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 10/50-56)Ref: D/Wn 10/50Letter from William Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, to William [James Watson], [London], concerning his [William James Watson's] financial situation, 26 January 1867
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/51(1-2)Letter from William Watson [senior], Barnard Castle, to William [James Watson], [London], giving news of family and friends, and also discussing some business, also asking him to perform some errands, 16 November 1867
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 10/52Part letter from William W[atson senior, Ventnor, Isle of Wight], to [William James Watson], consisting of a postscript to an unidentified letter mentioning that George [Watson] had been unsuccessful in his recent job application, also advising that his own health is much improved, also advising of his proposed plans for returning to Spring Lodge, n.d. [April 1874]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/53(1-2)Letter from William Watson senior, Ventnor, [Isle of Wight], to W[illiam] James Watson, concerning an erasure in the will of [Charlotte Maria] Innes, also mentioning that his other son, George [Watson], is at present visiting them, and that he [George Watson] is 'uncommonly well and of gigantic size', also advising that Mary and William [Watson junior] will be visiting next week, also mentioning how sorry he is that Margarette [Louisa] Watson will be unable to accompany him [William James Watson] when he comes to stay, also mentioning that he hopes that he [William James Watson] is having less problems with his gumboils and pains in the face, 29 April [18]74
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 10/54Letter from William Watson senior, Ventnor, [Isle of Wight], to William James Watson, Barnard Castle, concerning the rectification of problems caused by an erasure in the will of [Charlotte Maria] Innes, also mentioning that Mary and William [Watson junior] are at present on holiday with him, also mentioning that he hopes that his other son, George [Watson], may soon find employment, 5 May 1874
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/55Letter from William Watson [senior], Ventnor, [Isle of Wight], to William James Watson, concerning the will of [Charlotte Maria Innes], also describing the fairly mild weather in Ventnor compared to other parts of the country, also mentioning Mary and William [Watson junior] have only recently ended their visit, also stating that he has not heard whether George [Watson] has had any luck with his recent job application, 9 May [18]74
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 10/56Letter from William Watson [senior], Ventnor, Isle of Wight, to W[illiam] J[ames] Watson, concerning the will [of Charlotte Maria Innes], also mentioning that Dr. Munro had advised that he could return home by the end of the month, although he himself feels the weather in the north is still too inclement, also asking if he could reserve rooms for them at the Burlington Hotel, London, 13 May 1874
(1 paper)
MISCELLANEOUS: PRINTING PLATES AND NAME PLATES (Ref: D/Wn 10/57)Ref: D/Wn 10/57(1-3)Engraved copper printing plate for printing calling card of 'Mr.W.J. Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle'; with wrapping paper; also with example of calling card of William James Watson, n.d
(1 copper printing plate, 8.3 cm. x 4.5cm, 1 paper, 1 card)
MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 10/58)Ref: D/Wn 10/58Programme of dance engagements of W[illiam] J[ames] W[atson], with the name 'Miss Jobson' and 'Jobson' pencilled in for seven dances, n.d. [1860s]
(1 card, string attached)
MARGARETTE LOUISA WATSON , née Jobson (Ref: D/Wn 11/)Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, (1841-1911) was wife of William James Watson (1838-1920) whom she married in 1863. She was mother of three children, Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934), Ada Mary Watson (later Ford), (1865-1934) and Gertrude Watson (1866-1960)
KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 11/1)Ref: D/Wn 11/1Keepsake book containing poems, drawings, paintings and literary extracts, inscribed 'M[argarette] L[ouisa] Jobson, Dec[embe]r 25th 1850'
(1 volume, leather half bound)
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 11/2)Ref: D/Wn 11/2Programme for a concert of selections from [Handel's] Messiah by Barnard Castle Choral Society, with two solos sung by [Margarette Louisa] Watson, 18 February 1870
(1 paper)
RECIPES (Ref: D/Wn 11/3-4)Ref: D/Wn 11/3Recipe book of M[argarette] L[ouisa] Watson, n.d. [late 19th c.-early 20th c.]
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Ref: D/Wn 11/4(1-5)Originally enclosed in D/Wn 11/3, various hand written recipes, n.d. [late 19th c.-early 20th c.]
(5 papers)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 11/5-18)Ref: D/Wn 11/5Ambrotype photograph of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson; with wooden case and gold coloured mounting, n.d. [ c.1860s]
(1 ambrotype, wooden case, glass covered, 6.1 cm. x 7.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/6Ambrotype photograph of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson; with glass frame, with card mounting, n.d. [ c.1860s]
(1 ambrotype, glass framed, 18.5 cm. x 25 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/7Photograph of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, as a young woman, n.d. [ c.1860s?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 26.7 cm. x 31.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/8Duplicate of D/Wn 11/7
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 28 cm. x 33 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/9Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, as a young woman, wearing long dark dress, n.d.[c1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/10Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, as a young woman, n.d. [ c.1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/11Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/12Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/13Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, wearing a dark outfit with ornate light coloured collar, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/14Photograph portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, wearing large locket, n.d. [late 1870s?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/15Duplicate of D/Wn 11/14
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/16Photographic portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, in middle age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted with tissue cover, 10.8 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/17Photographic portrait of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, in middle age, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 20.3 cm. x 23.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 11/18Duplicate of 11/17
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 20.3 cm. x 28 cm.))
JOBSON FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 12/)The Jobson family of Bishop Auckland were the family of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, (1841-1911). Dr. John Jobson (c.1810-1889), her father, was a very well known North Country medical practitioner who made his name during the 1831-1832 cholera epidemic. He was one of the original Lieutenants in 1860 of the 4th Durham Rifle Volunteers (later 6th Battalion D.L.I.) Several items relating to the Jobson family can be found in section 26.
FAMILY COATS OF ARMS (Ref: D/Wn 12/1-5)Ref: D/Wn 12/1Coat of arms of the Jobson family impaled with those of the Robson family, with description on reverse, produced by Culleton, Cranbourne Street, London, [genealogist], n.d.
(1 card, hand coloured)
Ref: D/Wn 12/2Envelope, with note inscribed by H.C. W[atson] giving brief description of D/Wn 12/1, 17 November [19]29
(1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 12/3Crest of the Jobson family of Northumberland, with description on reverse, produced by Culleton, Cranbourne Street, London, genealogist, n.d.
(1 card, hand coloured)
Ref: D/Wn 12/4Coat of arms of the Robson family of Durham, produced by Culleton, Cranbourne Street, London, genealogist, n.d.
(1 card, hand drawn)
Ref: D/Wn 12/5Coat of arms [of unknown family], signed by J.W. Elliot, n.d.
(1 paper)
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 12/6)Ref: D/Wn 12/6Genealogical note [compiled by John Jobson?] relating to the Jopling, Angus and Blackett families, c. 1878
(1 paper)
APPRENTICESHIP INDENTURES (Ref: D/Wn 12/7)Ref: D/Wn 12/722 May 1823
(1) John Jobson, son of Edward Jobson of Elswick
(2) Samuel Merryne Frost of Newcastle, surgeon and apothecary
Indenture of apprenticeship in which (1) is apprenticed to 2/
(parchment, 1 membrane)
MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 12/8)Ref: D/Wn 12/8Notes by H.C. Watson concerning glass negatives D/Wn 12/10/1-7, also mentioning a photograph or negative of John Jobson in uniform ( see D/Wn 26/3/2 for print), and also mentioning a photograph or negative of a group of Volunteer Officers, Durham Rifle Volunteers, (missing), n.d.
(1 paper)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 12/9-20)Ref: D/Wn 12/9Ambrotype photograph of John Jobson; with leather covered wooden case with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 9.6 cm. x 12.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/10Set of glass photographic negatives showing:
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/1Margarette Louisa Jobson (later Watson) with hat on her lap, (for print see D/Wn 12/12), c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/2John Jobson holding book, (for print see D/Wn 12/13), c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/3John Jobson wearing hat, (for print see D/Wn 12/14), c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/4Mary Jobson, (for print see D/Wn 12/15) c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/5Mary Jobson with hand resting on her chin, (for print see D/Wn 12/16), c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/6John Francis Jobson, with horse and groom, (for print see D/Wn 12/17), c.1860
Ref: D/Wn 12/10/7Margarette Louisa Jobson (later Watson) and unidentified young woman on left, (for print see D/Wn 12/18), c.1860
(7 glass negatives)
Ref: D/Wn 12/11/1-7Copy negatives of D/Wn 12/10/1-7, n.d. [made 1992?]
(7 negatives, black and white in negative sleeve)
Ref: D/Wn 12/12Photograph of Margarette Louisa Jobson (later Watson) with hat on her lap, taken c.1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/1, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph,16.6 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/13Photograph of John Jobson holding book, taken c .1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/2, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/14Photograph of John Jobson wearing hat, taken c .1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/3, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/15Photograph of Mary Jobson, taken c .1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/4, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/16Photograph of Mary Jobson with hand resting on her chin, taken c .1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/5, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/17Photograph of John Francis Jobson, with horse and groom, taken c .1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/6, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/18Photograph of Margarette Louisa Jobson (later Watson) and unidentified young woman (on left), taken c.1860, reprinted from D/Wn 12/10/7, [reprint made 1992]
(1 black and white photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/19Photographic portrait of Margaret Jobson, mother of Margarette Louisa Watson, née Jobson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 12/20Photographic portrait of William Robson and W[illiam] Robson junior, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
GEORGE WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 13/)George Watson (1840-1889) was the third child of William Watson senior (1794-1883) and Louisa Watson, née Senior (1803-1847). He initially entered Messrs. Watson as a solicitor but later gave up law. He emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1875 and was employed there as superintendent of a coffee plantation until his death. He never married.
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 13/1-4)Ref: D/Wn 13/1Admission of George Watson as attorney in the Court of Queens Bench at Westminster, 11 June 1864
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 13/2Admission of George Watson as a solicitor in the Court of Chancery, 13 June 1864
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 13/3Commission of George Watson to take affidavits in County Durham and other named counties and towns in the North of England to be used in the Court of Common Pleas, 1 November 1869
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 13/4Commission of George Watson to take affidavits in County Durham and other named counties and towns in the North of England to be used in the Court of Exchequer, 1 December 1870
(parchment, 1 membrane)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 13/5-6)Ref: D/Wn 13/5Photographic portrait of George Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 x 10.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 13/6Photograph of the gravestone of George Watson, who died in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on 10 August 1889, aged 49 years, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.7 cm. x 10.6m)
INNES WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 14/)Innes Watson (1851-1931) was youngest child of William Watson senior (1794-1883), and only child of Mary Watson, née Longden (1824-1903). Innes Watson (1851-1931) was youngest child of William Watson senior (1794-1883), and only child of Mary Watson, née Longden (1824-1903). After university at Oxford he was a barrister for a few years. After giving up law, he occupied himself with outdoor and artistic pursuits. He married Constance Pixley in 1880. They had no children.
FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 14/1-16)Ref: D/Wn 14/1(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from Henrietta Williams, née Le Cren, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes Watson, Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], mentioning that Arthur Longden (son of Innes Watson's uncle, Joseph Longden) had visited England from Sydney, also giving her recollections of Innes Watson's great grandmother Longden and his grandfather Longden and grandmother Mary Jane Le Cren (later Longden), also advising how great-grandmother Longden gave up a large part of her income to pay off her son's debts, 16 March 1908
(2 papers, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/2(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from Henrietta Williams, née Le Cren, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes Watson, Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], giving what information she has as regards the Christian names of his grandfather and great grandfather and grandmother Longden, also advising that he should go to Somerset House, [London], to inspect the wills, birth and death certificates if he thinks he may have a claim on the estate of great grandmother Longden, also advising that he should console himself to the fact that he may not be able to properly prove such a claim, 25 March 1908
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/3Letter from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], advising that Alfred Le Cren of Ealing is the only living member of [Mary Watson, née Longden's] generation of the family, and 'he is not a young man', also advising that a photograph of Innes Watson's great grandfather, Louis Henri Le Cren, does exist but was left he believes, to James Pixley in Australia, also enclosing D/Wn 14/4, 11 February 1913
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 14/4Originally enclosed with D/Wn 14/3, photograph of Henrietta Williams, née Le Cren, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/5(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], Burlington Hotel, London, concerning the photographic reproduction of [paintings], photographs and engravings relating to the Le Cren family, also enclosing D/Wn 14/6, 6 May 1913
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/6Originally enclosed with D/Wn 14/5, list of prices of J.C.Dinham and Sons, Torquay, photographer, n.d. [1913]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 14/7(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay to Innes [Watson], Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], concerning the visit by [J.C.] Dinham, the photographer who took five photographs of an engraving, [paintings] and photographs relating to the Le Cren family, 17 May 1913
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/8Letter from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], sent to enclose papers [no longer enclosed], to be copied and returned, relating to the family items that he [Innes Watson] had requested to be photographed, including an biographical account of [Thomas James] Jaumard, Vicar of Codicote, [Hertfordshire], and [James] Jaumard, Vicar of Arundel, [Sussex], also requesting further information on some family china in the possession of Innes Watson, 2 May 1914
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 14/9(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], requesting the return of those documents sent with D/Wn 14/8, 30 June 1914
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/10(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], advising that the Le Cren family would not wish to part with their family pictures, also mentioning that when he first moved to Torquay he saw an engraving of [Robert Wintle?] Innes in a shop, also advising that he knows very little of the background of the Innes family, also mentioning that the full name formerly used by the Le Cren family was Le Cren de Cahidou, and that the family originated from Morlaix, Brittany, France, 20 October 1914
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/11(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from W[illiam] James Watson, Barnard Castle, to Innes Watson, Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, concerning the Crawford family of Staindrop, one of whom [Mary] married their grandfather, John Watson, 13 April 1915
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
SCHOOL: PHOTOGRAPHS (for general photographs of children, see general photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 14/12Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a schoolboy, holding a top hat, n.d. [ c.1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/13Duplicate of D/Wn 14/12
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 9.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/14Duplicate of D/Wn 14/12, but with biographical details of Innes Watson on reverse [in hand of H.C. Watson]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 9.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/15Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a schoolboy, holding a bowler hat, n.d. [c1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/16Duplicate of D/Wn 14/15
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, trimmed to oval shape, 7.1cm long)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/17)Ref: D/Wn 14/17Letter from C[harlotte] M[aria] Innes,[ London] to her grand nephew [Innes Watson], sent to wish him a happy birthday, 11 May n.y. [1860s?]
(1 paper)
LEGAL: CASES, OPINIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/18)Ref: D/Wn 14/18Case relating to the disposal of the dwelling houses of William Lee of Yorkshire, deceased, with legal opinion of Innes Watson, 6 August 1884
(1 paper)
CHARITIES: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES (Ref: D/Wn 14/19)Ref: D/Wn 14/19Certificate of service issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Women's Branch, to [Constance] Watson, née Pixley, in recognition of her service to the cause of agriculture and to the Women's Land Army in her role as District Representative in Norfolk, n.d.
(1 card)
CHARITIES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 14/20)Ref: D/Wn 14/20List of splints, crutches and writing boards made and supplied to war hospitals by Innes Watson, 22 January 1916 - 8 December 1917; also attached badge showing interwoven initials 'W.V' with crown on top, issued 28 July 1916
(1 card, 1 metal badge)
CONVEYANCES AND RELATED PLANS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/21-25)Ref: D/Wn 14/21Copy plan relating to a conveyance from Thomas Codling to Innes Watson of messuages at Swanton Novers, Norfolk, 27 February 1901
No scale
(1 plan, waxed cloth, hand coloured, 26.9 cm. x 31.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/22Copy plan relating to conveyance from John Neville Brereton to Innes Watson of a piece of land at Briningham, Norfolk, 27 May 1904
Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet [1:1200]
(1 plan, waxed cloth, hand coloured, 34 cm. x 29.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/23Copy plan relating to a conveyance from Messrs. E.W and R.E. Wilson to Innes Watson of a mansion house and other lands at Swanington, Norfolk, 5 December 1905
Scale: 1:2500
(1 plan, waxed cloth, hand coloured, 57 cm. x 46 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/24Copy plan relating to a covenant to surrender from G. Fellowes and others to Innes Watson of land at [Swanington, Norfolk], 28 June 1906
Scale: 1 inch to 208.33 feet [1:2500]
(1 plan, waxed cloth, hand coloured, 41.7 cm. x 57.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/25Copy plan relating to the conveyance from Philip Norgate to Innes Watson of a farmhouse and lands at Swanington, Norfolk, 6 April 1908
No scale
(1 plan, waxed cloth, hand coloured, 39.5 cm. x 34.8 cm.)
WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/26)Ref: D/Wn 14/26(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], commenting on the war, also advising that Miss Horne had met a [half] brother of Innes Watson's while in Italy, 18 September 1914
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
GAME REGISTERS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 14/27-29)Ref: D/Wn 14/27Game register of Innes Watson, inscribed 'shooting with friends not on my land', 1882 - 1920
(1 volume, leather half bound)
Ref: D/Wn 14/28Game and fishing register of Innes Watson, with photographs affixed, 1898 - 1921
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: D/Wn 14/29(1-6)Game cards [completed by Innes Watson] for hunting at Melton Constable, [Norfolk], 1902 - 1904
(6 cards)
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 14/30-31)Ref: D/Wn 14/30Photograph of Innes Watson standing in the garden at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], with shotgun and gun dog, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 6.4 cm. x 8.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/31Photograph of Sir Frederick and Lady Milbank with family members and other guests all dressed in shooting attire, including Innes and Constance Watson, at Barningham Park, [Richmond, Yorkshire], 3 September 1889
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.7 cm. x 10.8)
DRESSMAKING: CUTTINGS AND NOTES (Ref: D/Wn 14/32-33)Ref: D/Wn 14/32Page from The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper , containing sketch of the dress worn by [Constance] Watson at Queen Victoria's drawing room on 4 May 1894, with caption describing the dress, ( see also D/Wn 14/43 for photograph), 5 May 1894,
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 14/33Piece of cream pompadour brocade with a design of bunches of roses and forget-me-nots, as used in a dress worn by Constance Watson, as illustrated in D/Wn 14/32, n.d. [1894]
(1 piece material)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 14/34-35)Ref: D/Wn 14/34Photograph album of Innes Watson, containing views of Spring Lodge and Barnard Castle and various other locations in England, Scotland and Europe; also containing photograph of Innes Watson's college and rooms at Oxford; also containing some group photographs; also containing some ink illustrations [by Innes Watson], 1872 - 1889
(1 photograph album, leather bound, 114 black and white photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 14/35(1-4)Enclosures found in D/Wn 14/34, including photograph of the Milbank family entitled 'five generations', n.d. [ c. 1915?]; also photograph of Sir Frederick and Lady Milbank with Captain and Mrs. Forrester at Barningham Park, Yorkshire, 1896 or 1897; also photograph of an unidentified location by a river, n.d.; also an ink drawing [by Innes Watson] entitled 'John Peel' showing a fox hunting scene, n.d.
(3 photographs, 1 card mounted, 1 paper)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 14/36-121)Constance Watson, née Pixley, (Ref: D/Wn 14/36-52)Ref: D/Wn 14/36Photograph of Constance Pixley (later Watson) aged 9 years, taken at Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/37Photograph of Constance Pixley (later Watson) [aged 9 years, taken at Lightcliffe, Yorkshire,] n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/38Photograph of young girl [possibly a younger sister of Constance Pixley (later Watson), taken at Lightcliffe, Yorkshire], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/39Ambrotype photograph of a young girl, possibly Constance Pixley (later Watson); with wooden frame with gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, wooden frame, glass covered, 6.1 cm. x 7.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/40Ambrotype photograph of Constance Pixley (later Watson) as a child, seated on the right [with her brother or sister]; with leather covered wooden case and gold coloured mounting, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
(1 ambrotype, leather covered wooden case, glass covered, 9.4 cm. x 12.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/41Photographic portrait of Constance Pixley (later Watson) as a young woman, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/42Photographic portrait of Constance Watson, née Pixley, as a young woman, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.8 cm. x 14.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/43Photographic portrait of Constance Watson, née Pixley, in court dress [as worn at Queen Victoria's drawing room], n.d. [1894]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.9 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/44Photographic portrait of Constance Watson, née Pixley, wearing dark hat and coat, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 14.3 cm. x 20.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/45Photographic of Constance Watson, née Pixley, wearing an evening dress, standing by an urn in the garden of Spring Lodge, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17 cm. x 19.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/46Photographic of Constance Watson, née Pixley, wearing an evening dress, standing by an urn in the garden of Spring Lodge, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17 cm. x 22.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/47Photographic of Constance Watson, née Pixley, wearing an evening dress, standing by an urn in the garden of Spring Lodge, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17 cm. x 22.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/48Duplicate of D/Wn 14/47
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17 cm. x 22.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/49Photograph of Constance Watson sitting on a bench with an elderly lady and pug dog, with Innes Watson standing behind, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 10.9 cm. x 8.5)
Ref: D/Wn 14/50Photograph of Constance Watson, née Pixley, standing in front of hedges in a garden, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 9.5 cm. x 9.4)
Ref: D/Wn 14/51Photograph of Constance Watson, née Pixley, standing in front of hedges in a garden, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 9.6 cm. x 9.4)
Ref: D/Wn 14/52Photograph of Constance Watson, née Pixley, with Miss Warren in a pony-drawn carriage at the sea front at Bournemouth, April 1932
(1 black and white photograph, 13.6 cm. x 8.8)
Innes Watson (Ref: D/Wn 14/53-66)Ref: D/Wn 14/53Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man, holding a piece of paper, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/54Duplicate of D/Wn 14/53
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, corners and edges trimmed, 5.8 cm. x 9.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/55Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/56Duplicate of D/Wn 14/55
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, trimmed to an oval shape, 5.3cm long)
Ref: D/Wn 14/57Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/58Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man [at university?] with two unidentified friends, Innes Watson seated on the right, n.d. [ c.1870?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/59Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man [at university?] with two unidentified friends and three dogs, all three men wearing high-crowned bowlers hats and similarly dressed, Innes Watson seated on the floor on the left n.d. [ c.1870?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/60Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a young man [at university?] with two unidentified friends, all three men wearing striped blazers, Innes Watson seated on the right n.d. [ c.1870?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/61Photograph of Innes Watson and unidentified man with three dogs, both men wearing hats, Innes Watson on the left, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/62Photographic portrait of Innes Watson as a youth, holding a bowler hat and cane and with a small dog at his feet, n.d. [ c.1870?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/63Duplicate of D/Wn 14/62
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/64Photographic portrait of Innes Watson in legal dress, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.9 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/65Photographic portrait of Innes Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 9.5 cm. x 13.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/66Photograph of Innes Watson holding umbrella, standing on a croquet lawn with a small dog, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 9 cm. x 6.5)
Innes and Constance Watson (Ref: D/Wn 14/67-78)Ref: D/Wn 14/67Photograph of Sir Powlet and Lady Milbank with family members and other guests, including Innes and Constance Watson, at Barningham Park, [Richmond, Yorkshire], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.8 cm. x 10.3)
Ref: D/Wn 14/68Duplicate of D/Wn 14/67, but with names of those pictured endorsed, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.9 cm. x 10.3)
Ref: D/Wn 14/69Photograph of Sir Powlet and Lady Milbank with family members and other guests, including Innes and Constance Watson, at Barningham Park, [Richmond, Yorkshire], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.9 cm. x 10.3)
Ref: D/Wn 14/70Photograph of [Constance and] Innes Watson, Emmeline Pixley (later Watson-Munro) and Mary Watson, née Longden, outside Spring Lodge, n.d. [ c.1900?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 22.8 cm. x 17 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/71Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson with dogs on the steps of a house, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.8 cm. x 10.8)
Ref: D/Wn 14/72Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson with dogs on the steps of a house, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.8 cm. x 10.9)
Ref: D/Wn 14/73Duplicate of D/Wn 14/72
(1 black and white photograph, 14.6 cm. x 10.3)
Ref: D/Wn 14/74Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson with sitting on a bench with a pug dog, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 16.6 cm. x 10.9)
Ref: D/Wn 14/75Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson with pug dog 'Pompey' outside Swanton House, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 8.4 cm x 11 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/76Duplicate of D/Wn 14/75
(1 black and white photograph, 7.9 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/77Duplicate of D/Wn 14/75
(1 black and white photograph, 8.5 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/78Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson, Esme Pixley, Col. Shepherd and Mr. H.Waldy at Sheringham Golf Club, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 6.4 cm. x 6.5 cm.)
Swanington Court (Ref: D/Wn 14/79-115)Ref: D/Wn 14/79Photograph of the village of Swanton Novers, [Norfolk], with some villagers, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/80Photograph of the village of Swanington, [Norfolk], with some villagers, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 13.9 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/81Photograph of Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 13.9 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/82Duplicate of D/Wn 14/81
(1 black and white photograph, 13.9 cm. x 8.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/83Photograph of the gardens at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], with a gardener standing on the lawn and Innes and Constance Watson sitting on the [drawing room] steps, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 13.8 cm. x 10 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/84Duplicate of D/Wn 14/83
(1 black and white photograph, 13.6 cm. x 10 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/85Photograph of Swanington Court, [Norfolk], as seen from the park, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 15 cm. x 11.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/86Duplicate of D/Wn 14/85
(1 black and white photograph, 14.9 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/87Photograph of Swanington Court, [Norfolk], as seen from the carriage drive, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.9 cm. x 11 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/88Photograph of the entrance lodge and gates at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.1 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/89Photograph of the Church Farm at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.1 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/90Photograph of the cottages at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 13.7 cm. x 10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/91Photograph of Innes and Constance Watson and unknown man standing on the drive outside Swanington Court, [Norfolk], on a winters day, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 19.7 cm. x 15.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/92Photograph of Swanington Court, Norfolk as seen from the rear, with cows and agricultural workers in the foreground, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 25.5 cm. x 19.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/93Photograph of ornamental bushes and trees with topiary pheasant [at Swanington Court, Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 9.8 cm. x 13.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/94Photograph of a topiary peacock in the clipped yews at Swanington Court, Norfolk, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 10.5 cm. x 14.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/95Photograph of 'the grotto' in the garden at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.3 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/96Photograph of the ornamental bushes and hedges [at Swanington Court, Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.5 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/97Photograph of part of the grounds at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.9 cm. x 10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/98Photograph of the driveway [at Swanington Court, Norfolk], with an archway of trees, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.5 cm. x 10.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/99Photograph of Innes Watson sitting on the [drawing room] steps at the side of Swanington Court, [Norfolk], with Constance Watson and her pug dog standing alongside, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 8.8 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/100Photograph of Innes Watson in the garden at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], with a pug dog, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 5.8 cm. x 5.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/101Photograph of Innes Watson standing in the garden in front of the drawing room steps at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 8.8 cm. x 11.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/102Photograph of a car and Bayfield, the chauffeur, outside the garage at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.4 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/103Photograph of Constance Watson, née Pixley, at the drawing room window [at Swanington Court, Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 10.4 cm. x 14.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/104Photograph of the water garden made by Constance Watson, née Pixley, at Swanington Court, Norfolk, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 9.9 cm. x 14.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/105Photograph of the water garden made by Constance Watson, née Pixley, at Swanington Court, Norfolk, with Constance Watson standing in the background, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 10.2 cm. x 14 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/106Duplicate of D/Wn 14/105
(1 black and white photograph, 9.7 cm. x 13.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/107Duplicate of D/Wn 14/105
(1 black and white photograph, 10.2 cm. x 14.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/108Photograph of the dining room at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], with an 'ancient tapestry' along one wall, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 25.5 cm. x 19.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/109Photograph of the fireplace area of one of the rooms [in Swanington Court, Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.3 cm. x 10 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/110Photograph of the hall and staircase [at Swanington Court, Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 21.6 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/111Photograph of the dining room at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 21.6 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/112Duplicate of D/Wn 14/111
(1 black and white photograph, 21.5 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/113Photograph of the dining room at Swanington Court, [Norfolk], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 21.5 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/114Duplicate of 14/113
(1 black and white photograph, 21.5 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/115Photograph of the Swanington Court village treat, with Innes and Constance Watson in the centre of group, 1907
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 24.8 cm. x 20.3 cm.)
Oak Lodge (Ref: D/Wn 14/116-121)Ref: D/Wn 14/116Photograph of Oak Lodge, Enfield, [Middlesex], with Constance Watson, née Pixley, standing outside with her collie, 'Damien', and 'Punch' her pug, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 25.6 cm. x 20.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/117Duplicate of D/Wn 14/116
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 23.9 cm. x 20.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/118Photograph of the dining room at Oak Lodge, Enfield, [Middlesex], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 25.1 cm. x.20.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/119Duplicate of D/Wn 14/118
(1 black and white photograph, 15 cm. x 10.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/120Photograph of the drawing room at Oak Lodge, Enfield, [Middlesex], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 25.6 cm. x 20.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 14/121Duplicate of D/Wn 14/120
(1 black and white photograph, 15.1 cm. x 10.7 cm.)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 14/122-124)Ref: D/Wn 14/122(1-3)Letter, with envelope, from C[harlotte] M[aria] Innes to her grand [nephew] Innes Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, mentioning that she thinks he would enjoy visiting the farmyard at York belonging to [Isaac and Henrietta] Williams, née Le Cren, also advising that she is pleased that he 'is in part domiciled with the Clarkes' [Charles and Anne Clarke, née Le Cren], also mentioning that she is able to leave the house after a long period of being house bound, also giving news of family members and acquaintances, 25 February n.y. (postmarked '[18]70'
(2 papers, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/123(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from Henrietta Williams, née Le Cren, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes Watson, Swanington Court, Norwich, [Norfolk], wishing him a speedy recovery from his recent illness, also advising him to vote at the election 'to stem this dangerous tide of socialism', 31 December n.y. (postmarked '1908')
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 14/124Letter from I[saac] M[ennell] Williams, St. Mary Church, Torquay, to Innes [Watson], giving news of family members, 20 November 1913
(1 paper)
HARRY CRAWFORD WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 15/)Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934) was eldest child of William James Watson (1838-1920). He became a partner with Messrs. Watson, solicitors. He held many public posts including Clerk to Barnard Castle, Staindrop and Greta Bridge Petty Sessions, Registrar of Barnard Castle County Court and Clerk of Startforth Rural Council. He joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, and was appointed colonel of 6th Battalion, D.L.I. Territorials in 1905. He commanded the 6th Battalion when they were first posted to France in First World War. He also had many social and sporting interests. He married Lila Haslewood (died 1952) in 1904. They had four children, William Innes Watson (1906-1988), Harry Boulby Watson (1907-1979), J. Merryne Watson (1910-1994) and Margaret Louisa Cooke-Hurle, née Watson, (born 1912).
COURTSHIP AND WEDDING: CORRESPONDENCE: (Ref: D/Wn 15/1)Ref: D/Wn 15/1(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from R. Wakefield, [Bishop of Wakefield], Bishopsgarth, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, to [H.C.] Watson, Barnard Castle, congratulating him on his recent marriage of which he had been unaware, 23 April 1904
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/2)Ref: D/Wn 15/2(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from W. Burdett-Couts, Highgate, [London], to [H.C.] Watson, passing on his sympathies on the death of his mother [Margarette Louisa Watson], 29 May [19]11
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
ORDERS OF MEMORIAL SERVICES (Ref: D/Wn 15/3)Ref: D/Wn 15/3Order of service for the burial service of H.C. Watson at Barnard Castle parish church, 23 March 1934
(1 paper)
WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND TRUSTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/4)Ref: D/Wn 15/4Letter from Ella Parker, Fremington, Penrith, [Cumbria], to Harry [C. Watson], enquiring whether he would act as a trustee on her marriage settlement as two of the existing trustees have died, 24 January 1895
(1 paper)
KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 15/5-6)Ref: D/Wn 15/5Keepsake book of H.C. Watson while a pupil at Repton School, containing favourite poems and quotations entered by various school friends, 31 March 1879 - 9 December 1880
(1 volume, leather half bound)
Ref: D/Wn 15/6(1-7)Photographs and silhouette found enclosed in D/Wn 15/5, including photograph of W.I. Watson and H.B. Watson as small children, 1908; also photograph of W.I. Watson, H.B. Watson and Marjorie Lang as small children in a pram with their nurse, n.d. [ c. 1909]; also photograph of the wedding of H. Mauby with Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) as bridesmaid, 1917; also photograph of Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) as a young girl, n.d. [ c. 1917]; also photograph of W.I. Watson standing in front of a grey horse with a spaniel at his feet, 1931; also photograph of W.I. Watson mounted on a grey horse, 1931; also silhouette of W.I. Watson as a young man, n.d
(6 black and white photographs, 1 card)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/7-17)Ref: D/Wn 15/7Letter from 'Granny' [Mary Jobson] to H.C. Watson, concerning a flower show and various related entertainments, n.d. [early to mid 1870s?]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/8Letter from 'Granny' M[ary] Jobson, Bishop Auckland, to H.[C. Watson], concerning general family matters including news of pets and family members, n.d. [early to mid 1870s?]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/9(1-2)Letter from 'Granny' [Mary Jobson] to H.[C. Watson], concerning recent excavations at Binchester and general family matters, n.d. [early to mid 1870s?]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/10(1-2)Letter from 'Granny' [Mary Jobson], Bishop Auckland, to H.[C. Watson], advising that she intends to visit him at Saltburn while on her way to Redcar, also sending news of family members, n.d. [early to mid 1870s?]
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/11Letter from 'Granny' [Mary Jobson] to H.[C. Watson], concerning a forthcoming visit by H.C. Watson and his mother, n.d. (paper watermarked '1874')
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/12(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from William Watson [senior], St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, to H.C. Watson, Galgate, Barnard Castle, congratulating him on his good results at school, and advising him that he has bought him a silver watch by way of reward, 28 April 1877
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/13Letter from W[illiam[ J[ames] W[atson], Barnard Castle, to H.[C. Watson], Repton School, congratulating him on winning a prize at school, also giving items of news from home, 4 May 1882
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/14(1-3)Letter, with envelope, from M[argarette] L[ouisa] Watson, née Jobson, Bishop Auckland, to H.[C. Watson], congratulating him on winning the Aylmer Prize at school, and advising that she will be attending on speech day at Repton unless her father [John Jobson] takes ill again, 4 June 1882
(2 papers, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/15(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from 'Dottie' [Gertrude Heelis Watson] to H.C. Watson, Repton, Burton on Trent, [Staffordshire], congratulating him on winning [the Aylmer Prize], n.d. (postmarked '7 Ju[ly 18]82')
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/16Letter from Ada [Watson] to Harry [C. Watson], congratulating him on winning the Aylmer Prize at Repton School, n.d. [1882]
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/17Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'daddy' [H.C. Watson], giving news of school; with small sketch of school, n.d.
(1 paper)
SCHOOL REPORTS (Ref: D/Wn 15/18)Ref: D/Wn 15/18Report listing the prize winners and also academic scores of pupils in the various forms at Aysgarth School, [Merseyside], Easter 1881
(1 booklet)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 15/19)Ref: D/Wn 15/19Extract from The Graphic , containing a photographic report on Repton School, 13 February 1932
(1 paper)
LEGAL: APPOINTMENTS AND ADMISSIONS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/20-23)Ref: D/Wn 15/20Appointment by Henry De Vere, Baron Barnard, of H.C. Watson as Steward of the Manors of Raby, Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale, 15 January 1914
(parchment,1 membrane)
Ref: D/Wn 15/21Letter from Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, to H.C. Watson, sent to accompany D/Wn 15/20, also asking if he would consider the discussing the possibility of holding a Manorial court, 15 January 1914
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/22Certificate of membership of the Law Society issued to H.C. Watson, 18 May 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/23Letter from Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, to [H.C.] Watson, sent to accompany a cheque which was sent in recognition of his [H.C. Watson's] services to the [recently deceased] former Lord Barnard, 16 June [19]19
(1 paper)
LEGAL: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 15/24-27)Ref: D/Wn 15/24Request issued by the High Sheriff of the County of Durham to H.C. Watson for his service on the Grand Jury at the Assize Courts and his attendance at a luncheon at the Shire Hall, Durham, afterwards on 28 February 1933
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 15/25Calendar of prisoners at the Durham Winter Assizes, 27 February 1933
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/26Luncheon menu for the Winter Assize at Shire Hall, Durham, including a list of the Grand Jury, which includes H.C. Watson, and also guests, 28 February 1933
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 15/27Seating plan of the luncheon in the Shire Hall for the Winter Assizes, 28 February 1933
(1 paper)
MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 15/28-39)Ref: D/Wn 15/28Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson in ceremonial military uniform taken after attending a levee held at St. James' Palace by King George V, c.1912
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 21.3 cm. x 19 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/29Duplicate of D/Wn 15/28
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, with piece of red and green ribbon attached to mount, 17.6 cm. x 23.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/30Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform at Ravensworth, September 1914
(1 black and white photograph, 8 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/31Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform [at Ravensworth], n.d. [September 1914]
(1 black and white photograph, 7.9 cm. x 10.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/32Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform and greatcoat with soldiers standing behind, Darlington, 24 March [19]16
(1 black and white photograph, 8.5 cm. x 6.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/33Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform, in centre of picture standing, with a group of other officers at Blyth Sands, [Northumberland], names of those pictured endorsed, July 1916
(1 black and white photograph, 13.8 cm. x 8.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/34Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform, in centre of picture, standing, with a group of other officers drinking tea at Blyth Sands, [Northumberland], names of those pictured endorsed, July 1916
(1 black and white photograph, 13.8 cm. x 8.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/35Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform [at Ravensworth], n.d. [c. 1916?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 15.3 cm. x 23 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/36Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform [at Ravensworth], n.d. [c. 1916?]
(1 black and white photograph, 7.9 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/37Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform on horseback, on right of picture, with another officer also on horseback at Conway Camp, [North Wales], July 1917
(1 black and white photograph, 14 cm. x 8.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/38Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform [at Aysgarth School], n.d. [1917]
(1 black and white photograph, 6.3 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/39Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform with two other officers, n.d. [ c.1918?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17.5 cm. x 15 cm.)
WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/40-48)Ref: D/Wn 15/40Christmas card from H.[C. Watson] to 'you both'[?], with 6th Battalion D.L.I. emblem on front and a photograph of an army camp at Ravensworth Castle inside, Christmas 1914
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 15/41Letter from Laetitia Haslewood, Bexhill-on-Sea, [Sussex], to Harry [C. Watson], sent to enclose a gift of a polished steel mirror which she believes to be 'safer than glass on active service', 11 April 1915
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/42(1-3)Letter from A. Alice Kegel-Smith, Sidmouth, Devon, to [H.C.] Watson, wishing him a safe return from France, recounting a story told to her by Charlie Richardson, a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, about a concert in the British and German trenches, 11 April [19]15
(3 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/43(1-2)Letter from Innes [Watson], Royal Bath and East Cliff Hotel, Bournemouth, [Hampshire], to H.[C. Watson], offering to buy him a pair of field glasses [for his posting to France], 12 April 1915
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/44Letter from 'G.S.' to [H.C.] Watson, advising of the ill health of [his or her] step mother who is suffering from gangrene in the foot, 12 April [19]15
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/45Letter from J.G. Adams, Brampton House, Barnard Castle, to [H.C.] Watson, wishing him luck on his departure for the 'front', 15 April 1915
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/46Telegram from Ralston, Barnard Castle, to [H.C.] Watson, 6th Battalion D.L.I., Bensham School, Gateshead, wishing him luck for himself and his battalion [on their departure for France], 17 April 1915
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/47Telegram from 'Dot, Billie and H.B.' [Gertrude Watson, W.I. Watson and H.B. Watson], Barnard Castle, to [H.C.] Watson, Station Hotel, Newcastle, wishing him good luck [on his departure for France], 18 April [19]15
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/48Letter from [?], Barnard Castle, to H.[C. Watson], wishing him luck on his departure for the 'front', n.d. [April1915]
(1 paper)
TRAVEL JOURNALS (Ref: D/Wn 15/49-50)Ref: D/Wn 15/49(1-33)Journal by H.C. W[atson] kept on a German tour, 29 May - 13 June 1884
(33 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/50(1-5)Draft journal [made by H.C. Watson] on his German tour, 13 June 1884 - 16 June 1884
(5 papers)
SPORTS AND COUNTRY PURSUITS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 15/51-52)Ref: D/Wn 15/51(1-2)Invitation, with envelope, from Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, to 'our right truly and well beloved Counsellor (in law) Harry Crawford Watson' to shoot with him at Marwood, 19 September 1906
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/52(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from R.A. Morritt, Rokeby, to H.C. Watson, inviting him to shoot pheasant, 3 December n.y.
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 15/53-67)Ref: D/Wn 15/53Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson as a small boy, n.d. [1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.2 cm. x 10.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/54Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson as a boy, standing, n.d. [early 1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/55Duplicate of D/Wn 15/54
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/56Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson as a young boy, n.d. [1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.9 cm. x 14.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/57Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson as a boy, seated, n.d. [1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/58Duplicate of D/Wn 15/57
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/59Duplicate of D/Wn 15/57
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/60Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson as a young man, n.d. [1880s?]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/61Duplicate of D/Wn 15/60
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/62Postcard showing the market place in Barnard Castle, with H.C. Watson at extreme right of photograph wearing a cap and light coloured suit, n.d. [ c.1910?]
(1 postcard, 13.9 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/63Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 7 cm. x 9.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/64Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.8 cm. x 16.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/65Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.8 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/66Photographic portrait of H.C. Watson, taken in Venice, Italy, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 20.4 cm. x 26.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 15/67Photograph of H.C. Watson as a young man, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.8 cm. x 16.5)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 15/68-75)Ref: D/Wn 15/68Letter from William Watson jun[io]r, Thorngate House, Barnard Castle, to H.C. Watson, inviting him to dinner where he will be introduced to the Judge of the County Court as a 'young aspirant for legal distinction', 13 August 1882
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 15/69(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from [William Watson junior], Thorngate House, Barnard Castle, to H.C. Watson, Galgate, Barnard Castle, inviting him to supper, 15 February 1885
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/70(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from J[ohn] Jobson, Bishop Auckland, to H.C. Watson, Galgate, Barnard Castle, concerning family and acquaintances, 28 January 1887
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/71(1-2)Letter from G[eorge] Watson, Bogawantalawa Estate, Bogawantalawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), to H.[C. Watson], recounting the occasion when he presided over a Manorial Court at Middleton-in-Teesdale, also mentioning the Volunteer Corps of which he is not a member because of the travelling distance to the nearest town with such an organisation, also mentioning the sporting activities in Ceylon and the reasons why some sports have not become established, also relating various items of news, 17 May 1886
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/72(1-3)Letter from 'Uncle George' [Watson], Bogawantalawa Estate, Bogawantalawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), to H.[C. Watson], commenting that it has almost been 13 years since he left England, also asking for Ada and Gertrude Watson to write to him, also advising of his recent accident when he fell down a drain near his bungalow injuring his face, knees and hand, but commenting that he hopes to be well enough recovered from these injuries to attend the yearly Bogawantalawa festivities which include a ball, a concert, a tennis tournament and performances by the band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, also giving details of the forthcoming kraal to capture elephants from the forest, also mentioning pearl fishing and also commenting on the prevalence of murders and burglaries on the island, also giving a description of his bungalow and mentioning its previous occupant, 18 January 1888
(3 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 15/73(1-4)Letter, with envelope, from G[eorge] Watson, Bogawantalawa Estate, Bogawantalawa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), to H.[C. Watson], thanking him for the money that he recently received which has proved very useful as he has had his bungalow robbed with various items taken, also commenting on the level of crime on the island and the also the building of the forts at Colombo, also advising that he will soon be moving to another bungalow in T[i?]entsin Estate, Bogawantalawa, also commenting on the bad behaviour of those Orient Line passengers who stop off in Ceylon en route from Aden to Australia, also mentioning his current illness which he has been told is dropsy which, although improving, had recently caused his feet, ankles, hands and wrists to be three times their normal size, 4 May-3 June 1889
(3 papers, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/74(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from H.F. Tutter, Kilmarnock, [Ayrshire, Scotland], to H.C. Watson, Barnard Castle, discussing in a light-hearted vein a mess account, 21 September n.y. (postmarked '[18]88')
(1 paper, 1 envelope)
Ref: D/Wn 15/75(1-2)Letter, with envelope, from H.F. Tutter, North Shields, [North Tyneside], to H.C. Watson, Barnard Castle, concerning a meeting the next day, 19 October n.y. (postmarked '[18]88')
(1 paper, 1 envelope))
HARRY CRAWFORD AND LILA WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 16/)This section contains items which relate to both Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934) and his wife, Lila Watson, née Haslewood, (died 1952).
WEDDING: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 16/1-3)Ref: D/Wn 16/1Wedding photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson, taken on the steps of Startforth House, n.d. [21 April 1904]
(1 black and white photograph, 23.5 cm. x 28.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 16/2Wedding photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson, with Canon Lewis Headlam and bridesmaids and pageboys, taken on the steps at Startforth House, names of most of those pictured endorsed, n.d. [21 April 1904]
(1 black and white photograph, 20.2 cm. x 15.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 16/3Page detached from a photographic album containing on front of page;
Photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson on their wedding day outside Startforth Hall, 1904
on reverse;
Photograph of Lucerne, [purchased by Lila and H.C. Watson on their honeymoon], 24 April 1904
(2 black and white photographs, card mounted)
PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 16/4)Ref: D/Wn 16/4(1-3)Speech made by Miss Smith on the occasion of the 25th Wedding anniversary of H.C. and [Lila] Watson, thanking them for all their work on behalf of the local Conservative Party, n.d. [1929]
(3 papers)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 16/5)Ref: D/Wn 16/5Photograph of H.C. Watson and Lila Watson, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 4.7 cm. x 6.9 cm.)
LILA WATSON, née Haslewood, and HASLEWOOD FAMILY (Ref: D/Wn 17/)Lila Watson, née Haslewood, (died 1952) was daughter of Rev. Boulby Haslewood (1829-1897) and Jane Haslewood, née Milner, (died 1909) who married in 1863. Rev. Boulby Haslewood was Vicar of Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire for 40 years up until his death. He was father of twelve children, a son and a daughter from his first marriage, and a son, who died in infancy, and nine daughters from his marriage to Jane Milner. On his death the family moved to Startforth Hall which had been the family home of the Feildings, the family of the mother of Jane Haslewood, née Milner. Lila Haslewood married Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934) in 1904. They had four children,William Innes Watson (1906-1988), Harry Boulby Watson (1907-1979), J. Merryne Watson (1910-1994) and Margaret Louisa Cooke-Hurle, née Watson (born 1912). She took an active part in local public life, she was one the first women magistrates to serve in County Durham. Lila Watson, née Haslewood, (died 1952) was daughter of Rev. Boulby Haslewood (1829-1897) and Jane Haslewood, née Milner, (died 1909) who married in 1863. Rev. Boulby Haslewood was Vicar of Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire for 40 years up until his death. He was father of twelve children, a son and a daughter from his first marriage, and a son, who died in infancy, and nine daughters from his marriage to Jane Milner. On his death the family moved to Startforth Hall which had been the family home of the Feildings, the family of the mother of Jane Haslewood, née Milner. Lila Haslewood married Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934) in 1904. They had four children,William Innes Watson (1906-1988), Harry Boulby Watson (1907-1979), J. Merryne Watson (1910-1994) and Margaret Louisa Cooke-Hurle, née Watson (born 1912). She took an active part in local public life, she was one the first women magistrates to serve in County Durham. She was involved in many charitable and social organisations.
BURIALS AND MEMORIAL TABLETS: CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS (Ref: D/Wn 17/1-7)Ref: D/Wn 17/1Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, B[arnard] Castle, concerning the creation of trusts for the upkeep of graves, 17 May 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/2Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, giving details of a recently created trust for the upkeep of graves in Barnard Castle church burial ground, 25 May 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/3Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, acknowledging receipt of two letters from her, 28 May 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/4Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, concerning the creation by [Lila] Watson of a trust for the upkeep of four graves [in Barnard Castle Church Yard], 1 June 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/5Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, seeking approval for a draft form of D/Wn 17/7, 16 June 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/6Letter from J.P. Carter, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, to [Lila] Watson, Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, enclosing D/Wn 17/7, 3 July 1945
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/7Original enclosed with D/Wn 17/6, receipt issued by the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance to [Lila] Watson for the sum of £100 held on trust for the maintenance of Barnard Castle Church and Churchyard so long as the graves of (1) William James and Margarette Louisa Watson, (2) James Munro, M.D., and Mary his wife, (3) Elizabeth Ann Hall and Mary Ann Bainbridge, and (4) Harry Crawford Watson, are kept in good order and repair, 16 June 1945
(1 paper)
KEEPSAKE BOOKS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 17/8-11)Ref: D/Wn 17/8Keepsake album of Lila Haslewood (later Watson), containing inscriptions, quotations of poetry and prose, drawings and paintings all made by her friends and acquaintances, also containing some photographs, 17 April [18]94 - April 1918
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/Wn 17/9(1-6)Photographs originally enclosed in D/Wn 17/8, including photograph of a large group of people including several clergymen [possibly at a church outing of the Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire?] with Lila Haslewood (later Watson) third right in front row, n.d. [late 19th c?]; also photograph of a large group of people in a garden [possibly at a church outing of the Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire?] n.d. [late 19th c?]; also post card showing photograph of The Green House, Earl Boham, [Suffolk] sent with no message or signature to [Lila] Watson, The Mount, Barnard Castle, 4 September 1906; also post card with equestrian design showing inset photograph of a young woman driving a horse and carriage, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]; also photograph of a house and grounds, taken by a photographer from Bishop Stortford, [Hertfordshire], n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]; also photograph of a house and grounds, with three women and a man standing near entrance, taken by a photographer from Bishop Stortford, [Hertfordshire], n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]
(5 black and white photographs, 2 card mounted, 1 postcard)
Ref: D/Wn 17/10(1-5)Pages detached from D/Wn 17/8, including a water colour sketch of a horse and cart and lady driver entitled 'run away' by William Carter, July 1902; also poem by George Herbert quoted by K.[M?]W.,1897; also two photographs of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) and a photograph of a small dog mounted on a page with the inscription, 'two types of English beauty', by A.B. Pearce (1900-1901); also poem about Lila Haslewood (later Watson) decorated with ink drawings of dogs playing by Ethel Booth, n.d. [late 19th c.-early 20th.c]; also pencil drawing of a sunset by J. Merryne Watson as a small child, n.d. [ c. 1918?]
(1 water colour sketch, paper mounted, 3 photographs, paper mounted, 3 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 17/11(1-3)Papers originally enclosed in D/Wn 17/8, including verses from the Rudyard Kipling poem entitled 'The Glory of the Garden' sent by M.A.B., 1912; also drawing of the moon with the poem 'The Man in the Moon' by W.I. Watson, 1912; also alternative words to the songs 'Oh Mr. Porter', 'Ask a Policeman' and 'Wearing of the Green', n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]
(4 papers)
CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL: CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 17/12-30)Ref: D/Wn 7/17Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, [Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mummy' [Lila Watson], giving news of school; with sketch of person wearing glasses and a bird's nest, 25 October 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/12Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school; with small rough sketches of guns and crowns, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/13Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson, Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mummy' [Lila Watson], giving news of school; with small sketches of a lion and a train, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/14(1-2)Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, n.d.
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 17/15Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, [Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, 24 September 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/16Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, 15 October 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/18Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], advising what he would like for Christmas, also giving news of school; with sketch of Union Jack flag, 8 December 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/19Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], concerning arrangements for meeting her in Darlington, also giving a list of teachers and other staff at the school; with small sketch of flag, 10 December 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/20Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], advising that he has won the Scripture prize for his form; with small sketches of a Union Jack flag, another flag and a snake, 11 December 1916
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/21Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], describing a visit to 'Aunt Francis' [ sic], 11 March 1917
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/22Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/23Part letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson, Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to [Lila Watson], giving news of school and asking for malt to be sent as 'school malt makes you spew or in other words sick', n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/24Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, [Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mummy' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/25Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, [Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mummy' [Lila Watson], giving news of school; with small sketches of a watch and a building, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/26Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mum' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, also advising that he thinks H.B. [Watson] will soon be better, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/27Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], advising that H.B. [Watson] is now fully recovered, also giving news of school, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/28Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, [Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], giving news of school, 23 November n.y.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/29(1-2)Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, [Merseyside], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], advising what he would like for Christmas and giving general news from school; with drawings of stick men, 8 October 1919
(2 papers)
Ref: D/Wn 17/30Letter from 'Bill' [W.I. Watson], Girdlestonites, Charterhouse, Godalming, [Surrey], to 'mother' [Lila Watson], advising how he is settling in at the school, n.d. [ c. 1920?]
(1 paper)
CHARITIES: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES (Ref: D/Wn 17/31-36)Ref: D/Wn 17/31Certificate issued by St. John Ambulance Association to Lila Watson following her successful completion of a first aid course, January 1907
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 17/32Certificate issued by St. John Ambulance Association to Lila Watson following her successful completion of a course in home nursing, April 1907
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 17/33Certificate of membership issued by The Old Bill Fraternity to [Lila?] Watson, n.d.
The Old Bill Fraternity was founded to perpetuate public gratitude to those servicemen who lost their sight in the Great War
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 17/34Certificate signed by H.M. Queen Alexandra, President of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association, issued to L[ila] Watson, in recognition of her work for the organisation during the Great War, 1919
(1 paper)
Ref: D/Wn 17/35Certificate signed by Alice [Princess of Gloucester], President of Central Hospital Supply Service, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John, issued to [Lila?] Watson in recognition of her services in making hospital supplies during Second World War, n.d. [1940s]
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 17/36Membership card issued by Y.M.C.A. National Women's Auxiliary to [Lila?] Watson, December 1947
(1 card)
CHARITIES: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 17/37)Ref: D/Wn 17/37Circular letter issued by the Committee of the Comforts Fund for the Services, of which Lila Watson was Chairperson, and other organisations to wish returning servicemen a happy Christmas and New Year, December 1945
(1 paper)
WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE (Ref: D/Wn 17/38-39)Ref: D/Wn 17/38Note from [?] to [Lila Watson], expressing his or her best wishes and hopes for the safe return of H.[C. Watson from the War in France], 19 April 1915
(1 card)
Ref: D/Wn 17/39(1-2)Telegram from Territorial Records Officer, York to [Lila] Watson, Barnard Castle, advising that H.C. Watson has been admitted to London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, suffering from neurasthenia, 3 May [19]15
(2 papers)
CHURCH: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 17/40)Ref: D/Wn 17/40Photograph of a notice board with photographs pinned on to it, photographs include; a view of the chancel and sanctuary and an external view both of Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, and of St. Matthew's Church, Stanhill, Lancashire, also a portrait of Rev. Boulby Haslewood, also a view of another unidentified church, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 14.1 cm. x 8.9 cm.)
CHURCH: BOOKLETS (Ref: D/Wn 17/41-43)Ref: D/Wn 17/41Richard Ainsworth, 1837 - 1937, Centenary History of Immanuel Church and Parish, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire , 1937
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/Wn 17/42Duplicate of D/Wn 17/41
(1 booklet)
Ref: D/Wn 17/43(1-2)Parochial reference and year book of the Immanuel Parish Church, Oswaldtwistle, Diocese of Blackburn, n.d. [1949]; also leaflet on Special Gift Day at Immanuel Church, 16 February 1949
(1 booklet, 1 paper)
CHURCH AND RELIGION: MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/Wn 17/44)Ref: D/Wn 17/44Newspaper cutting from The[?] [Obser]ver and Times , containing an article concerning the Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, centenary celebrations, which includes many references to Rev. Boulby Haslewood, who was a vicar of the church for over 40 years, n.d. [1947]
(1 paper)
SILHOUETTES (Ref: D/Wn 17/45)Ref: D/Wn 17/45Silhouette of Lila Watson, 1924
(card mounted, 10.7 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 17/46-47)Ref: D/Wn 17/46Album of photographs of, and relating to, the Haslewood family, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]
(1 photograph album, cloth bound, 26 black and white photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 17/47(1-4)Photographs originally enclosed in D/Wn 17/46, including photograph [of Margaret Haslewood, mother of Lila Watson] with a dog on her lap, n.d. [late 19th c.]; also photograph of floral wreaths outside a church, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]; also photograph of young girl with two dogs, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]; also photograph of a bride [one of the Haslewood sisters] with six women [her sisters] around her, n.d. [late 19th c. - early 20th c.]
(4 black and white photographs, 2 card mounted)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 17/48-58)Ref: D/Wn 17/48Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) and her sister, Monica (later Chapman Walker), both wearing white dresses with dark sashes around waist, Lila Haslewood on right of picture n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 11 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/49Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) and her sister, Monica (later Chapman Walker), both wearing white dresses with dark sashes around waist, sitting on a swing, Lila Haslewood on the left of picture, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 11 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/50Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) as a young girl, n.d
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 10.7 cm. x 16.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/51Photograph of Lila Watson wearing straw boater; with silver coloured frame, n.d. [late 19th c.-early 20th c.]
(1 black and white photograph, metal frame, glass covered, 3.8 cm. x 4.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/52Photographic portrait of Lila Watson as a young woman, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17.3 cm. x 16.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/53Photographic portrait of Lila Watson as a young woman, wearing a large black hat, taken in Venice, Italy, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 20.4 cm. x 26.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/54Photographic portrait of Lila Watson as a young woman, seated reading a book, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17.6 cm. x 23.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/55Photograph of Lila Watson, endorsed '... at the Mount', n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 3.8 cm. x 5.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/56Photograph of Lila Watson in the garden [at Spring Lodge], n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, 10.6 cm. x 8.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/57Photograph of Lila Watson at Bexhill, [Sussex], 1923
(1 black and white photograph, 4.4 cm. x 6.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 17/58Photograph of Lila Watson in the garden [at Spring Lodge], 1925
(1 black and white photograph, 6 cm. x 8.4 cm.)
ADA MARY FORD, née Watson, and GERTRUDE WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 18/)Ada Mary Ford, née Watson, (1865-1934) and Gertrude Watson (1866-1960) were daughters of William James Watson (1838-1920). Ada Mary Watson married Rev. Alfred Ford in 1895 and had two children. Gertrude Watson, who never married, was also known as 'Aunt Dot'.
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 18/1-9)Ref: D/Wn 18/1Photographic portrait of Ada Mary Watson (later Ford) as a small girl, standing on a chair, n.d. [late 1860s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/2Photographic portrait of Ada Mary Watson (later Ford) as a young girl, n.d. [early 1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/3Duplicate of D/Wn 18/2
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/4Photographic portrait of Gertrude Heelis Watson ('Aunt Dot' ) as a young girl, seated with doll, n.d.[early 1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.2 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/5Photographic portrait of Gertrude Heelis Watson ('Aunt Dot' ) as a young girl, standing, n.d. [early 1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/6Duplicate of D/Wn 18/5
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.4 cm. x 10.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/7Photographic portrait of Gertrude Heelis Watson ('Aunt Dot' ) as a girl, wearing a large locket, n.d. [late 1870s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 6.3 cm. x 10.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/8Photographic portrait of Gertrude Heelis Watson ('Aunt Dot' ) as a young woman, n.d.
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 12.7 cm. x 17.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 18/9Photograph of Rev. Alfred Ford, Vicar of Bagshot, Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught, Lady [Clan?]william, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and others, all dressed in funeral attire, n.d. [ c.1910?]
(1 black and white photograph, 13.6 cm. x 8.5 cm.)
CHILDREN OF HARRY CRAWFORD WATSON (Ref: D/Wn 19/)(items relating to the children of H.C. Watson as a group rather than as individuals)
This section comprises of group photographs of the children of Harry Crawford Watson (1864-1934) and his wife, Lila Watson, née Haslewood, (died 1952). These are William Innes Watson (1906-1988), Harry Boulby Watson (1907-1979), J. Merryne Watson (1910-1994) and Margaret Louisa Cooke-Hurle, née Watson, (born 1912)
(for general photographs of children, see general photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 19/1Photograph of pupils and staff [at Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside], W.I. Watson eleventh from left, third row and H.B. Watson fourteenth from left, second back row, n.d. [ c.1918]
(1 black and white photograph, 25.6 x 20.3 cm.)
MILITARY: PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 19/2)Ref: D/Wn 19/2Photograph of H.C. Watson in military uniform with W.I. Watson and J. Merryne Watson [at Catterick en route to Aysgarth], n.d. [1917 ]
(1 black and white photograph, 6.4 cm. x 9 cm.)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) (Ref: D/Wn 19/3-6)Ref: D/Wn 19/3Album containing photographs of Margaret and Jack Cooke-Hurle and also their children; also photographs of J. M[erryne] Watson in Uganda, Trinidad and Palestine; also photographs of Daphne and Joan Edwards with W.I. Watson; and also photographs of W.I. Watson during military service in North Africa, the Middle East and Sicily, 1935-1945
(1 photograph album, card bound, containing 28 black and white photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 19/4(1-5)Photographs originally enclosed in D/Wn 19/3, including photograph of Lila Watson with J. M[erryne], Margaret, H.B. and W.I. Watson as children, n.d. [ c. 1916?]; also photograph of H.C. and Lila Watson outside Spring Lodge with J. M[erryne], Margaret, H.B. and W.I. Watson as young adults, n.d. [late 1920s?]; also photograph of W.I. Watson with Daphne Edwards, 1940; also photograph of W.I. Watson with Joan Edwards, 1941; also photograph of W.I. Watson with two other officers and a woman in a bar in Palestine, 1944
(5 black and white photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 19/5Album of photographs of the children of Lila and H.C. Watson, 1906-1934
(1 photograph album, leather half bound, 253 black and white photographs)
Ref: D/Wn 19/6Found enclosed in D/Wn 19/5, a photograph of Lila Watson holding W.I. Watson as an infant, with Frances Maughan and possibly Laetitia Haslewood and Ralph Maugan, taken at Startforth, 1904
(1 black and white photograph, 8.2 cm. x 8.3 cm.)
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS (Ref: D/Wn 19/7-22)Ref: D/Wn 19/7Box of glass photographic negatives showing:
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/1W.I. Watson , H.B. Watson and [Marjorie Lang?] sitting in garden with toy animals, n.d. [ c.1908]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/2H.B. Watson in his pram, (printed in D/Wn 19/5), n.d. [c.1908]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/3H.B. Watson sitting on weighing scales, (printed in D/Wn 19/5), n.d. [c. 1908]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/4W.I. Watson sitting in a high chair, (printed in D/Wn 19/5), n.d. [1908]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/5H.C. Watson in military uniform with two other officers (printed in D/Wn 15/39), n.d.[c 1918? ]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/6W.I. Watson sitting in a high chair, (printed in D/Wn 19/5), n.d. [1908]
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/7Elderly woman with W.I. Watson and H.B. Watson, (printed in D/Wn 15/39), 1908
Ref: D/Wn 19/7/8W.I. Watson sitting in high chair, (with red tape affixed), n.d. [1908]
(8 glass negatives, 1 card box)
Ref: D/Wn 19/8Photographic portrait of W.I. Watson and H.B. Watson as young children, n.d. [October 1909]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 24.2 cm. x 18.8 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/9Photograph of J. Merryne Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) at Humshaugh, endorsed '1916'
(1 black and white photograph, 6.4 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/10Photograph of J. Merryne Watson, H.B. Watson, Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle), their nanny and 'Jane', endorsed '1917?'
(1 black and white photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/11Photograph of H.C. Watson, Lila Watson, H.B. Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) all seated, with J. Merryne Watson standing behind, n.d. [ c.1918?]
(1 black and white photograph, 6.4 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/12Photograph of W.I. Watson with terrier called 'Mike' and spaniel called 'Sandy ', with Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) in the background, n.d. [1923]
(1 black and white photograph, 6.5 cm. x 9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/13Photograph of W.I. Watson and H.C. Watson outside Spring Lodge with terrier, 1925
(1 black and white photograph, 5.9 cm. x 8.4 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/14Photograph of Lila Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle), 1925
(1 black and white photograph, 6 cm. x 8.3 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/15Photograph of Lila Watson, W.I. Watson, H.C. Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) with their two dogs, n.d. [early 1930s?]
(1 black and white photograph, 10.5 cm. x 8.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/16Photograph of W.I. Watson and Margaret Watson (later Cooke-Hurle) outside Spring Lodge, 1933
(1 black and white photograph,6 cm. x 8.7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/17Photograph of W.I. Watson, J. Merryne Watson and H.B. Watson with a spaniel, [originally affixed in D/Wn 19/5] n.d. [September 1935]
(1 black and white photograph, 6 cm. x 8.5 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/18Photograph of Margaret Cooke-Hurle, née Watson, with baby, Jack Cooke-Hurle, H.B. Watson, W.I. Watson, J. Merryne Watson and two other people outside Spring Lodge, n.d. [ c.1940]
(1 black and white photograph, 10.8 cm. x 7 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/19Photographic portrait of Lila Watson with her grandaughter, Alison Cooke-Hurle (later Countess of Rosse), as a child, n.d. [early 1940s]
(1 black and white photograph, card mounted, 17.8 cm. x 25.6 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/20Duplicate of 19/19
(1 black and white photograph, 9.6 cm. x 10.9 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/21Photograph of J. Merryne Watson and John Cooke-Hurle in a field with two dogs, n.d. [1960s?]
(1 black and white photograph, 14.3 cm. x 9.1 cm.)
Ref: D/Wn 19/22Photograph of J. Merryne Watson with [Margaret Cooke-Hurle, Johnny Cooke-Hurle and Susan Cooke-Hurle?] and a dog on a moor, n.d. [1960s?]
(1 black and white photograph, 14.4 cm. x 9.4 cm.)
