Watt, Fitzjames
WATT, FITZJAMES. Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 19) at Caius,
Jan. 23, 1828. [Younger] s. of James, gent., of [Fairfield
House], Warrington, Lanes, (and his cousin, Hannah, eldest
dau. of Alexander Chorley, of Hanley Bank). B. there
[Mar. 9, 1809]. School, Warrington. Matric. Michs. 1828;
B.A. 1833; ^i.A. 1838. Capt., Royal Lanes. Militia. Living
at Green Bank, near Chester, in 1842. Married, Oct. 1836,
Phoebe Elizabeth Hough, only child of John Fowler, banker,
of Leek. [Venn, n. 206; Burke, L.G. (1848 edn.); V. Hodson.)
WATT, JAMES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Oct. 2, 1885. [Eldest]
s. of Alexander [Pollock], of 117, Alexandra Road, St John's Wood, London (and Bertha, dau. of John Strahan, of Tain,
Perths.). B. Mar. 12, 1867, in Glasgow. School, Westminster.
Matric. Michs. 1885; B..\. 1888; M.A. 1892. Assistant Master
at Dulwich College; at Bradfield College, 1890-1903; at the
Royal Naval College, Osborne, 1903-1929 and at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. M.V.O., 1910. Died May 8,
1929. (Record of Old Westminsters; Schoolmasters' Directories;
Wlio was n'ho.) WATT, JAMES PATON. Adm. at Trinity Hall, Oct. 1878.
[4thj s. of W. H., Esq., of Wanganui, New Zealand. [B.
June 18, 1859.] School, Highgate. Matric. Michs. 1878; B.A.
and LL.B. 18S2. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Apr. 19, 1879.
Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, 1882. (Law Lists; Inns of Court;
Foster, Men at the Bar; Highgate Sch. Reg.)
WATT (post CAMPBELL), JOHN ALEXANDER. .A.dm. pens, at
Clare, Feb. 16, 1847. [Eldest s. of John, of Meathie,
Forfarshire. B. July i, 1827. School, King William's College, Isle of Man.] Matric. Michs. 1847; B.A. 1851; M.A 1896, as
Campbell. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1857; priest, 1859; C. of
Old Radford, Notts., 1857-9. C. of St Michael's, Blackheath, 1863-4. V. of Lyncombe, Sonierset, 1866-70. Married,
June 5, 1894, Henrietta Fanny Elgar, widow of J. Jeanes,
Esq., of Hampstead. Latterly of Bournemouth, where he
died, Oct. 13, 1899. (King William's Coll. Reg.; Crockford; Walford, County Families, no reference to clerical career;
The Times, Oct. 19, 1899.)
WATT, JOHN CAMPBELL. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 7,
1876. [6th] s. of the Rev, William, of Shotts Manse, Lanarks.
(and Mary, eldest dau. of James Thomson, of West Arbuckle,
New Monkland). B. there, May 25, 1856. School, Glasgow
High [at Glasgow University, 1871-6 (a pupil of Lord Kelvin) ; M.A. 1875]. Matric. Michs. 1876. Migrated to Jesus, Mar. 30,
1878; B.A. (10th Wrangler) 1880; M.A. 1883. Fellow of
Jesus, 1880-1931; Mathematical Lecturer, 1883-1929. 'His achievement is easier to remember than to describe.' Resided
latterly at St Leonard's-on-Sea, where he died, unmarried, Nov. 24, 1931. Portrait by Sir H. Nicholson in College.
(Cambridge Review, Jan. 15, 1932; The Times, Nov. 25, 1931;
Memoirs of H. A. Morgan, 319; V. H. Hodson.)
WATT, JOHN RALSTON. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1892. S. of
James Ross, M.B., of Ayr (and Christina Craufurd Macking-
ly). B. there. May 27, 1876. Schools, Ayr Academy and
Wimbledon High. Matric. Michs. 1892; B.A. 1896. A
Writer to the Signet, 1901. Advocate, N.W. Territories of
Canada, 1907; barrister and solicitor. Province of Alberta,
1907. Director of Alberta Convention of Agricultural
Societies. One of H.M. Counsel for Alberta, 1934. (Venn, 11.
528.)
WATT, ROBERT. Adm. sizar (age 17) at Trinity, Mar. 20,
1834. S. of James [Master at Aberdeen Grammar School].
B. at .\berdeen. School, Aberdeen (private); [and at
Marischal College (M.A. 1834)]. Matric. Michs. 1836; Scholar,
1839; B.A. {13th Wrangler) 1840; M.A. 1843. Fellow, 1842-8.
Ord. deacon (Ely) 1843; priest, 1844; C. of Moulton, Suffolk,
1843-5. R. of Cheadle, Staffs., 1847-90. Died Aug. 21, 1890, aged 73. (Crockford; The Guardian, Sept. 3, 1890.)
WATT, WALTER OSWALD. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 30,
1896. [Youngest] s. of John Brown, of Bournemouth. B.
Feb. II, 1878, at Bournemouth. School, Clifton College.
Matric. Michs. 1896; B.A. 1899; M.A. 1904. Served in the
Great War, 1914-19 (Capt. (Aviation), Foreign Legion,
French Army; Lieut. -Col. (A.), Australian Flying Corps.; O.B.E.; mentioned 4 times in despatches; Chevalier, Legion
of Honour; French Croix de Guerre). Drowned in Australia,
in 1921. Probably brother of Ernest A. S. (1893). (Clifton
Coll. Reg.] The Times, June 7, 1921.)
WATTON, ALFRED. Adm. pens, at St John's, Mar. 10, 1853.
S. of John, printer, of St John's Hill, Shrewsbury (and
Catharine). B. June 7, 1830, at St Chad's, Shrewsbury. School, Shrewsbury. Matric. Michs. 1853. Migrated to
Trinity, Feb. 13, 1856, and thence (age 25) to Magdalene,
Aug. 7, 1857; B..A.. i860; M.A. 1863. Ord. deacon (Lichfield)
1861; priest, 1862; C. of Tuustall, Staffs., 1861-2. C. of
Sneyd, 1862. C.-in-charge of Skidgate with Upton, Somerset,
1862-5. t. of Babworth and Ranby, Notts., 1865-9. R- o^
Burslem, Staffs., 1869-86. Died Jan. 20, 1886. (Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Crockford.)
Watts, Christopher Charles
WATTON, ALFRED. .\dm. pens, at Emmanuel, Oct. 6, 1870.
Matric. Lent, 1871. Ord. deacon (Chester) 1873; priest, 1874;
C. of Garston, Lanes., 1873-5. C. of Cheadle, Cheshire, 1875-
8. C.-in-charge of Handforth, 1876-8; V. there, 1878-89.
Died Sept. 11, 1889. (Crockford; The Guardian, Sept. 18,
1889.)
WATTON, GEORGE EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Sept. 30, 1890. S. of the Rev. T[imothy] G[eorge] (next),
V.of St J ude's, Birmingham. B. there, Oct. 4, 1871. Schools,
King Edward's, Birmingham, and Sutton Coldfield Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1890; B.A. 1894; M.A. 1898. Ord. deacon
(Peterb.) 1895; priest, 1896; C. of Oundle, Northants., 1895-6.
C. of St John's, Deptford, 1897-9. C. of St Luke's, Bath, 1899-1903. V. of St Thomas, Trowbridge, Wilts., 1903-14.
R. of Woodchester, GIoucs., 1914-20. V. of Combe Down,
Bath, 1920-30. V. of Gerrard's Cross, Bucks., 1930-8. R. of Freshford, Somerset, 1938-40. Married, Jan. 31, 1900, Isabel Florence Kate, 2nd dau. of James Forder NevOl, of Brockley,
London. Of Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth, in 1952. (Crockford.)
WATTON, TIMOTHY GEORGE. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel,
May 12, i860. [S. of Timothy, of Penrhyn House, Birming- ham. B. July 3, 1842. School, Cheltenham College.] Matric.
Michs. i86o; B.A. 1864; M.A. 1867. Ord. deacon (Winchester)
1865; priest, 1866; C. of Christ Church, Birmingham, 1865-70.
V. of Duddeston, Worcs., 1870-3. V. of St Jude's, Birming-
ham, 1873-92. R. of Richard's Castle, Heref., 1892-1916 (and V. of Ashford Bowdler, Salop, 1904-16.) Died Oct. 14, 1916,
at Richard's Castle rectory. Father of the above. (Cheltenham Coll. Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Oct. 19, 1916.)
WATTS, ALFRED THOMAS GUY. Adm. pens, at Corpus
Christi, Oct. 5, 1878. S. of David, of 15, Jordan WeU,
Coventry. B. June 21, 1858, at Coventry. School, Coventry
Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1878; B..\. 1883; M.B. 1889. At
St George's Hospital. L.S..A.., 1885; M.R.C.S., 1886. House Surgeon, Belgrave Hospital for Children; Resident Medical
Officer, Royal Pimlico Dispensary. Practised in Kensington.
Resided latterly at Parkstone, Dorset, where he died Oct. 23,
1922. Brother of Ernest H. R. (1880). (Medical Directories; The Times, Oct. 25, 1922.)
WATTS, ARTHUR TOMLINSON. .\dm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Oct. 18, 1889. S. of the Rev. T[homas], Baptist Minister, of
Bedford. B. Dec. 27, 1871, at St Albans. School, Bedford
Modem. Matric. Michs. 1890; Scholar; B.A. (24/^ Wrangler)
1893; M.A. 1904. B.Sc, London. Assistant Master at Arnold
House School, Chester, 1893-1904; Principal of Kingsmead
School, Hoylake, Cheshire, 1906-33-. Brother of Thomas P.
(1889). (T. A. Walker, 615; Schoolmasters' Directories.) WATTS, ARTHUR WILLIAM BENJAMIN WALMSLEY. Adm.
at Selwvn H., Oct. 1882. [B. Apr. 18, 1864.] Matric. Michs.
1882; B.A. 1885. Ord. deacon (Colchester) 1887; priest
(St Albans) 1888; C. of Moulsham, Essex, 1887-9. C. of Holy
Trinity, Hounslow, Middlesex, 1889-91. V. of Ratlinghope,
Salop, 1891-2. C. of Stanford Rivers, Essex, 1892-3. C. of
Clare, Suffolk, 1893-6. C. of Kyre-Wyard, Worcs., 1896-9.
C. of Mildenhall, Suffolk, 1899-1901. R. of Coates, Cambs.,
1901-4. V. of Nunkeeling with Bewholme and Atwick,
Yorks., 1904-33. Disappears from Crockford, 1934.
WATTS, BERTRAM HENRY. Matric. Non-CoU., Michs. 1894.
[S. of J. P., Esq., of 26, Bumey Street, Greenwich.] Adm. at
Emmanuel, Oct. 9, 1895; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1917. Head
Master of the Grammar School, Ramsey, Isle of Man. Ord.
deacon (Liverpool) 1908; priest, 1909; C. of St Philip's,
Southport, Lanes., 1908-13. C.-in-charge of St Philip's, Newton Common, 1913-15. V. of Banks, 1915-22. V. of
Bickerstaffe, 1922-47. Canon of Liverpool. Of Southport in
1951. (Crockford; Camb. Univ. Year-book.)
WATTS, CHARLES WALLACE. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 9, 1874. S. of W. C. W., an American settled in England. B.
Oct. 1856, in Liverpool. School, private. Matric. Michs.
1874; B.A. 1878; M.A. 1881. (Peile, 11. 637.)
WATTS, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES. Adm. pens, at Corpus
Christi, Oct. 1, 1896. S. of the Rev. G[eorge] E[dward]
0[scar] (Trinity CoUege, Oxford, 1851), V. of Kensworth,
Herts. B. there, May 6, 1877. [School, Shrewsbury.] Matric.
Michs. 1896; B..\. 1899; M.A. 1904. Ord deacon (London)
1900; priest, 1901; C. of St Mark's, Noel Park, Wood Green, Middlesex, 1900-7. P.-in-charge of Mbabane, Swaziland,
South Africa, 1907-20. Head Master of St Mark's European
School, Mbabane, 1907-20. Canon of St Peter's Cathedral, Vryheid, 1917-27. Archdeacon of Swaziland, 1918-27.
Principal of St Mark's Coloured School, Mbabane, 1920-7.
V. of St Mark's, Noel Park, Wood Green, Middlesex, 1927-9. Warden of Zonnebloem College, Capetown, 1930-1. Bishop
of St Helena, 1931-5 ; of Damaraland, 1935-9. R. of Victoria
West with Carnarvon, C.P., 1939-40. R. of Knysna, 1940-6.
Acting R. of Riversdale, 1945-7. Married, 1930, Magdalene Beatrice, dau. of Judge Adams, C.J., of Australia. Author,
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