Watkins, Charles Frederick
WATKINS, CHARLES FREDERICK. Adm., as a 'Ten-year
man,' at Christ's, Jan. 29, 1818. Of Farley, near Salisbury. [S. of the Rev. William, K. of Port Eynon, Glara. B. 1793.
School, Christ's Hospital. Joined the frigate Hotspur as a midshipman, 1810; left the service at the peace of 1815.) Ord.
deacon (Salisbury) i8i8; priest, r8i8; C. of Downton, Wilts.,
1818-19. C.-in-charge of Windsor, 1820-1. Warden of
Farley Hospital and C. of West Grimstead and Plaitford,
Wilts., 1822-32. V. of Brixworth, Northants., 1832-73. Marri«l and had issue. Author, The Human Hand and Other
Poems; A Treatise on the Origin of Pleasure and Delight in the
Human Mind, especially as relating to the Faculty of Taste, and
the Sublime and Beautiful; Introduction to Geology; Clerical
Subscription, an appeal to Clergy and Laity; History of the
Basilican Church of Brixworth; A Scientific and General
Vindication of the Mosaic History of the Creation, etc. Formed
a collection of cretaceous fossils, some of which are in the
British Museum. Died July 15, 1873. Father of Justinian
C. S. (1861). {Boase, in. 1220; Peile, 11. 388; Crockford;
.\orthants. Clergy; D.N.B.)
WATKINS, CHARLES KING. .\dm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Oct. I, 1887. S. of Frederick, Captain, of Rock Ferry,
Cheshire. B. Sept. 8, 1865, at Birkenhead. School, Liverpool
College. Matric. Michs. 1887; B.A. 1891; M.A. 1895. Ord.
deacon (Lincoln) 1892; priest, 1893; C. of Grantham, 1892-5.
C. of All Saints, Portsea, 1895-7. C. of Cheriton, Hants.,
1897-9. C. of Titchfield, 1899-1900. C. of Walpole St Peter,
Norfolk, 1900-2. V. of Stainfield, with Apley, Lines., 1902-4.
V. of Holbeach Fen, 1904-9. V. of Nettleham, 1909-21. R. of
Saltfleetby, 1921-5. Died Dec. 28, 1925. {T. A. Walker, sgS;
Crockford; The Guardian, Jan. i, 1926.)
WATKINS, DANIEL GLYN. Adm, pens, at Christ's, May 16, 1864. S. of the Rev. Daniel, V. of Thomborough, Bucks,
[and of Adstock, Bucks.]. B. [Nov. 16, 1844], at Thorn- borough. School, Magdalen College School, Brackley. Matric.
Michs. 1864; B..\. 1868; M.A. 1889. Ord. deacon (Lincoln)
1868; priest, 1869; C. of Basford, Notts., 1868-70. Chaplain
at Greenough and Irwin, West Australia, 1870-5. Chaplain
and R. of Fremantle, 1875-1905. Hon. Canon of St George's Cathedral, Perth, 1888-1900. Archdeacon of Perth, 1889-
1907. Canon of Perth, 1905-7. Married (1) Caroline, dau. of the Rev. George Weight, V. of Wolverton; (2) Sara, dau. of
R. M. Habgood, of Tulse Hill, Surrey, and had issue. Died
June 29, 1907, at Perth. {Peile, 11. 583; Crockford; Who was
Who; The Ti>nes, July 8, 1907.)
WATKINS, DEVEREUX JOHN GREGORY. Adm. at Caius,
Oct. I, 1886. [Eldest] s. of William, architect, of Lincoln.
B. there, Mar. 2, 1868 School, Lincoln Grammar. Matric.
Michs. 1886; B.A. 1889; M.B., B.Chir. and M.A. 1895. At
St Bartholomew's Hospital. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1892. Practised at Lincoln. Medical Officer, Lincoln General
Dispensary. Consulting Surgeon, Lincoln County Hospital.
Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Major, R..-\.M.C.). Mairried, .\ug. 18, 1898, Florence Lucretia, youngest dau. of
the Rev. Bedford Hartnell, R. of Littleton-on-Sevem. Of
Four Oaks, Warws., in 1940. (Venn, 11. 486; Univ. War List;
Medical Directories.)
WATKINS, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Jan. 18, 1825. i2nd] s. of the Rev. Henry (1794). ot Barnbrough,
Yorks. (and Frances Mary, dau. of Freeman Bower, of <Killerby
Hall, Yorks.). B. Apr. i, 1808. [Schools, Shrewsbury and
Westminster.] Matric. Michs. 1826. Kept two terms. Adm.
at Emmanuel, May 7, 1827; B.A. 1830; M.A. 1833; B.D. 1840.
Fellow of Emmanuel, 1838-47. A friend and contemporary
of Charles Darwin. Ord. deacon (St Davids) 1837; priest,
1838. H.M. Inspector of Schools, 1841-73. R. of Long
Marston, Yorks., 1873-88. Preb. of York. Archdeacon of
York, 1874-88. Married (1) Aug. 5, 1847, Amelia, dau. of the
Rev. George Millett (sometime Fellow of Christ's), and had issue; (2) Sept. 17, 1873, Fanny, dau. of William Chambers,
of Hafod, Cardigans. Died Feb. 6, 1888, at Bournemouth.
M.I. in York Minster. Father of Harry T. G. (1893); brother
of Henry (1831). {Record of Old Westminsters; 1874-84); Peile, 421; Boase, iii. 1221; Crockford; Life and Letters of
Charles Darwin, i. 169.)
WATKINS, FREDERICK BALL. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 13, 1849. S. of Frederick, of Morganog Ward (sic) (and
Elizabeth). B. in the parish of St Mary's, Brecon. Bapt. July 31, 1829. Matric. Michs. 1849; Scholar; B.A. 1854
M..\. 1864. Second Master of the Royal School, Armagh,
1853-5. Ord. deacon (Llandaff) Mar. 4, 1855; priest, Feb. 17,
1856; C. of Llansoy, Mon., 1855-6. C. of Neath, Glam., 1855-
8. C. of St Nicholas, Liverpool, 1858-9. C. of Woolton,
Lanes., 1859-75. Professor of Greek and Latin at Queen's College, Liverpool, 1867-81. P.C. of Speke, Lanes., 1875- 1907. Author, Life of Pizarro; Sermons, etc., translated into
English hexameters Goethe's Hermann and Dorothea. Of Speke, Liverpool, 1910. Disappears from Crockford, 191 1.
Watkins, John Leo
WATKINS, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 18) at
Trinity Hall, Feb. i, 1875. S. of Josceline F[rederick], Esq.
of Nascot Grange, Watford. [B. .\pr. 29, 1857.] School,
Haileybury. Matric. Michs. 1875. Went to New South Wales
in 1876. (Haileybury Reg.)
WATKINS, HARRY TRANT GODFREY. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
lune 13, 1893. S. of [the Ven.] Frederick (1825) [Archdeacon
of ^'ork], of 76, Oxford Terrace, London (by his 2nd wife, Fanny, dau. of William Chambers). B. July 30, 1874, at
Harrogate. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1893; Scholar,
1894; (Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1895). Of Ridgeways,
Hindhead, Haslemere, in 1901. (Eton Sch. Lists, Harry • Frank ' Godfrey.)
WATKINS, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Christ's, Mar. 27, 1760. S. of Joseph [merchant], of London. B. at Lisbon.
School, Hackney. Matric. Michs. 1760; Scholar, 1761; B.A.
(4th Wrangler) 1764; M.A. 1767. Ord. deacon (Peterb.), 1767;
priest, 1768; C. of Passenham, Northants., 1767-70. V. of
Conisborough, Yorks., 1770-1829. Preb. of York, 1773-1829.
Preb. of Southwell, 1774-1829. V. of Birstall, Yorks., 1774-
1800. Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter, 1800. R.ofWaltham,
Lines., 1800-15. R. of Bamburgh, Yorks., 1815-29. Married,
Anna Maria, dau. of John Wilmer, of Stony Stratford. Died
1829, aged 86, at Conisborough. Father of the next. (Peile, 11.
270; Crockford; NortharUs. Clergy; H. C. Cradock, Hist, of
Birstall, 266-7.)
WATKINS, HENRY. Adm. at Christ's, Mar. 26. i794- Of Yorks. [Only] s. of [the Rev.] Henry (above). B. 1775-
Matric. Michs. 1794; Scholar, 1795; B.A. 1798- Ord. priest
(York) 1801. V. of Beckingham, Notts., 1802-44. V. of
Silkstone, Yorks., 1835-44. Married, Mar. 1803, Frances M.
Bower, of Killerby Hall, Yorks., and had issue. Died Dec. 13,
1844, aged 69, at Silkstone. Father of the next and of
Frederick (1825). (Peile, 11. 338; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1845, I- 325.)
WATKINS, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, June 30, 1831.
[Eldest] s. of the Rev. Henry (above), R. of Silkstone, Yorks.
Matric. Michs. 1831; B..^. 1835; M..'^. 1839. Ord. deacon (London, Li«. dim. from Canterbury), June 14, 1835. P.C. of
South Mailing, Sussex, 1836-41. Married, Frances, dau. of
George Courthope, Esq., of Whiligh, Sussex, and had issue.
Died Nov. 11, 1841 'aged 31," at Lewes. Father of the next; brother of Frederic (1825). (T. A. Walker, 443; Walford,
County Families; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; G. Mag.,
1842, I. III.)
WATKINS, HENRY BOWER. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Mar. 8,
1858. [Only]s. of the Rev. Henry (above). B. [Jan. 23], 1840,
at Lewes, Sussex. School, Brighton College. Matric. Michs.
1858; B.A. 1862. Of Tunbridge Wells. Died Sept. 25, 1864.
(Brighton Coll. Reg.; Walford, County Families.)
WATKINS, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 24, 1865. S. of Francis Wilmer, Army surgeon (and Margaret Spottis- woode). B. at Seacroft Grange, Whitkirk, Yorks. Bapt.
Jan. 29, 1846. School, Pocklington. Matric. Michs. 1865;
B.A. 1869; M.A. 1872. Ord. deacon (Ripon), 1870; priest,
1871; C. and (Precentor) of Leeds, 1870-4. V. of Thriplow,
Cambs., 1874-8. Chaplain to the Bishop of Ely, 1877-86.
V. of Gamlingay, 1878-90. R. of Willingham, 1890-1906. Married, Constance, 6th dau. of Charles Chadwick, M.D., of
Leeds. Died suddenly, Aug. 9, 1906, aged 60, at Willingham
rectory. (Eagle, .xxviii. 215; Crockford.)
WATKINS, JOHN HILMAN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Oct. 10, 1821. B. at Lugwardine, Heref. Matric. Lent, 1822;
B.A. 1826. Ord. deacon (London), May 29, 1825; priest,
May 21, 1826. Of Ashen, Essex, in 1841. Keeping a private
school in St John's Wood, London, in 1861. (Clergy List,
Crockford' s Schools Directories.)
WATKINS, JOHN JAMES. Adm. pens, at Christ's, July 28, 1899. S. of John Leo (next). B. [Sept. 4, 1880], in Sydney,
New South Wales. Schools, Holy Cross College, Ryde, New
South Wales and St Gregory's College, Downside, Bath. Matric. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1902. Practised as a barrister in
Sydney. Of Wigram Chambers, Phillip Street, Sydney, in 1912. (Peile, II. 834.)
WATKINS, JOHN LEO. Adm. pens, at Christ's, July 11, 1867. [Eldest] s. of John, of Hobart, Tasmania. B. [June 28, 1849],
at Hobart. School, Sydney, N.S.W. Matric. Michs. 1867;
Scholar, 1869; B..A.. d^th Wrangler) 1871; M.A. 1874. Adm.
at the Inner Temple, Jan. 26, 1869. Called to the Bar, Apr.
30, 1872. Practised in Sydney, Australia. Joint author.
Digest of Criminal and Magisterial Cases decided in New South Wales. Of Llanthony, Gladesville, Sydney, in 1911.
Father of the above. (Peile, 11. 602; Law Lists; Inns of Court;
Foster, Men at the Bar.)
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