Watson, Edmund Henry Lacon WATSON, EDMUND HENRY LACON. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1884. S. of the Rev. Canon Henry Lacon {1842), R. of Shamford, Leics. (by his second wife, Ellen Charlotte, eldest dau. of the Rev. Henr>' Kemp Richardson, R. of Leire, Leics.). B. [Aug. 15I, 1865, at Shamford. School, Winchester. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1894. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 22, 1886. Assistant Master at Park House School, Reading, 1888-90; at Blair Lodge School, Scotland, 1890-4. Turned to journalism which had always attracted him; .i regular contributor to Punch for many years. Employed at the .Admiralty (Postal Censorship) 1914; travelling censor, 1915-17; Renter's special correspondent on the Italian front and later on the French front and the Rhine, 1917-19. Married, Apr. 21, 1896, Ruth Emma Darling. .■Vuthor, Ephemera; Stray Minutes; Verses; The Unconscious Humourist; An Attic in Bohemia; Hints to Young Authors; The Making of a Man ; The Templars; The Family Living; etc. Resided in Pembroke Road, Kensington. Died Mar. 9, 1948, in London. {Winchester Coll. Reg.; Venn, 11. 467; Inns of Court; The Times, Mar. 10, 1948.) WATSON, EDWARD JOHN. Adm. pens, at Christ's, July 6, 1865. [4th] s. of John, M.D., of Southampton Street, London (and Emia Cradock Gillman). B. Nov. 3, 1846, in London. School, Merchant Taylors'. Matric. Michs. 1865; Tancred Scholar, 1866; B A. 1869; M.A. 1872. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 22, 1868. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1871. Ord. deacon (Bath and Wells) 1872; priest, 1S74; C. of Frome Selwood, Somerset, 1872-5. C. of Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea, 1875-6. Received into the Roman Catholic Church (by Cardinal Newman) Dec. 21, 1S76. Assistant Master at St Edmund's College, Ware. At Oscott College, Birmingham, 1877; ordained, 1879. R. of St Mary's presbytery, Hertford, 1880-3. After curacies in London, returned to St Edmund's, Ware, as parish priest. Chaplain at St Charles, Brentwood, 1902-13. One of the founders of Westminster Cathedral. Domestic prelate to the Pope, 1907. Expert in the matter of lapidary Latin inscriptions. Married, July 12, 1870, Florence, dau. of Joseph .\ldridge, solicitor. Lived latterly at Chelms- ford. Died Nov. 23, 1929, at Royston, Herts.; buried at Chelmsford. Brother of Thomas C. (1867). (Merchant Taylors' Sch. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Peile, n. 590; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Crockford; The Times, Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, 1929.) WATSON, EDWARD JOHN MACARTNEY. Adm pens, at Trinity, June 15, 1891. [Only] s. of [Sir] William, of 25, Fitzwiiliam Place, Dublin (and Janet Frances, dau. of the Very Rev. H. B. Macartney, Dean of Melbourne). B. Nov. 22, 1872, at I, Salem Place, Dublin. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. 1894. Athletics 'blue' (weight), 1895. At Trinity College, Dublin; B.A., M.B., and B.Chir.; M.D., 1900. M.R.C.P. (Ireland) 1905; F.R.C.P. (Ireland) 1906. Practised at 25, Fitzwiiliam Place, Dublin. Demon- strator in Anatomy at Trinity College, Dublin. Captain, R.A.M.C. Married, 1918, Ina Emily, dau. of Turner Oliver Read, Esq., of King's Co. Died Mar. 22, 1947, in Dublin. (Medical Directories; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; The Times, Mar. 25, 1947.) WATSON, EDWIN ROY. Adm. pens, at Jesus, Oct. 1899. S. of W., Esq. B. July 20, 1880, at Somercotes, Derbs. School, Nottingham High. Matric. Michs. 1899; Scholar; (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1901); Wiltshire prize, 1901; B.A. 1903; M.A. 1906. Professor of civil engineering at Sibpur College, India, 1904-8; Professorat Dacca College, 1908-21. Principal of the Govt. Technological Institute at Cawnpore, 1921-6. Died when on furlough in London, Nov. 10, 1926. (India Office Lists; F. Brittain.) WATSON, ERSKINE GERALD. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June i, 1878. [Only] s. of the Rev. Henry William (1846), of Berks- well, Warws. B. [Dec. 11], 1858, at Harrow. School, Marl- borough CoUege. Matric. Michs. 1878; B.A. 1882. Adm. a solicitor, Dec. 1885;. practised in London (Messrs Pepper, Tangye and Watson) Died Aug. 21, 1922, in London. (Marlborough Coll. Reg.; Law Lists.) WATSON, FISHER. .A.dm. pens, at St John's, Feb. 4, 1806. [Only] s. of John [Town Clerk], of Great Yarmouth. Matric. Michs. 1808; B.\. 1812; M.A. 1815. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Dec. 20, 1812; priest, Dec. 29, 1813. P.C. of St George's Chapel, Great Yarmouth, 1816-21. V. of Lancing, Sussex, 1834-60. Lived subsequently at Lancing, and at Brighton, 1868-73. Married Sarah Louisa, 3rd dau. of Sir Edmund Lacon, Bart. Died Aug. 23, 1873. Father of Arthur (1854), Frederick F. (1851) and Henry L. (1842). (Clerical Guide; Crockford.) WATSON, FRANK. .\dm. pens, at St John's, Apr. 30, 1866. [5th] s. of Robert, solicitor (and Elizabeth Amelia). B. Dec. 15, 1846, in Hammersmith. Bapt. Mar. 29, 1866. [School, Godolphin, Hammersmith.] Matric. Michs. 1866; VAC ii VI Watson, Frederick James Scholar, 1868; B.A. [\th Classic) 1870; M.A. 1873- Fellow, 1872-80. President of the Union, 1869. Founded a small undergraduate society called the Sex Pueri, other members being (Professor) H. G. Seeley ; the Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, and the Rev. John Kennedy, afterwards Head Master of .\lden- ham. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 7, 1868. Called to the Bar, Apr. 30, 1872. Equity draftsman and conveyancer. Lived at Streatham, Surrey, where for many years he was people's warden at Christ Church. Died Oct. 9, 1908. (The Eagle, XXX. 219; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; The Times, Oct. 12, 190S.) WATSON, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Caius, Oct. 18, 1850. S. of the Rev. Christopher George (1806), R. of Melton, Suffolk. B. 1831, at Woodbridge. Bapt. Sept. i, 1831. School, Ipswich. Matric. Michs. 1851; B.A. 1856; M.A. 1863. Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1856; priest, 1857; C. of Aslacton, Norfolk, 1856-9. R. of Salcott-Virley, Essex (succeeding his father), 1859-75. R. of Great and Little Wigborough, 1875- 86. Died May 28, 1886. (Venn, 11. 299; Crockford; The Guardian, June 9, 1886.) WATSON, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 3, 1864. S. of Henry, corn-merchant (and Susannah).- B. [Oct. 13, 1844], at Skeldergate, York. Bapt. Oct. 20, 1844. School, St Peter's, York. Matric. Michs. 1864; Scholar, 1867; B.A. {i2lh Wrangler) 1868; Hulsean prize, 1869; (Theol. Exam, ist Class, 1869); Cams prize, 1870; Crosse scholar, 1870; Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar, 1871; M.A. 1871; B.D. 1884; D-D. 1893. Fellow, 1871-8 and 1893-1906. Hulsean Lecturer, 1882; Lady Margaret Preacher, 1894. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1871; priest, 1872; C. of Stow cum Quy, Cambs., 1871-5. C. of St Giles with St Peter's, Cambridge, 1875-8. R. of Starston, Norfolk, 1878-87. V. of Stow cum Quy, Cambs., 1887-93- Min. of St Edward's, Cambridge, 1893-1906. Hon. Canon of Ely, 1898-1906. Married, Aug. 13, 1878, Margaret Lockhart, eldest dau. of the Rev. G. R. Adam, .\uthor, The Ante- Nicene Apologies, their Character and Value; Defending the Faith; The Law and the Prophets (Hulsean Lectures); The Book of Genesis, a True History, etc. Died Jan. i, 1906, at his residence, 6, Salisbury Villas, Cambridge. Father of Frederick (next) and Henry A. (1900). (Eagle, xxviii. 215; Crockford; Who was Who; The Times, Jan. 2, 1906.) WATSON, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1899- S. of the Rev. Frederic (above), D.D. B. May 19, 1880, at Starston, Norfolk. School, King's, Canterbury'. Matnc. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1902. Vice-consul at Valparaiso, 1907; at Soulina, 1908; at Odessa, 1911; at Taranto, 1913- Acting Vice-Consul at San Francisco, 1918. Consul at New York, 1918; Acting Consul-General there, 1919-22; Consul-General at Philadelphia, 1923. Married, 1910, Mary V., dau. of the Rev. T. V. Durell, of Fulboura, Cambs. O.B.E., 1923: C.M.G., 1938. Died Sept. 14, 1947, in Philadelphia. Brother of Henry A. (1900). (The Times, Sept. 17, i947; Foreign Office List; Kelly, Handbook.) WATSON, FREDERICK BAINBRIDGE. Adm. sizar at Trinity. Oct. I, 1898. S. of Featherstone, of the Manse, Middleton-in- Teesdale, Durham. D. Dec. 19, 1874, at Thomley, Durham. From Durham University. Matric. Michs. 189S; Scholar, 1901; B.A. (nth Wrangler) 1901. Lecturer in Mathematics at Leeds University. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., "London Regt. (R. Fus.)). (Univ. War List.) WATSON, FREDERICK FISHER. Adm. pens, at Caius, Feb. 13, 1851. S. of the Rev. Fisher (1806), V. of Lancing. B. Jan. i, 1832, at Great Yarmouth. Schools, Steyning Grammar and St Paul's, Southsea. Matric. Michs. 1851; B.A. 1855; M.A 1858. Ord. deacon (Chichester) 1856; priest, 1856; C. of Lancing, Sussex, 1855-60; V. there (succeeding his father), 1860-83. Died Feb. 8, 1883, at Lancing. Brother of Arthur (1854) and Henry L. (1842). (Venn, 11. 300; Crockford.) WATSON, FREDERICK HOWARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity, lune 13, 1881. S. of Napoleon Frederick, of 172, Adelaide Road, South Hampstead. B. July 24, 1863, in London. School, St John's Wood, London (private). Matric. Michs. 1881; Scholar, 1884; B.A. (26W Wrangler) 1884; M.A. 1888. Died Oct. 9, 1895, at Douglas, Isle of Man. (Univ. Almanack.) WATSON, FREDERICK JAMES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 27, 1889. S. of Robert Browne, of 18, Queen's Gate Gardens, London. B. Nov. 21, 1869, at WaUasey, Cheshire. School, Malvern College; and at Heidelberg Univ. Matnc. Michs. 1889; B.A. (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class) 1892; M.B., B.Chir. and n..\. 1898. At St George's Hospital; Assistant House Surgeon and Physician there. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1895. 01 New Brighton, Cheshire, m 1900. Practised subsequently in New Zealand. Of Bulls, Rangitikei, in 1948. Brother of Herbert N. (1881). (Malvern Coll. Reg.; Medical Directories.) 369 24