Augustus Thomas Watson1

#17654, (1778 - 1832)
Pedigree

Family

Elizabeth Hephzibah Henry (c 1786 - 1855)
Children
  • Thomas Richard Henry Watson7 (1807 - 1810)
  • Lewis Thackeray Watson8 (1808 - 1838)
  • Emily Watson9 (1810 - )
  • Cecil Augusta Watson10 (c 1811 - 1897)
  • Thomas Watson11,12 (c 1817 - 1872)
  • George Henry Grindall Watson13 (1818 - 1853)
  • Frances Penelope Watson14 (1820 - 1858)
  • Lucy Amelia Watson10,15 (c 1821 - 1857)
  • Elizabeth Caroline Watson16 (1822 - 1876)
  • Isabella Jane Henry Watson17 (1827 - 1865)

Life Events

Biography[from India Office index] Lt-Col, 40th Bengal NI; Hodson IV p.402; bap 6 Mar 1778, Carlton Parva (St Cross), Lincs, s of Thomas & Elizabeth; L/MIL/9/107 f.30 - Cadet 1796; m 5 Mar 1806, Dinapore, Elizabeth Hephzibah HENRY (reputed dau of Richard, Bengal Army); N/1/7 f.196; d 29 Oct 1832, Aligarh; his wid d 5 Oct 1855, aged 69.2 
BaptismAugustus Thomas Watson was baptized on 6 Mar 1778 in Carlton Parva, Lincolnshire.2 
MilitaryHe was a cadet in 1796, cornet/ensign/or second lieutenant 15 oct 1797, Lieutenant 10 Sep 1798, Captain 27 Apr 1809, Major 19 July 1821, Lieut-Colonel 1 May 1824, and died 29 October 1832 at Allyghur.3 
(Mentioned) WillHe was mentioned in a codicil written in 1807 to the will of his father-in-law Richard Henry. Son in Law Lieutenant A T Watson was appointed to be an executor and to inherit all Richard's service of plate.1
MarriageAugustus Thomas Watson married Elizabeth Hephzibah Henry on 5 Mar 1806 in Dinapore, Bengal, India.
From the parish register: "Augustus Thomas Watson Bachelor of the Hon'ble Company's Military Service to Elizabeth Hephzibah Henry Spinster."4,5,1 
Note.There is a document at the British Library regarding the successful attack by a detachment of the 26th Bengal Native Infantry under the command of Captain Augustus Thomas Watson on a party of Grassias near Nemawar on 31 Dec 1818.6 
DeathAugustus died on 29 Oct 1832 in Aligarh, India.2
 
Last Edited26 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. Will and Administration of Richard Henry of London, 25 January 1798, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 22 August 1841.
  2. Index to India Office Family History Search, online at http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx, c1600-1949, compiled by British Library India Office, London, England, 1970s onward, Military Department Records, L/MIL/9/107 f.30 & Bengal baptisms, marriages and burials, N/1/7 f.196, Hodson IV p.402.
  3. V C P Hodson, List of the officers of the Bengal army, 1758-1834 (London: Phillimore, 1927-1947), digital copy viewed on Google Books, page 272-273.
  4. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Augustus Thomas Watson & Elizabeth Hephzibah Henry marriage, Dinapore, Bengal Presidency, 1806.
  5. Edward Cave and others, "Gentleman's Magazine" (publication, London, 1731-), viewed on Google Books, Elizabeth Watson obituary.
  6. Website Access to Archives (www.a2a.org.uk), British Library, India Office Records; ref. IOR/F/4/751/20524.
  7. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Thomas Richard Henry Watson baptism, Cawnpore, Bengal Presidency, 1807.
  8. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Lewis Thackeray Watson baptism, Cawnpore, Bengal Presidency, 1810.
  9. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Emiily Watson baptism, Cawnpore, Bengal Presidency, 1810.
  10. Will and Administration of Elizabeth Watson of Bathwick Hill, Bath, 14 September 1855, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 17 November 1855.
  11. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Thomas Watson, 1872.
  12. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Thomas Watson baptism, Fort William, Bengal Presidency, 1817.
  13. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. George Henry Grindall Watson baptism, Meerut, Bengal, 1820.
  14. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Frances Watson baptism, Meerut, Bengal, 1820.
  15. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Lucy Amelia Watson baptism, Berhampore, Bengal, 1825.
  16. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Elizabeth Caroline Watson baptism, Pooree, Bengal Presidency, 1822.
  17. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns viewed at Find My Past. Isabella Jane Henry Watson baptism, Cawnpore, Bengal Presidency, 1827.