He died in office at Laurencekirk on 28 June 1808, aged 48, and was buried at St Laurence's Episcopal Churchyard, Laurencekirk on 5 July 1808.[1][7]
Familyedit
The grave of Catherine Mary Watson, Warriston Cemetery
He married Catherine Margaret Edgar (1763–1845), daughter of John Edgar, Laird of Keithock, near Brechin, and they had two children: Catherine Mary (12 October 1802 – 8 January 1884) and John (born 1805 – died 1840 at sea).[1][8]
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 1.
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 2.
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, pages 2–3.
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 85.
^Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 537.
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 130.
^Farquhar 1915, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, pages 80–81.
Bibliographyedit
Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN0567087468.
Farquhar, George T. S. (1915). Three Bishops of Dunkeld: Alexander, Rose and Watson. Selkirk: The Scottish Chronicle.
Keith, Robert (1824). Russel, Michael (ed.). An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down To The Year 1688. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute.
Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co.
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