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James Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1872 |
| Died | 26 September 1936 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
James Watson (24 May 1872 - 26 September 1936) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]His father was Robert Thomson Watson (born c. 1850), an engine fitter from Dundee.
His mother was Sarah Scott Brown (3 July 1851 - 29 June 1884) from Dundee. Robert and Sarah married on 19 November 1869 in Dundee.
James Watson was born on 24 May 1872 in Dundee.[3]
He married Matilda Bowman Melville (6 August 1874 - 26 April 1953) from Forgan in Fife. They married on 1 August 1898 in Grays Thurrock in Essex, England.
Art
[edit]Art Master at Morgan Academy, Dundee
Death
[edit]He died on 26 September 1936 in a Dundee nursing home, aged 64.[5] His usual address was 2 Camperdown Place, Broughty Ferry.
The funeral was on 30 September 1936 at Barnhill cemetery.[6] The value of his estate was given as £1222, 19 shillings and 9 pence.[7]
Obit[8]
posthumous exhibition 1937[9]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/83281758/person/262188434168/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19360923/091/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19360928/506/0008
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19360930/109/0006
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/60558/records/342762?tid=&pid=&queryId=ab5419fd-f144-428e-b64d-21b234cd1038&_phsrc=rQq5376&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19360928/111/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19370112/090/0011
Category:1872 births
Category:1936 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters