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John Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1864 |
| Died | 13 November 1928 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
John Watson (7 March 1864 - 13 November 1928) was a Scottish painter and master baker.[1][2]
Life
[edit]His father was John Watson [Snr] (c. 1845 - 31 March 1913), a baker from Kilmarnock.
His mother was Catherine Galloway Oliver (19 January 1845 - 5 February 1919) from Riccarton, Ayrshire. John [Snr] and Catherine married on 22 January 1864.
John Watson was born on 7 March 1864 in Riccarton, Ayrshire.[3]
He married Anne Jane McNabb (27 April 1869 - 4 November 1919) from Newcastle in County Down in Ireland. They married on 29 December 1890 in Kilmarnock.
After Anne died, John remarried Helen Grieve (c. 1873 - 4 November 1945) from Kilmarnock. They married 25 July 1922 in Kilmarnock.
Art
[edit]He helped establish the Kilmarnock Art Club.[5]
Death
[edit]He died on 13 November 1928 at his home 32 High Glencairn Street in Kilmarnock.[6]
The value of his estate was given as £859, 3 shillings and 2 pence.[7]
Obit[8]
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/162750056/person/222118467501/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003423/19911129/010/0010
- ^ https://kilmarnock-artclub.org.uk/about.html
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184708674/john-watson
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206832-00438?pId=361291
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002688/19281115/031/0004
Category:1864 births
Category:1928 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters