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William Whitehead Watts

1860 - 1947

Born

07 June 1860

Broseley, Shropshire, England

Died

30/07/1947

Kingslea Nursing Home, Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
05/05/1904
Fields of Interest
Geology
Occupation
Geologist and educationist
Relationships
Parents: Isaac Watts, music teacher, and Maria, née Whitehead. Spouse: 1) Louisa Adelaide Atchison (d. 1891), descended by the female line through the Turnour (Winterton) and Richardson families from Robert the Bruce (1889); 2) Rachel Atchison, widow of Arthur Turnour Atchison (secretary of the British Association and a civil engineer), daughter of Ebenezer Rogers, mining engineer and geologist in Monmouthshire (1894). Children: Beatrix Mary Adelaide (from first marriage); One daughter from second marriage.