Watson married Helen Campbell in 1760.
Her father was Colin Campbell, a goldsmith working in Edinburgh.
The Watsons had no children.
Watson was made a baronet on 5 December 1803.
Watson’s coat of arms was designed to reference his ordeal with the shark.
Underneath Neptune brandishing his trident, the shield bears Watson’s severed right leg, with the Latin motto Scuto Divino ('Under God's Protection') below.
In return for his services in North America, Parliament voted Watson’s wife an annuity of £500 for life.
Watson died in 1807.
His baronetcy descended, by special remainder, to his grand-nephew William.
Watson married Helen Campbell in 1760. Her father was Colin Campbell, a goldsmith working in Edinburgh. The Watsons had no children. Watson was made a baronet on 5 December 1803. Watson’s coat of arms was designed to reference his ordeal with the shark. Underneath Neptune brandishing his trident, the shield bears Watson’s severed right leg, with the Latin motto Scuto Divino ('Under God's Protection') below. In return for his services in North America, Parliament voted Watson’s wife an annuity of £500 for life. Watson died in 1807. His baronetcy descended, by special remainder, to his grand-nephew William.
Brook Watson