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Discover the rich history of Clan Watson in Scotland, tracing back to the early 1300s and beyond.
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Trinity Hall, Trinity Corner, Holburn Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
“ Seven Trades of Aberdeen “
Fleshers Mortcloth
In 1901 a deputation from the Operative Butchers Mortcloth fund presented this mortcloth to the Aberdeen Fleshers Incorporation for safe keeping.The Fleshers coat of arms was then emblazoned on the Mortcloth and it was used by both parties to drape the coffin at funerals.
(Image by Graeme Watson courtesy to use on this website, Seven Trades of Aberdeen, Trinty Hall.)
Andrew Watson of Aberdeen, Deacons Chair
‘The Chair of Andrew Watson is most elaborate. The arms of his trade are carved and coloured on the upper part of the back, and on the centre one the arms of the Watson family (an oak tree eradicated on base, surmounted by a fess, charged with crescent between two mullets).’ – Bain’s Guilds of Aberdeen, pp. 176-7.
Coat of Arms
Andrew Watson, Deacon, Merchant of AberdeenBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
Charter Crests.
Andrew Watson, FleshersBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
George Watson, ShoemakerBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
Master of Trades Hospital of the Seven Incorporated Trades 1824-5, His portrait by John Stirling hangs in Trinity Hall.
Patrick Hepburn Watson, WeaverBirth: 14 May 1893 • 47 Stanley Street, Aberdeen, Scotland -Death: 18 Feb 1981 • 2 High Meads, Wheathampsted, St Albans, England
Alexander Watson, TailorsBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
(1744 to 1831) He is perhaps most commonly known for writing the song "The Kail Brose of Auld Scotland".
Andrew Watson, WrightBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
A member of the Wrights & Coopers Incorporation was elected Deacon Convener in 1615.
Robert Watson, Wrights & CoopersBirth: Scotland -Death: Scotland
A member of the Wrights & Coopers Incorporation, was elected in 1851 and 1852 to be Deacon Convener.