John Watson (priest)

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John James Watson, 1834 engraving by Charles Turner, after Edmund Thomas Parris

John James Watson (1767–1839) was an English clergyman who became prominent in the

High Church group known now as the Hackney Phalanx. He became Archdeacon of St Albans
in 1816.

Life

Watson, brother of

Anglican beliefs and family ties.[1][2]

Others who acted as curates to Watson were

George Townsend and Edward Churton. Churton married Watson's eldest daughter, Caroline.[3][4]

Family

Watson married Caroline Powell, sister of the elder Baden Powell (13 Dec 1725 - 31 Jan 1810),[5] the merchant;[6] Powell's daughter Henrietta married Henry Handley Norris. Powell's other sister Susanna (24 Nov 1765 - 20 Jan 1846)[5] married Thomas Sikes ( - 14 Dec 1834),[5][6] vicar of Guilsborough, and Watson's friend from the University of Oxford. Joshua Watson married Mary Sikes, sister of Thomas Sikes. The younger Baden Powell (22 Aug 1796 - 11 Jun 1860)[5] was therefore nephew to John James Watson.[7][8]

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