Jonathan Watson (bishop)

He was born in January 1760 and undoubtedly a native of Portsoy, Banffshire.{{Harvnb|Bertie|2000}}, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 478.{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 1. Watson was trained for Holy Orders in the Scottish Episcopal Church by John Skinner, Incumbent of Longside (later Bishop of Aberdeen and Primus).{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 2. He was ordained at the early age of twenty-one or twenty-two (1771 or 1772).{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, pages 2–3. His first known pastoral appointment was the Incumbent of Blairdaff (Monymusk) and Auchindoir (1781–1786), followed by the Incumbent of Banff and Portsoy (1786–1791), and then the Incumbent of Laurencekirk (1791–1808); the last appointment he held until his death.

Watson was elected Bishop of Dunkeld in 1792 and consecrated at Stonehaven on 20 September 1792 by John Skinner, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Andrew Macfarlane, Bishop of Moray and Ross, and John Strachan, Bishop of Brechin.{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 85.{{Harvnb|Skinner|1818}}, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 537.

He died in office at Laurencekirk on 28 June 1808, aged 48, and was buried at St Laurence's Episcopal Churchyard, Laurencekirk on 5 July 1808.{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, page 130.

File:The grave of Catherine Mary Watson, Warriston Cemetery.jpg

He married Catherine Margaret Edgar (1763–1845), daughter of John Edgar, Laird of Keithock, near Brechin, and they had two children: Catherine Mary (12 October 1802 – 8 January 1884) and John (born 1805 – died 1840 at sea).{{Harvnb|Farquhar|1915}}, Three Bishops of Dunkeld, part 2, pages 80–81.

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• {{cite book |last=Bertie |first=David M. |title=Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000 |year=2000 |publisher=T & T Clark |location=Edinburgh |isbn=0567087468 }}
• {{cite book |last=Farquhar |first=George T. S. |title=Three Bishops of Dunkeld: Alexander, Rose and Watson |url=https://archive.org/details/bishopsofdunkeld00farquoft |year=1915 |publisher=The Scottish Chronicle |location=Selkirk }}
• {{cite book |last=Keith |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Keith (historian) |editor1-last=Russel |editor1-first=Michael |title=An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down To The Year 1688 |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00keit |year=1824 |publisher=Printed for Bell and Bradfute |location=Edinburgh }}
• {{cite book |last=Skinner |first=John |authorlink=John Skinner (bishop) |title=Annals of Scottish Episcopacy |url=https://archive.org/details/annalsofscottish00skin |year=1818 |publisher=A. Brown & Co |location=Aberbeen }}

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