Frederick Watkins (other)
Frederick or Fred Watkins may refer to: * Frederick Watkins (Royal Navy officer) (1770–1856), British Royal Navy admiral * Frederick Watkins (priest) (1808–1888), English Anglican clergyman, friend of Charles Darwin * Fred Watkins (footballer) (1878–1957), Welsh footballer * Fred Watkins (politician) Frederick Charles Watkins (24 February 1883 – 31 January 1954) was a Labour Party politician in England. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1923 general election in Aylesbury. At the 1929 general election, he was elected as Member of Pa ...

Frederick Watkins (Royal Navy Officer)
Frederick Watkins (14 October 1770 – 10 November 1856) was an officer of the British Royal Navy. By 1793 he was first lieutenant on the 32-gun frigate HMS ''Blanche'', serving in the Leeward Islands. On 5 January 1795 the captain, Robert Faulknor, was killed during a sea-fight with the French frigate ''Pique'' off Pointe-à-Pitre, and command devolved on Watkins, who continued the action. ''Pique'' was boarded by Lieutenant David Milne and captured. For his part in the action Watkins was promoted to post captain on 26 April 1795, commanding the 28-gun HMS ''Resource''. For the next two years Watkins cruised in ''Resource'' on the Leeward Islands and Jamaica stations. On 10 December 1796 ''Resource'', with HMS ''Mermaid'', captured the French corvette ''Général Leveau'' off San Domingo. In the spring of 1799 he became captain of the 36-gun HMS ''Nereide''. In the Bay of Biscay on 2 March 1800 ''Nereide'' captured the French privateer ''Vengeance'', and on 3 March ...
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Frederick Watkins (priest)
Frederick Watkins (1 April 1808 – 6 February 1888) was an English Anglican clergyman. He was Archdeacon of York from 1874 until his death. He is also noted as being a school- and university friend of Charles Darwin with whom he shared correspondence. Biography Watkins was the son of Rev. Henry Watkins of Bamburgh, Yorkshire and his wife Frances Mary, daughter of Freeman Bower, JP, DL, of Killerby Hall, Yorkshire and Bawtry, Yorkshire. His aunt Mary (d.1784) married (1727) Peter Whitton, who was Lord Mayor of York in 1728, and then secondly (1742) George Perrot (1710–1780), Baron of the Exchequer (in 1769 he was the sole owner and proprietor of the navigation of the river Avon from Tewkesbury to Evesham). He was educated at Shrewsbury School and at Westminster School. He was admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1825 but only kept two terms. He was admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1827, and received the degrees of B.A. 1830; M.A. 1833; BD 1840. He was a ...
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Fred Watkins (footballer)
Alfred Ernest Watkins (26 June 1878 – 7 December 1957), also known as Fred Watkins, was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside-forward or winger. Watkins played club football for Leicester Fosse, Aston Villa, Grimsby Town and Millwall Athletic. In 1906, his signed to play in Southend United's inaugural season in the Southern League. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1898 and 1904, playing five matches. He played his first match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland and his last match on 21 March 1904 against Ireland. His younger brother, Walter Watkins Walter Martin Watkins (21 March 1880 – 14 May 1942) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Stoke and Sunderland. Club career Watkins was born in Caersws and was one of six sons of a Welsh farmer from L ..., also played professional football. See also * List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical) References 1878 births 1 ...
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