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William Watkin (other)
William Watkin may refer to: *William Watkin (MP for Pembroke) (fl.1558), MP for Pembroke Boroughs, Wales *William Watkin (MP for Wells) (fl.1592-1597), mayor and MP for Wells, Somerset, England *William Thompson Watkin William Thompson Watkin (15 October 1836 – 23 March 1888) was a British archaeologist, interested in Roman Britain, particularly of the north of England. Life Watkin was born in Salford in 1836, son of John Watkin (1808–48) of Salford and ... (1836–1888), English archaeologist See also * William Watkins (other) {{hndis, Watkin, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Watkin (MP For Pembroke)
William Watkin (floruit, fl. 1558) was an English politician. Family Watkin's identity is not known. He may have been the son of Lewis Watkins (MP), Lewis Watkins, MP for Pembroke in 1545, although Bindoff considers this unlikely. Career Watkin was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Pembroke Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency), Pembroke Boroughs in 1558. References Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English MPs 1558 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Watkin (MP For Wells)
William Watkin (fl. 1592–1597) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. Watkin was Mayor of Wells in 1592. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ... in 1597. References 16th-century births Year of death unknown Mayors of Wells, Somerset English MPs 1597–1598 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thompson Watkin
William Thompson Watkin (15 October 1836 – 23 March 1888) was a British archaeologist, interested in Roman Britain, particularly of the north of England. Life Watkin was born in Salford in 1836, son of John Watkin (1808–48) of Salford and wife Mary Hamilton, who was born in the USA. A second cousin was the railway entrepreneur Edward Watkin. He received his education at private schools, and afterwards began a career as a merchant in Liverpool. From early life he was greatly interested in archaeological studies. Between 1871 and 1888 he wrote 123 books and articles, dealing mostly with the Roman occupation of Britain, in the north-west and in Yorkshire and Northumbria. His most important works were ''Roman Lancashire'' (1883) and ''Roman Cheshire'' (1886), both full of careful research and accurate descriptions of objects. From 1884 Watkin was a council member, and from 1885 honorary librarian, of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, a Liverpool institution. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |