Charles Watkins (died 1808) was a Welsh lawyer and legal writer.

Life

His father was the Rev. William Watkins of

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, near

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. He practised from 1799 as a certificated conveyancer, until his death on 15 February 1808.

Works

Watkins was author of: * ''An Enquiry into the Title and Powers of His Majesty as Guardian of the Duchy of Cornwall during the late Minority of its Duke'', n.d. * ''An Essay towards the further Elucidation of the Law of Descents'', 1793; 3rd edit. by

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, 1819; 4th edit. by

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, 1837. * ''Reflections on Government in general, with their Application to the British Constitution'', 1796. * ''Introduction'' (on the feudal system) to the fourth edition of

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's ''Law of Tenures'', 1796. * ''A Treatise on Copyholds'', 1797–1799, 2 vols.; 3rd edit. by Vidal, 1821, 2 vols.; 4th edit. by Coventry, 1825. * ''An Enquiry into the Question, whether the Brother of the Paternal Grandmother shall succeed to the Inheritance of the Son in preference to the Brother of the Paternal Great-grandmother'', 1798. * ''Principles of Conveyancing, designed for the Use of Students'', 1800; 9th edit. by Henry Hopley White, 1845.

Notes

Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Watkins, Charles Year of birth missing 1808 deaths Welsh lawyers Welsh legal writers People from Monmouthshire 18th-century Welsh lawyers