Malcolm Watson Kt (1873 - 1955)

Born 24 Aug 1873 in Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland.

Husband of Constance Evelyn (Loring) Watson — married about 1938 in Surrey, England

Descendants

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Biography

The following information is from the entry for Sir Malcolm Watson on the University of Glasgow web site (his Alma Mater):

Synopsis: Sir Malcolm Watson Born 24 August 1873. Died 28 December 1955. University Link: Graduate GU Degrees: MB CM, 1895; MD, 1903; LLD, 1938; Occupation categories: Malariologist Record last updated: 21st Jan 2016

Born in Cathcart, near Glasgow, on the 24th August 1873, Malcolm Watson was the son of George Watson, a Commercial Traveller. After an education at Glasgow High School, Malcolm first matriculated at the University of Glasgow in the summer of 1890 at the age of 16. He signed up to study Botany, Practical Botany and Anatomy and so began his medical career.

Sir Malcolm Watson, pioneer of Malaria control in Malaya, graduated MBCM (July 25 1895)

Malcolm would study the typical medical subjects like Surgery, Pathology, Materia Medica and Midwifery but in his final year, 1894-95, he would find time to squeeze in the study of English Literature also. Continues.... ^[1]

The following information is from Associated Press:

The engagement is announced of Sir Malcolm Watson, director of the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, and Constance Evelyn Loring, Sir Malcolm has several times received the thanks of the government of the Federated Malay States for his Anti-Malarial work. His fiancée has been his assistant in his researches. Sir Malcolm was knighted in 1924. Sir Malcolm Watson and his fiancée at Sir Malcolm’s home at Wimbledon, on March 9, 1938. (AP Photo available for a fee) ^[2]

Sir Malcolm Watson and Constance Evelyn Loring were married in 1938 (1st Quarter)^[3]

Books by Sir Malcolm

African Highway; The Battle for Health in Central Africa. ISBN-10: 0719514843, ISBN-13: 978-0719514845

Atlas: The Ultimate Guide to the World

Laboratory Manual for the Detection of Poisons and Powerful Drugs by Sir Malcolm Watson , William Rush Dunton , Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis of the District of Columbia , Wilhelm Autenrieth , William Homer Warren , W. Alexander Muirhead , Herbert James Hall. ISBN: 1990001777213 (eBook)

Ronald Ross, 1857-1932. 1933 (Reprinted from Science Progress)

Rural Sanitation in the Tropics; Being Notes and Observations in the Malay Archipelago, Panama and Other Lands. ISBN10: 1374456616, ISBN13: 978-1374456617

The Prevention of Malaria in the Federated Malay States: A Record of Twenty Years' Progress (1921 ) ISBN-10: 1112504494, ISBN-13: 978-1112504495 This book is available in the Internet Archive courtesy of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

Timeline

1873 Birth

Malcolm Watson, son of George Watson and Mary Mcfarlane, was born at Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland on the 24th of August, 1873.^[4]

1881 Residence

On the night of the Census^[5] Malcolm Watson was residing in Cathcart Parish in Renfrewshire, Scotland

1913 Immigration

On the 25th March Malcolm Watson boarded the SS Mongolia at Hong Kong, destined for London, which called at Honolulu^[6](the date is unclear) and then at San Francisco, California, United States arriving at that port on the 22nd April, 1913.^[7]

1924 Knighted

Malcolm Watson was knighted in 1924 for his services in Malaya.^[1]

1948 Immigration

On the 30th April, 1948 Sir Malcolm and Lady Constance boarded the SS Queen Mary for a trip to New York, New York, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} From: The University of Glasgow Story, Sir Malcolm Watson
2. ↑ Assciated Press ID: 3803091168, March 09, 1938 03:00:00 AM, Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS, Resolution: 3000 x 2281 3.96 MB, Person: Constance Evelyn Loring, Malcolm Watson
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8N-7QYZ : accessed 15 March 2016), Constance E Loring and null, 1938; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1938, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 531, Surrey North Western, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQXK-L4R : 2 January 2015), Malcolm Watson, 24 Aug 1873; citing CATHCART,RENFREW,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
5. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKY-P2M : 5 November 2014), Malcolm Watson, Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 17, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,567.
6. ↑ "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Z-WJNQ : 30 December 2014), Malcolm Watson, 1913; citing Ship , NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-HL1T : 2 April 2015), Malcolm Watson, 1913; citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,465,633.
8. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP8-4G9V : 3 October 2015), Malcolm Watson, 1948; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).