Robert Alexander Watson-Watt KCB, FRS (1892 - 1973)

Born 13 Apr 1892 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Robertson) Watson-Watt — married 20 Jul 1916 (to 1952) in St Simon, Hammersmith, London, England

Husband of Margaret Drew Wilkinson — married 20 Nov 1952 in Westminster, London, England

Husband of Katherine Jane Trefusis Forbes DBE — married 1966 in Kensington, London, England

Died 5 Dec 1973 at age 81 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Robert Watson-Watt KCB, FRS is Notable.

Biography

Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was a British pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology.

Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was born 13 Apr 1892 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.

He married Margaret Robertson 20 Jul 1916 (to 1952) in St Simon, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, England.

He then married Margaret Drew Wilkinson 20 Nov 1952 in Westminster, London, England.

His thirdmarriage was to Katherine Jane Trefusis Forbes DBE in 1966 in Kensington, London, England

HE Died 5 Dec 1973 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom and was buried in Holy Trinity Episcopal Churchyard , Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt (1892-1973) on Find A Grave: Memorial #101925691 retrieved 28 January 2019

• "United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:786Y-9CW2 : 22 October 2019), Robert Watson-Watt, 1946.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SX-QK54 : 18 July 2020), Sir Robert Watson-Watt Watson-Wat, 1973.

• Robert Watson-Watt on Wikipedia.

• Robert Watson-Watt on Scottish Science Hall of Fame.

• Robert Watson-Watt on NNDB.

• San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA, Friday, Dec 07, 1973) Page: 53
  • "Developer of Radar Dies In Scotland", Inverness, Scotland
  • "British scientist Sir Robert Watson-Watt, who began work on an idea for a death-ray machine and came up with a breakthrough in the development of radar, died Wednesday at the age of 81... Sir Robert's inventive genius was possibly traceable to another member of his family, Sir James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine."
  • "After gaining an engineering degree, Sir Robert began work in the British meteorological office, using electronics to detect thunderstorms. He made his radar breakthrough while working for British government departments in the field of radio research, and later joined the air ministry."