Bibliography
Agents of Change : Scots in Poland 1800-1918
Mona Kedslie McLeod.
Tuckhill Press, East Linton, Scotland. 2000.
ISBN 1 86232 081 0
She mentions several Watson and her own middle name hints at a link.
This author has also edited the memoirs of a "Polish visitor to Scotland : From Charlotte Square to Fingal's Cave: Reminiscences of a Journey through Scotland 1820–1824, by Krystyn Lach-Szyrma".This person was an intellectual of peasant farmer origins was indicative of a two-way link and benefits.
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FROM CHARLOTTE SQUARE TO FINGAL'S CAVE
Reminiscences of a Journey through Scotland 1820-1824 by Krystyn Lach-Szyrma.
Edited and introduced by Mona Kedslie McLeod. Tuckwell Press. 2004.
ISBN 186232 218 X.
This book does not cover any aspect of our family story directly, but it presents both a fascinating account of Scotland at the time that Polish aristocracy were being attracted to its development and the the scenario the preceded the emigration by many Scots to Poland - including our Kedslies and Watsons.
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LEAVING SCOTLAND
Mona McLeod.
National Museums of Scotland.
ISBN 0 948636 83 1
This small book covers emigration from Scotland to all over the worlds. It is useful in its general coverage. A point of concern though is the brief and inaccurate entry on South Africa, completely ignoring the important British 1820 Settlers, which are most relevant to our family.
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NUNC ANIMIS' THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES 1876-1986
Francis L. Coleman
Published by The Kaffrarian Rifles Assn. (1988);
ISBN 10: 0620128038 ISBN 13: 9780620128032
This book describes the history of the Kaffrarian Rifles who are based in East London, South Africa. My father Brian Watson took a keen interest in the "KR" after the war. He is mentioned in the book with regard to service in North Africa during WWII. In fact he contributed to the text and some of our architectural staff produced some of the maps.
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The Origins of teh Anglo-Saxons - Decoding the Ancestry of the English.
Jean Manco
Thames and Hudson. 2018
ISBN : 978 0 500 29543 4
To understand this at a broader level we need to look at where the Angles, Saxons and Jutes came from and to this end I highly recommend this book by Jean Manco This blends results from cutting edge DNA technology with that of archaeology and linguistics. .
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Scotland and Poland - Historical Encounters, 1500 - 2010
Berlinn. 2011
Papers from a conference with several authors, all edited by T.M.Devine and Daniel Hese. www.berlinn.co.uk 2011. This is essential reading to understand the very early period of Scots in Poland leading up to the modern era. It does not however mention our ancestors.
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The Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850 [Part Two]
David Dobson.
2008
Clearfield Company, Baltimore, Maryland. www.genealogical.com 2008. This is essentially a catalogue of Scots in these countries between these years. Watsons, Kedslies and others of interest are included.
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The Scottish Islands
Hamish Haswell-Smith.
Canongate. Edinburgh. 1996 (reprinted 1999).
ISBN 0 86241 579 9.
This is a comprehensive assessment of all Scottish islands from population to geography and brief histories. The Scotts are covered under Foula, 11-6.
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A Small World - The Descendants of Charles Weber
Norma van As.
Citadel Press, Landsdowne, Capetown. 1981.
ISBN 0 620 05226 0
This is an extraordinary resource. Norma van As gives a great deal of background information followed by exhaustive genealogical lists.
While it may have a focus other than us Watsons, it gives considerable coverage of us and our relatives. See from page 116 for Millers for general descriptions of their often hard lives. See from page 334 for general genealogy from Dennison and Miller leading to Newman and then Watson on page 336.
Still available on abebooks.com
