We are looking into commissioning a professional genealogist to help with our research. The immediate priority is to research the Watsons of Saughton in more detail to establish whether there are any living heirs to James Watson, 10th of Saughton, his father Charles and, if that draws a blank, Charles's father James. We will also be looking for any evidence that other Watsons of Saughton before James, 10th of Saughton, were officially recognised as chief of the name in Scotland.

If you would like to donate towards the cost of this research we'd be very grateful for your donation. As described elsewhere, we are looking to formalise the society, and part of this will involve introducing a paying membership structure. Although the free-to-access website will continue to make summary information on Watson history available to all, access to the detailed research will be reserved to those who are paid-up members.

In the meantime, we will share any results from the research with those that contribute towards the cost. Those that contribute at least £25 in any calendar year will receive one year's membership for free once we do introduce a paying membership structure!

There's no obligation whatsoever, but if you are able to contribute, we'll happily accept any donation, no matter how small. We will start the research anyway, but the speed with which we are able to progress will be governed by the level of funding that we are able to raise.

Donations will be held in the account and only used for the purpose of supporting research or, if an excess accrues with time, for supporting other costs incurred by the society such as webhosting fees or membership fees for clan umbrella organisations.

You can contribute using either the Paypal button or the QR code below - both will take you to our donations page.

As a thank you for making a donation, you will get:

The account linked to above is used exclusively for funding The Clan Watson Society. A statement of the account with donations anonymised will be made available to any donors who wish to audit the account; if you wish to perform such an audit, please contact us.

The only data that we collect will be the name, email address, donation amount and donation date of those who make a donation. This data will be held in a password-protected spreadsheet and will only be used for the purposes of supplying the benefits listed above. The data will not be shared with anybody that does not need access to it for the purposes of administering donations or benefits. By making a donation, you agree to having your data held on file as described in this section. If you do not wish to have your data held, please contact us after making your donation and we will remove it from our records on the understanding that it will not be possible for us to supply the above benefits once your data is removed.