Books by Gilbert Watson

Fredrick Gilbert Watson, born in Belfast, had family ties with Lambeg and has lived in the area for the past four decades. He is married with four sons and four granddaughters. Since taking retirement he has pursued his interests in family and local history. The book is presented as an invitation to share the author's interest in the rich tapestry that is the local history of an intriguing part of the Lagan valley. F G Watson was a prizewinner in an Ulster Tatler short story competition judged by the late Sam Hanna Bell. The story entitled The Meeting was published in 1979. He has contributed articles to the journals of the Dromore and District Local Historical Group: The Racecourse (1991); The Colville Family in Dromore in the Eighteenth Century (1992); Alexander Colville Welsh (1993), Hugh Frazer, (1813-1861) Landscape and Portrait Painter (1994); The Plight of the Cotton Weavers at Lisburn, Maze and Broomhedge (1996).