At the moment, there are two distinct groupings of Watsons in the database; the first is dedicated to the relatives and spouses of the last registered Clan Chief, James Watson of Saughton, whereas the second is for all other Watsons. Although clicking on the "Clan Chief's Family Tree" link at the top of each page will take you James and allow you to navigate around his full tree, you will not be able to access the full database of non-Chiefly Watsons by clicking on the "Main Watson Database" link as there are many disconnected Watsons in this area.

If you wish to check out the main database, I would strongly recommend that you use the Search function, either via the large box in the middle of the home page or by clicking on the "Search" link in the top left of the sky blue bar towards the top of the other pages. If you leave all fields empty and hit "Search", you will be presented with all individuals in the database in table format. If you use the Advanced Search functionality you can select whether you wish to search in the Chief's tree, the main database, or both, and select many other fields to search within, thus allowing you to narrow down your search. I would suggest a blanket search, or one targeted towards a certain name, if you wish to see whether any of your known relatives are present in the database. If they are, please drop me a line and let me know using the Contact Page; if they're not, let me know anyway!

Once you get the table of search results, you can view family trees by clicking on the little family tree diagram between each person's unique ID number and their name. Once on the family tree, you can flick between various views using the tabs just above to see their ancestors, descendents, family overview, or even to download their details in a GEDcom file.

If you need any help navigating your way around, please feel free to drop me a line using the Contact Page.