Surname: Watson Forename(s): Walter b. 29 March 1780. d. 12 September 1854. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Working-class poet and weaver, writing in Scots and English. Born in Chryston, Calder,
Lanakshire. Father was also a loom weaver. Publications include Poems and Songs, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1853). Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)