The Watson baronetcy, of Earnock in the parish of Hamilton in the County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1895 for John Watson, a coalmaster and railway company director.
The 4th Baronet assumed by deed poll his given name of Inglefield as an additional surname in 1945. This surname was also borne by the 5th Baronet. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 7th baronet on 3 May 2016.
Watson baronets, of Earnock (1895) Sir John Watson, 1st Baronet (1819–1898) Sir John Watson, 2nd Baronet (1860–1903) Sir John Watson, 3rd Baronet (1898–1918) Sir Derrick William Inglefield Inglefield-Watson, 4th Baronet (1901–1987) Sir John Forbes Inglefield-Watson, 5th Baronet (1926–2007) Sir Simon Conran Hamilton Watson, 6th Baronet (1939–2016) Sir Julian Frank Somerled Watson, 7th Baronet (1931–2016)
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