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Charles Watkins


Charles Watkins (died 1808) was a Welsh lawyer and legal writer.

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Life

His father was the Rev. William Watkins of Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire. He practised from 1799 as a certificated conveyancer, until his death on 15 February 1808.

Works

Watkins was author of:

  • An Enquiry into the Title and Powers of His Majesty as Guardian of the Duchy of Cornwall during the late Minority of its Duke, n.d.
  • An Essay towards the further Elucidation of the Law of Descents, 1793; 3rd edit. by Robert Studley Vidal, 1819; 4th edit. by Joshua Williams, 1837.
  • Reflections on Government in general, with their Application to the British Constitution, 1796.
  • Introduction (on the feudal system) to the fourth edition of Sir Geoffrey Gilbert's Law of Tenures, 1796.
  • A Treatise on Copyholds, 1797–1799, 2 vols.; 3rd edit. by Vidal, 1821, 2 vols.; 4th edit. by Coventry, 1825.
  • An Enquiry into the Question, whether the Brother of the Paternal Grandmother shall succeed to the Inheritance of the Son in preference to the Brother of the Paternal Great-grandmother, 1798.
  • Principles of Conveyancing, designed for the Use of Students, 1800; 9th edit. by Henry Hopley White, 1845.
  • References

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