Dr. Watson be known as a 'Watson'." Dr Watson's first name is mentioned on only four occasions. Part one of the very first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet", is subtitled "Being a reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department". The preface of the collection "His Last Bow" is signed 'John H. Watson, M.D', and in "The Problem of Thor Bridge", Watson says that his dispatch box is labelled 'John H. Watson, M.D'. His wife Mary Watson appears to refer to him as 'James' in "The Man with the Twisted Lip"; Dorothy L.
William Watson (motoring pioneer) was always held in the highest regard. The Aitkin Brothers, Bill and Jack, provided the everyday management on the shop floor with foremen such as Bill Roberts, Jack James, Norman Lees and Alan Duvall providing the hands on direction for their respective staffs. In the late sixties while the name remained W. Watson & Co Ltd. the Oliver Rix Motor Group took over ownership of the company. Present day, 2017, the building(s) on Oldham Street are still there with the Main build serving as a car park. William Watson was married twice, first to Maude Taylor with whom he had