The son of Israel Watkins of Bristol, cordwainer and the brother of Joseph Watkins (A).
| 1745 | 8 Aug. He was apprenticed to John and Hester Niglett with £3, of which forty shillings was the gift of Alderman Kitchen, deceased. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar, G, K). |
| 1775 | 21 May. His son, Samuel, was apprenticed to Paul Farr, shipwright (A). |