His uncle, Henry Watson, had been a marble sculptor in Bakewell and Ashford-in-the-Water since the early 1750s, and he built and owned the water-powered marble mill in Ashford-in-the-Water.
Pamannya Henry Watson, adalah pemahat marmer di Bakewell dan Ashford-in-the-Water sejak awal 1750-an, dan ia membangun serta memiliki pemolesan marmer bertenaga air di Ashford-in-the-Water.