Lady Barbara was born at Rockingham Castle in Rockingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. William the Conqueror had ordered a Castle to be built there, and it was used as a fortress, and was a crucial stronghold in helping William subdue his new kingdom. In 1095, the Castle was an important seat of government; the Great Council of Rockingham being held there. Many medieval Kings came to Rockingham Castle, including Richard the Lion Heart. Henry VIII granted the Castle to Edward Watson, Lady Barbara's father, who converted the medieval fortress into a comfortable Tudor house. Even after a civil war with Cromwell taking over the castle, later on, during the Victorian Age, the castle was used as a place of entertainment for the Watford family, with writers, such as Charles Dickens and Chesney Wold, performing plays and writing novels during their many visits. During contemporary times, the castle remains the center of an agricultural community, and is still home to the Saunders Watson family, and is open for touring groups at different times throughout the year.

Daughter of:
Sir Edward Watson and wife Emma Smith.

Wife of:
1. Gentleman Henry "Harry" (Herdson) Hudson I (1500-1555), Esquire, Knight, Lord of the Manor, Master Skinner. Married in 1525, at St. Editha Church, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
2. Sir Richard Champion, Alderman, Sheriff, and Lord Mayor of London.

Mother of:
1. Thomas (Herdson) Hudson.
2. John (Herdson) Hudson.
3. William (Herdson) Hudson, I (Sr.).
4. Edward (Herdson) Hudson.
5. Annie (Anne) (Herdson) Hudson Stoddard.
6. Edmund (Herdson) Hudson.
7. Henry (Herdson) (Herdson) Hudson II (1541-1585).
8. Sir Christopher (Herdson) Hudson.
9. Rudolph (Herdson) Hudson.
10. George (Herdson) Hudson.
11. Abigail (Herdson) Hudson Dixwell.
12. Alice (Herdson) Hudson Barnes.

See her husband's, Henry (Herdson) Hudson I, page for more info about their children.

Grandmother of:
1. Henry "The Explorer" Hudson III" (1570-1611), the famous explorer who the Hudson River and Bay in New York were named after.
2. Richard Hudson Sr., who sailed aboard the ship called "Safety" to Virginia in 1635, and is considered the progenitor of the Hudson family line in the United States.

PLEASE NOTE: Her wedded name is sometimes listed as Herdson and/or Hudson.