Material to come to this. here is an article by professor Malcolm Chase of Leeds University on John Watkins – uncle to William Watkins in the post below this.  http://georgemarkhamtweddell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/john-watkins-1808-1858-poet-chartist-by.html

There is also an article by Alice Barrigan on the Whitby Paper Wars here – http://northyorkshirehistory.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/literary-wars-in-whitby-1825-to-1833.html which mentions John Watkins.