Venn: Adm. sizar (age 24) at ST JOHN'S, May 27, 1778; a Ten-year man; Of Middlesex. M.A. (Lambeth) 1797. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 21, 1775; priest, Dec. 21, 1776. Assistant to William Clements, Librarian of Sion College, and employed in making a new Catalogue of the Library, 1785-9. Librarian of Sion College from 1799. V. of St Helen's, Bishopsgate, 1795. Prebend of St Paul's, 1797-1842. R. of St Alphage, 1799-1842. Sunday Evening lecturer at All Hallows, Bread Street, 1813-42. Divinity Lecturer of St Paul's, 1817-42. Died Jan. 19, 1842, at Sion College, aged 92. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 544; G. Mag., 1842, I. 558.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | Ordi(ordination) | Watts, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Licensing) | Watts, Robert | St James Clerkenwell / | Curate | View |
| 1776 | Ordi(ordination) | Watts, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Licensing) | Watts, Robert | London, All Hallows, Bread Street / | Lecturer | View |
| 1797 | Appt(admission to Lambeth degree) | Watts, Robert | / | View | |
| 1797 | Appt(collation) | Watts, Richard | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Ealdstreet | Prebendary | View |
| 1799 | Appt(collation) | Watts, Robert | St Alphage / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Watts, Robert | Saint Bennet Fink, City of London / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Watts, Robert | London, All Hallows, Bread Street. / | Lecturer | View |