Foster: B.A. from Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 17 July, 1624 (incorporated 30 June, 1627, from Balliol Coll.), M.A. 1627; vicar of Much Marcle, co. Hereford, 1636, canon of Hereford 1660, vicar of Upton Bishop 1671, until his death in 1679; father of William 1663, of John 1676, and of Joseph 1678.
(Venn adds matric. Trinity Easter 1620)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1627 | Ordi(ordination) | Watts, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1627 | Ordi(ordination) | Watts, William | / | priest | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Licensing) | Watts, William | Canterbury Province / | Preacher | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Institution) | Watts, William | Marcle Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Presentation) | Watts, William | Much Marcle / | Vicar | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Institution) | Watts, Guilielmus | Muche Marcle / | Vicar | View |
| 1642 | Libc | Watts, | Much Marcle / | Vicar | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation) | Watts, William | Hereford Cathedral / Bartonsham | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Admission) | Watts, William | Hereford Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1661 | Appt(Institution) | Watts, William | King Charles / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1667 | Appt(election) | Watts, William | St Katherine's Hospital Ledbury / | Master | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Watts, William | Marcle Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1669 | Appt(Appointment) | Watts, Willimus | Deanery of Ross / | Rural Dean | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Institution) | Watts, William | Upton Episcopi / | Vicar | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Presentation) | Watts, William | Upton Bishop / | Vicar | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Institution) | Watts, Gulielmus | Upton Bishop / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1674 | Libc | Watts, William | Ross Deanery / | Rural Dean | View |
| 1674 | Libc | Watts, William | Marcle Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1674 | Libc | Watts, William | Upton Episcopi / | Vicar | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, Gulielmus | Hereford Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, Gulilemus | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Bartonsham | Prebendary | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, Gulielmus | Hospitalis de Ledbury / | governor | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Ross deanery / | Rural Dean | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Ledbury Hospital / | Master | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Marcle Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Upton Episcopi / | Vicar | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Hereford Cathedral / Bartonsham Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Watts, William | Ledbury Hospital / | Master | View |
| 1679 | Vac(Death) | Watts, | Hereford Cathedral / | residentiary | View |
| 1679 | Vac(Death) | Watts, | Upton Bishop / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1679 | Vac(Death) | Watts, | St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury / | Master | View |
| 1680 | Vac(Death) | Watts, William | Hereford Cathedral / Bartonsham | Prebendary | View |