Venn: B.A. from St John's, 1532-3. Of Durham diocese. B. 1516. M.A. 1536; B.D. 1543; D.D. 1554. Fellow, 1534. Master of St John's, 1553-4. Incorp. at Oxford, 1554. R. of Wyke Regis, Dorset, 1545. Chaplain to Bishop Gardiner, 1545-53. V. of Buckminster, Leics., 1547. A leading Roman Catholic preacher in London, 1553-8. Dean of Durham, 1553-7. Disputed against Cranmer at Oxford, 1554. Bishop of Lincoln, 1556-9. R. of Bechingwall All Saints', 1556. One of the Commissioners appointed by Cardinal Pole to visit the University, 1557. Deprived and imprisoned, 1559; kept in custody, 1559-84. Author, controversial. Died in Wisbech Castle, Sept. 1584. Buried in Wisbech Church. (D.N.B.; Cooper, i. 491; Al. Oxon.)
Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
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1551 | Libc | Watson, Thomas | (Missing) / | Rector | View |
1553 | Appt(Presentation) | Watson, Thomas | Durham Cathedral / | Dean | View |
1557 | Appt(enthronement) | Watson, Thomas | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
1557 | Appt(enthronement) | Watson, Thomas | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
1557 | Vac(Promotion) | Lincoln, Thomas | Overton / | Rector | View |
1558 | Vac(resignation) | Lincoln, Thomas | Durham Cathedral / | Dean | View |