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Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, June 14, 1770. S. of Edward, [tanner], of Bridgefield-in-Furness, Lancs. [Bapt. July 5, 1752.] School, Hawkshead. ' Matric. Michs. 1770; Scholar, 1773; B.A. 1774; M.A. 1777. Ord. deacon (Ely), Sept. 18, 1774; priest (London), Oct. 28, 1776. Sometime a master at the Perse Grammar School, Cambridge. V. of Great Chesterford, Essex, 1776-81. V. of Sleaford, Lincs., 1781-1809. Chaplain of the hospital and Master of the free Grammar School at Sleaford. R. of Quarrington, 1792-1801. R. of Normanton, 1792-1809. William Cole described him as 'of a very large make; the largest size I almost ever saw and so fat as hardly to see out of his eyes'. Henry Gunning was at school in Cambridge under Waterson, and accompanied him to Sleaford until he entered College. Married, Aug. 28, 1782, Miss - Smith, of Freiston, Lincs. Died May 31, 1809. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 544; Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 5883; Gunning, Reminiscences, 3; G. Mag., 1809, I. 588.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Waterson, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1774 | Disp-Ord | Waterson, Edward | / | View | |
| 1776 | Ordi(ordination) | Waterson, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1776 | Disp-Ord | Waterson, Edward | / | View | |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Great Chesterford / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Resignation) | Waterson, Edward | Great Chesterford / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Vac(resignation) | Waterson, Edward | Great Chesterford / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Sleaford / | Vicar | View |
| 1792 | Disp-App | Waterson, Edward | Normanton / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Disp-App | Waterson, Edward | Douglas Hamilton, Duke of Brandon / | Chaplain | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Quarrington / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Lafford Vetus / | Vicar | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Normanton / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Waterson, Edward | Sleaford Nova / | Vicar | View |
| 1792 | Appt(in post) | Waterson, Edward | Douglas duke of Hamilton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1792 | Vac(cession) | Waterson, Edward | Sleaford Nova / | Vicar | View |
| 1792 | Disp(Dispensation) | Waterson, Edward | New Sleaford / | Vicar | View |
| 1801 | Vac(cession) | Waterson, Edward | Quarrington / | Rector | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Waterson, Edward | Normanton / | Rector | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Waterson, Edward | New Sleaford / | Vicar | View |