WATSON, William (by 1513-68), of York.

Constable, Merchant Guild York 1536 – 38, gov. 1547 – 48, 1566 – 67; chamberlain 1536 – 37, sheriff 1541 – 42, alderman Mar. 1543, mayor 1547 – 48, 1566 – 67; commr. for offences against Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy, York province 1561.Reg. Freemen, York, i (Surtees Soc. xcvi), 252, 255, 266; York Mercers and Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. cxxix), 140, 323–4; CPR, 1560–3, pp. 170–1.