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*Complaints of masters against apprentices, and vice versa.<ref>Aldous (''The Archives of the Freedom of the City of London 1681-1915''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 23 #4, page 128-133, 1989, and My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London, 1999) and Medlycott (''The City of London Freedom Registers''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 19 #2, page 45-47, 1977) give more details, and Aldous’ 2003 article (''Records of King’s Freemen in the City of London in the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 27 #9, page 415-421) describes another group called ''King’s Freemen'' who were discharged soldiers and sailors.</ref>
*Complaints of masters against apprentices, and vice versa.<ref>Aldous (''The Archives of the Freedom of the City of London 1681-1915''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 23 #4, page 128-133, 1989, and My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London, 1999) and Medlycott (''The City of London Freedom Registers''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 19 #2, page 45-47, 1977) give more details, and Aldous’ 2003 article (''Records of King’s Freemen in the City of London in the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 27 #9, page 415-421) describes another group called ''King’s Freemen'' who were discharged soldiers and sailors.</ref>


Bristol's burgess books have been indexed and transcribed from 1557 to 1995: {{FHL|1384139|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 4215}}.
Many freeman lists are filmed for example:
:*In the FamilySearch Catalog under ENGLAND - KENT - MAIDSTONE - VOTING REGISTERS The ''Freeman Lists for Maidstone 1551-1842'' can be found on {{FHL|586178|item|disp=FHL films 1656613-4}}.
:*On the Thomson-Gale website of old documents City of London liverymen were listed by company and then letter of the alphabet in a ''Canvassing Book'', that is a list of eligible men (see chart below) with their address, trade and company name. Note that even in 1776 not all men were members of the company indicated by their trade.
'''Chart: City of London Canvassing Book for Elections by the Livery 1776'''
{| width="600" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
! scope="col" | NAME
! scope="col" | ADDRESS
! scope="col" | TRADE
! scope="col" | COMPANY
|-
| ''Townsend, Wm''
| ''Lime Str.''
| ''Wine merchant''
| ''Coopers''
|-
| ''Topping, Timothy''
| ''Chiselhurst, Kent''
| --
| ''Coopers''
|-
| ''Totten, Sam''
| ''Chancery Lane''
| ---
| ''Cutlers''
|-
| ''Townsend, Jn''
| ''7 Gracechurch Str.''
| ''Bridgemaster''
| ''Embroiderers''
|-
| ''Towers, John''
| ''Aldgate''
| ---
| ''Fishmongers''
|-
| ''Towers, Sam''
| ''Fenchurch Str.''
| ''Ironmonger''
| ''Fishmongers''
|-
| ''Townley, Hammet''
| ''Tower Str.''
| ''Hop merchant''
| ''Fishmongers''
|-
| ''Toplis, John''
| ''White Lion Str.''
| ''Apothecary''
| ''Girdlers''
|-
| ''Tomlinson, Joshua''
| ''Prince's Str, Lambeth''
| ''Pump maker''
| ''Girdlers''
|-
| ''Townsend, Wm''
| ''Fleet Str.''
| ''Goldsmith''
| ''Glovers''
|-
| ''Townsend, Rich.''
| ''Gracechurch Str.''
| ''Ironmonger''
| ''Goldsmiths''
|-
| ''Townsend, Wm''
| ''Charles Str., Grosvenor Sq.''
| ''Upholder''
| ''Goldsmiths''
|-
| ''Todd, Rob''
| ''22 Watling Str.''
| ''Tea Dealer''
| ''Grocers''
|}
<br> A detailed document survives from the early 1760s for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which has been published by White (''Property Relating to Weymouth and Melcombe Regis for the Purpose of Voting circa 1760s'', undated). The occupiers and use of every building in each street is listed with some extra notes in some cases (see chart below).
<br> '''Chart: Property Relating to Weymouth and Melcombe Regis for the Purpose of Voting circa 1760s''' [data from White]
{| width="600" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
! align="center" scope="col" | No
! align="center" scope="col" | Occupier
! align="center" scope="col" | Descripton
|-
| colspan="3" |
'''Melcombe Regis St. Thomas Street<br> East Side'''
|-
| 58
| Poor
| Alms House 59
|-
| 59
| Wm White
| A deal yard goes through into the Market Street.
|-
| 71
| Saml Cosens
| House, slaughter-house and stables backside
|-
| 72
| J. Johns
| House and garden
|-
| 73
| Edwd Rickett
| House and garden
|-
| 74
| -----
| Void Spott
|-
| 75
| -- Bridle
| House and garden
|-
| 76
| Widdow Coffin
| House
|-
| 77
| Wlm Sadler
| House
|-
| 78
| Thos Bryer
| A warehouse
|-
| 79
| Jno Mansell
| A cellar and school room over tenanted by John Dowle
|-
| 80
| Widow Way
| A house, workshop and garden
|-
| 81
| Philip Adams
| Stables and corn-house
|-
| 82
| Geo Shuttleworth
| House, stables and garden
|-
| 83
| Mrs Reed
| Meeting House and dwelling
|-
| colspan="3" | '''Weymouth Hooker's Dock to Hope'''
|-
| 21
| Jno Newton
| A house claims by purchase from Mary the sister and heir of Wm Spragg grandson and heir of Tristram Spragg
|-
| 22
| Jno Sandford
| A house and garden claims by conveyance from Prudence widow of Richd Morris
|-
| 23
| Wm Speck
| A moiety of a house claims by purchase from Richd Hardy who purchased of Eliz. Fletcher<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Freeholders Lists, Jury Lists, Burgess Rolls, Freemen Rolls (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Freeholders_Lists,_Jury_Lists,_Burgess_Rolls,_Freemen_Rolls_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
|}


The Family History Library has a few freemen records. These are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
The Family History Library has a few freemen records. These are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
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;WALES, [COUNTY], [CITY] - OCCUPATIONS
;WALES, [COUNTY], [CITY] - OCCUPATIONS
Bristol's burgess books have been indexed and transcribed from 1557 to 1995: {{FHL|1384139|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 4215}}.
Many freeman lists are filmed for example:
:*In the FamilySearch Catalog under ENGLAND - KENT - MAIDSTONE - VOTING REGISTERS The ''Freeman Lists for Maidstone 1551-1842'' can be found on {{FHL|586178|item|disp=FHL films 1656613-4}}.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Freeholders Lists, Jury Lists, Burgess Rolls, Freemen Rolls (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Freeholders_Lists,_Jury_Lists,_Burgess_Rolls,_Freemen_Rolls_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>


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