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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London_Occupations|Occupations]]''  
''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London_Occupations|Occupations]]''  
=== Livery Companies  ===


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}}108 livery companies have operated in London. Wikipedia maintains a list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_Company The City Livery Companies], along with links to company websites.  
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=== Livery Companies  ===
 
108 livery companies have operated in London. Wikipedia maintains a list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_Company The City Livery Companies], along with links to company websites.  


*[http://81.130.213.163:8002/cgi-bin/lcl.exe The Livery Companies Database] is a helpful resource that supplies contact details for each active company.  
*[http://81.130.213.163:8002/cgi-bin/lcl.exe The Livery Companies Database] is a helpful resource that supplies contact details for each active company.  
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:Records from the following companies are included in Webb's abstracts: Apothecaries, Armourers and Brasiers, Basketmakers, Blacksmiths, Bowyers, Brewers, Broderers, Brown Bakers, Butchers, Carmen, Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, Combmakers, Cooks, Curriers, Cutlers, Distillers, Dyers, Fan Makers, Farriers, Feltmakers, Fishmongers, Fletchers, Founders, Framework Knitters, Fruiterers, Gardeners, Glass-sellers, Glaziers, Glovers, Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers, Grocers, Gunmakers, Horners, Innholders, Ironmongers, Longbowstring Makers, Loriners, Makers of Playing Cards, Masons, Musicians, Needlemakers, Painter-stainers, Pattenmakers, Paviors, Pewterers, Pinmakers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Poulters, Saddlers, Spectaclemakers, Tallow Chandlers, Tinplate Workers, Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders, Turners, Tylers and Bricklayers, Upholders, Vintners, Waxchandlers, and Woolmen.<ref>[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-lonapps.aspx About London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1442-1850], ''British Origins,'' accessed 31 December 2011.</ref>
:Records from the following companies are included in Webb's abstracts: Apothecaries, Armourers and Brasiers, Basketmakers, Blacksmiths, Bowyers, Brewers, Broderers, Brown Bakers, Butchers, Carmen, Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, Combmakers, Cooks, Curriers, Cutlers, Distillers, Dyers, Fan Makers, Farriers, Feltmakers, Fishmongers, Fletchers, Founders, Framework Knitters, Fruiterers, Gardeners, Glass-sellers, Glaziers, Glovers, Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers, Grocers, Gunmakers, Horners, Innholders, Ironmongers, Longbowstring Makers, Loriners, Makers of Playing Cards, Masons, Musicians, Needlemakers, Painter-stainers, Pattenmakers, Paviors, Pewterers, Pinmakers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Poulters, Saddlers, Spectaclemakers, Tallow Chandlers, Tinplate Workers, Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders, Turners, Tylers and Bricklayers, Upholders, Vintners, Waxchandlers, and Woolmen.<ref>[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-lonapps.aspx About London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1442-1850], ''British Origins,'' accessed 31 December 2011.</ref>


Walcot, Cynthia.&nbsp; Artists - 1823. A List of names and addresses of Artists in London. Article to be found in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. VIII, no.4, Feb, 1982. pages 148-149, Family History Library Ref. 942.27 B27h
The website [http://www.londonroll.org/home Records of London's Livery Companies Online: Apprentices and Freemen 1400-1900] offers free indexes to The Clothworkers' Company apprentices (1545-1908), The Drapers' Company apprentices (c.1400-1900), and a sample of The Goldsmith's Company apprentices (1600-1700). There are plans to add The Mercers' Company apprenticeship registers by 2013.<ref>Belinda Griffin, 'Records of London's Livery Companies Online,' ''Family Tree Magazine,'' 21 June 2012, http://family-tree.co.uk/2012/06/records-of-londons-livery-companies-online/, accessed 22 June 2012.</ref><br>
 
In 1651, signatures of members of 22 City Companies were taken:


The website [http://www.londonroll.org/home Records of London's Livery Companies Online: Apprentices and Freemen 1400-1900] offers free indexes to The Clothworkers' Company apprentices (1545-1908), The Drapers' Company apprentices (c.1400-1900), and a sample of The Goldsmith's Company apprentices (1600-1700). There are plans to add The Mercers' Company apprenticeship registers by 2013.<ref>Belinda Griffin, 'Records of London's Livery Companies Online,' ''Family Tree Magazine,'' 21 June 2012, http://family-tree.co.uk/2012/06/records-of-londons-livery-companies-online/, accessed 22 June 2012.</ref><br>
*''London Citizens in 1651, Being a Transcript of Harleian MS. 4778.'' 1910. Digital version at [https://archive.org/details/londoncitizensin00whituoft Internet Archive] - free.
 
:22 companies are represented: Apothecaries, Armourers, Bowyers, Bricklayers, Butchers, Carpenters, Cordwainers, Chirurgeons, Cooks, Coopers, Curriers, Founders, Freemasons, Girdlers, Glasiers, Innholders, Painter-Stainers, Poulters, Sadlers, Tallow Chandlers, Turners, and Waxchandlers.


In 1696, oaths from livery company members were recorded. This source acts as a census of liverymen:  
In 1696, oaths from livery company members were recorded. This source acts as a census of liverymen:  
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Abstracts of apprenticeship entry books for the Carpenter's Company (1654-1694) have been published [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=354 online].  
Abstracts of apprenticeship entry books for the Carpenter's Company (1654-1694) have been published [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=354 online].  


The Merchant Taylors' Membership Index 1530-1928 at [http://www.parishregister.com/merchant_taylors.asp ParishRegister.com] (£).
The Merchant Taylors' Membership Index 1530-1928 at [http://www.parishregister.com/merchant_taylors.asp ParishRegister.com] (£).  
 
Walcot, Cynthia. 'Artists - 1823. A List of names and addresses of Artists in London,' ''The Hampshire Family Historian,'' vol. VIII, no.4 (Feb. 1982), 148-149, Family History Library Ref. 942.27 B27h


==== Guildhall Library ====
==== Guildhall Library ====


The original records of most London livery companies are deposited at the [[Guildhall_Library|Guildhall Library]].
The original records of most London livery companies are deposited at the [[Guildhall Library|Guildhall Library]].  


==== Manuscripts on Microfilm  ====
==== Manuscripts on Microfilm  ====
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| Glaziers  
| Glaziers  
| 1694-1854
| 1694-1854  
| 1729-1794
| 1729-1794
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| Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers
| Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers  
| 1731-1837
| 1731-1837  
| 1693-1938
| 1693-1938
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| Grocers
| Grocers  
| 1629-1896
| 1629-1896  
| 1345-1652, 1686-1907
| 1345-1652, 1686-1907
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| Gunmakers
| Gunmakers  
| 1694-1902
| 1694-1902  
| 1720-1745
| 1720-1745
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| Haberdashers
| Haberdashers  
| 1583-1833
| 1583-1833  
| 1526-1725
| 1526-1725
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| Horners
| Horners  
| 1694-1849
| 1694-1849  
| 1847-1889
| 1847-1889
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| Innholders
| Innholders  
| 1808-1919
| 1808-1919  
| 1673-1921
| 1673-1921
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| Joiners
| Joiners  
| 1641-1793, 1806-1866
| 1641-1793, 1806-1866  
| 1651-1804
| 1651-1804
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