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Livery Companies[edit | edit source]
108 livery companies have operated in London. Wikipedia maintains a list of The City Livery Companies, along with links to company websites.
- The Livery Companies Database is a helpful resource that supplies contact details for each active company.
Histories[edit | edit source]
Histories have been written on many Middlesex livery companies. The British Library has compiled a detailed list. Most of those published before 1923 are available for free online at Google Books or Internet Archive.
Sources[edit | edit source]
A bibliography of surviving records from each company was published in 1985.[1] The list is available online.
Apprenticeship records are one of the most valuable genealogical sources created by London livery companies. They often name the following information about an apprentice's father: name, residence, and occupation. Cliff Webb has abstracted the records of many companies:
- London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1442-1850, courtesy: British Origins (£); also available in book form (48 vols.): FS Library Books 942.1/L1 U25w v. 1-48.
- 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.[2]
The website Records of London's Livery Companies Online: Apprentices and Freemen 1400-1900 offers free indexes to The Bowyer's Company (1680-1900), The Clothworkers' Company (1545-1900), The Drapers' Company (c.1400-1900), The Girdlers' Company (1654-1900), The Goldsmith's Company (1600-1700), The Mercers' Company (1339-1900), and The Salters' Company (1599/1600, 1678-1900).[3]
In 1641, a list of members of City Companies was compiled:
- The Members of the City Companies in 1641, As Set Forth in the Return for the Poll Tax. FS Library Film 454036 Item 1
In 1651, signatures of members of 22 City Companies were taken:
- London Citizens in 1651, Being a Transcript of Harleian MS. 4778. 1910. Digital version at 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:
- Association Oath Rolls for City of London Livery Companies, 1696, courtesy: British Origins (£)
- 77 companies are represented: Grocers, Mercers, Drapers, Fishmongers, Goldsmiths, Skinners, Merchant Taylors, Haberdashers, Salters, Ironmongers, Vintners, Clothworkers, Dyers, Brewers, Leathersellers, Pewterers, Barbers, Cutlers, Bakers, Wax Chandlers, Tallow Chandlers,Armourers and Brasiers, Girdlers, Butchers, Saddlers, Carpenters, Cordwainers, Painter-Stainers, Curriers, Masons, Plumbers, Innholders, Founders, Poulters, Cooks, Coopers, Tylers and Bricklayers, Bowyers, Fletchers, Blacksmiths, Joiners and Ceilers, Weavers, Woolmen, Scriveners, Fruiterers, Plaisterers, Stationers, Broderers, Upholders, Musicians, Turners, Basketmakers, Glaziers, Horners, Farriers, Paviours, Lorimers, Apothecaries, Shipwrights, Spectaclemakers, Clockmakers, Glovers, Combmakers, Feltmakers, Frameworkknitters, Silk Throwers, Carmen, Pinmakers, Needlemakers, Gardeners, Soapmakers, Tinplateworkers, Wheelwrights, Distillers, Hatbandmakers, Pattenmakers, Glass-Sellers, Tobacco Pipemakers, Coachmakers, Watermen, Officers and Yeomen of Guard, Trinity House, Ordnance Office, Officers of Tower, Officers and builders of St Paul's, Heralds, Lutestring Company, Clergy: Archdeaconry of London, Clergy: Archdeaconry of Middlesex, London Dissenters.[4]
Abstracts of apprenticeship entry books for the Carpenter's Company (1654-1694) have been published online.
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, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.27 B27h
Guildhall Library[edit | edit source]
The original records of most London livery companies are deposited at the Guildhall Library. A guide to their collection is available online:
Manuscripts on Microfilm[edit | edit source]
| Apprenticeship and Freedom Records Microfilmed by FamilySearch | ||
| Company | Apprentice Years | Freedom Years |
| Apothecaries | 1694-1837 | 1694-1890 |
| Armourers and Brasiers | 1535-1826, 1835-1878 | 1535-1876 |
| Bakers | 1721-1730 | |
| Barber Surgeons | 1672-1861 | 1522-1757 |
| Basketmakers | 1639-1844 | 1694-1766, 1808-1927 |
| Blacksmiths | 1631-1781 | 1728-1855 |
| Bowyers | 1723-1759, 1788-1865 | 1704-1722, 1760-1814 |
| Brewers | 1685-1906 | 1685-1824 |
| Broderers | 1694-1713, 1763-1878 | 1694-1728 |
| Butchers | 1654-1893 | 1658-1844 |
| Carmens | 1678-1853 | 1680-1942 |
| Carpenters | 1654-1892 | 1694-1856 |
| Clockmakers | 1686-1890 | 1712-1878 |
| Coach and Coach Harness Makers | 1722-1822 (1803-1893 index) | 1803-1893 |
| Cordwainers | 1647-1965 | 1678-1961 |
| Curriers | 1658-1856 | 1678-1840 |
| Cutlers | 1575-1627, 1703-1848 | 1613-1863 |
| Distillers | 1765-1862 | 1638-1708, 1721-1899 |
| Dyers | 1706-1900 | 1650-1826 |
| Farriers | 1619-1862 | 1694-1739 |
| Feltmakers | 1694-1858 | 1755-1898 |
| Fishmongers | 1614-1860 | 1593-1870 |
| Fletchers | 1519-1602, 1732-1898 | |
| Founders | 1643-1781 | 1681-1801 |
| Framework Knitters | 1694-1873 | 1713-1889 |
| Fruiterers | 1749-1903 | 1749-1938 |
| Gardeners | 1607-1658 | |
| Glass Sellers | 1665-1853 | 1664-1913 |
| Glaziers | 1694-1854 | 1729-1794 |
| Glovers | 1694-1794 | 1735-1851 |
| Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers | 1731-1837 | 1693-1938 |
| Grocers | 1629-1896 | 1345-1652, 1686-1907 |
| Gunmakers | 1694-1902 | 1720-1745 |
| Haberdashers | 1583-1833 | 1526-1725 |
| Horners | 1694-1849 | 1847-1889 |
| Innholders | 1808-1919 | 1673-1921 |
| Joiners | 1641-1793, 1806-1866 | 1651-1804 |
| Longbowstringmakers | 1700-1785, 1794-1797 | |
| Loriners | 1838-1909 | |
| Masons | 1694-1856 | 1694-1795 |
| Merchant Taylors | 1583-1861 | 1530-1909 (index) |
| Musicians | 1765-1877 | 1776-1881 |
| Painter Stainers | 1666-1950 | |
| Parish Clerks | 1668-1943 | |
| Pattenmakers | 1673-1883 | 1674-1899 |
| Paviours | 1565-1853, 1694-1862 | 1563-1853, 1694-1706, 1734-1822 |
| Plaisterers | 1763-1874 | |
| Plumbers | 1696-1794 | |
| Poulters | 1694-1860, 1872-1899 | 1694-1822 |
| Saddlers | 1800-1962 | 1697-1994 |
| Scriveners | 1392-1678, 1688-1704 | |
| Shipwrights | 1727-1794, 1825-1875 | 1694-1894 |
| Skinners | 1496-1888 | 1496-1888 |
| Spectaclemakers | 1694-1860 | 1699-1873 |
| Stationers | 1555-1900 | 1555-1900 |
| Tin Plate Workers | 1824-1906 | |
| Turners | 1604-1935 | 1604-1694, 1789 |
| Tylers and Bricklayers | 1612-1894 | 1676-1877 |
| Upholderers | 1698-1947 | |
| Vintners | 1563-1861 | 1428-1908 |
| Watermen and Lightermens | 1688-1908 | 1765-1904 |
| Wax Chandlers | 1596- | 1694-1857 |
| Weavers | ?Beg. 1681 | ?Beg. 1681 |
| White Bakers | 1565-1860 | 1631-1935 |
| Woolmens | 1665-1892 | 1666-1898 |
Other Web Pages[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- City Freedom Archives, Research Guide 14 at the London Metropolitan Archives
- Livery Company Records and Furthering Your Ancestry, free online lesson at FamilySearch Help and Learning Center
- The Membership Records of the Merchant Taylors' Company, Research Guide 17 at the London Metropolitan Archives
- Records of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, Research Guide 18 at the London Metropolitan Archives
- Searching for Members or Those Apprenticed to Members of City of London Livery Companies, Research Guide 16 at the London Metropolitan Archives
- Sources for Tracing Medical Practitioners, Research Guide 37 at the London Metropolitan Archives
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 'Sources: London Livery Companies', A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire: London Record Society, 22 (1985), pp. 12-36. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64577 Date accessed: 03 January 2012.
- ↑ About London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1442-1850, British Origins, accessed 31 December 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cliff Webb, "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents", British Origins, accessed 3 January 2012.