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Search the Database of the Guild of Freemen of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed Record‘s Guild of Freemen dates back to at least the 12th century, though their records are only extant locally from 1505.

Admissions of new Freemen were recorded and this website holds details of their applications. The information comprises the forenames and surname of applicant, date of his admission, occupation, residential street in Berwick or town outside Berwick, father or master’s details (forenames and surname, date of admission (there are no admission dates for masters) and notes. The database currently holds details of Freemen who were admitted between 1800 and 1940 using records held at Berwick Record Office.

Search the records to assist you with your family history, to see if you’re related to a Freeman. The notes on some records may show alternate spellings of surnames, if you can’t find an ancestor, try alternative spellings. From the results page, you can get more details about a Freeman and see if there were other sons.

Enter a surname in the Surname field below, optionally you can enter a forename or an admission date (including a 4 digit year) to reduce the number of results shown.

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First ForenameOther ForenamesSurnameRelationship to FatherAdmission DateOccupation
George Hall WHILLIS eldest 14/05/1915 Railway Surfaceman
Edward BELL eldest 05/10/1914 Bank Clerk
Thomas William COCKBURN eldest surviving 05/10/1914 Boiler Plater
George YEOMAN 2nd 05/10/1914 Maltsman
John YEOMAN eldest 05/10/1914 Warehouseman
William ANDERSON only 23/09/1914 Solicitor's Clerk
James BROWN 4th 23/09/1914 Porter
Henry HOGG 5th 28/08/1914 Farm Servant
Robert Ernest HERRIOTT 2nd 28/08/1914 Draughtsman
James DAWSON only surviving 22/05/1914 Compositor

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