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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
William Gilroy EVANS eldest 10/5/1926 Draper
Ralph Thomas SMITH 3rd 15/2/1899 Bank Clerk
John Richardson WOOD only 5/25/1928 Farm Student
Frederick Hamilton FERRAH eldest 9/30/1930 Plumber
John Hepburn MILNE HOME 3rd 10/1/1930 Factor
Francis Lindisfarne Morley CROSSMAN surviving son 10/2/1930 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, RA
James PAYNE 1st 10/6/1931 Baker
Thomas Renton AINSLIE 3rd 10/28/1930 Engineer
William Ernest COWAN only 10/6/1931 Painter & Decorator
Kenneth William Walker AINSLIE eldest 10/6/1931 Electrical Engineer

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