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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
Thomas Patrick MILNE-HOME Not specified 10/4/1939 Army Captain (retired)
Charles Eden Tatton TATTON BROWN Eldest 10/4/1938 Stock and Share Broker
Thomas ROWLAND 5th 10/4/1938 Fitter
Peter WEATHERBURN 2nd 10/4/1938 Butcher
William Innes BROWN 2nd 5/30/1939 Not specified
Stuart OSWALD Not specified 5/18/1939 Army Captain M.C.
Thomas Rouston LOUGH 4th 5/30/1939 Railway Employee LNER
James Whittingham PURDY 3rd 5/30/1939 Merchant
Robert Metcalf PURDY 2nd 6/2/1939 Merchant
Lindsay STROTHER 3rd 6/21/1939 Ironmonger

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