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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
Robert Richardson THOMPSON 4th 10/07/1902 Engineer
James CAIRNS 3rd 23/06/1902 Marine Engineer
Thomas DUNLOP 3rd 09/06/1902 Commercial Clerk
Adam Darling SMITH 4th 10/05/1902 Accountant's Clerk
George Mathison HOW 4th surviving 28/04/1902 Printer
Henry ALDER 2nd 21/03/1902 Master Mariner
Henry Joseph BROWN Eldest 24/01/1902 Engineer
James Stuart LOGAN Eldest 04/01/1902 Engineer
George PATTISON 5th 14/12/1901 Carpenter
John CAIRNS 2nd 26/10/1901 Grocer

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