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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
Alexander William Henry CHRISTISON Eldest 04/09/1908 Engineer
Charles Godfrey STEEL 4th 14/09/1908 Schoolmaster
James JEFFREY Eldest 19/09/1908 Fruiterer
John Willis ORMSTON Only 05/10/1908 Mariner
Alexander CLEGHORN Eldest 05/10/1908 Schoolmaster
John LOGAN 2nd 05/10/1908 Late Officer, South African Constabulary
William Sanderson BLAKEY Only 05/10/1908 Butcher
William Wallace BROWN Youngest 05/10/1908 Commercial Clerk
Thomas Stuart LOUGH Eldest 05/10/1908 Tailor
James Renton WHILLIS Eldest 07/01/1909 Engineer

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