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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 LOUGH eldest 07/10/1924 Stoker
George MOOR 2nd 07/10/1924 Farmer
John Laing MOOR 3rd 07/10/1924 Farmer
James MOOR 4th 07/10/1924 Farmer
Charles Stanley STEAVENSON 5th 07/01/1925 Medical Practitioner
Robert Friar FAIRNELL 2nd 09/09/1925 Fitter
Robert BANNISTER 4th 06/10/1925 Coal Miner
Henry Macklam MCQUEEN eldest 06/10/1925 Cartwright
Gordon MCQUEEN 5th 06/10/1925 Sand, Lime and Coal Agent
William MCQUEEN 3rd 06/10/1925 Storekeeper