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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 Bogue ALDER eldest 06/10/1925 Agricultural Student
Richard EWART 2nd 06/10/1925 Labourer
John Robson Anderson GLADSTON 2nd 06/10/1925 Moulder
John James William ANDERSON eldest 06/10/1925 Draper
Thomas Darrie GRAY 2nd 06/10/1925 Labourer
Walter George Calvert CARR eldest 06/10/1925 None given
Fitzroy Hubert Fyers Only 02/12/1925 Gentleman
Alan FORSYTH Only 15/06/1926 Cotton Merchant
Robert GLADSTONE eldest 10/07/1926 Clerk
James Witherow SMITH 2nd 05/10/1926 Clerk