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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
James MACE 4th 10/09/1923 Dental Mechanic
William Armstrong HOW Only 19/09/1923 Clerk
Thomas BANNISTER 5th 02/10/1923 Coal Miner
Charles Borthwick CHARTRES eldest 02/10/1923 Gentleman
John Mathison STROTHER 2nd 02/10/1923 Farmer
James Johnston DUNLOP Only 02/10/1923 Farmer
William MOOR Only 02/10/1923 Farmer
Graeme Stuart SMITH 2nd surviving 02/10/1923 Works Manager
Watson STROTHER 2nd 02/10/1923 Civil Engineer
Alexander John Gray MARSHALL eldest 02/10/1923 Motor Mechanic