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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
Joseph Pattison eldest 08/07/1802 Coach Maker
Robert Purviss 2nd 08/07/1802 Cooper
John Smart 3rd 08/07/1802 Tailor
Joseph Stevenson eldest 08/07/1802 Tailor
Robert Stevenson eldest 08/07/1802 Farmer
William Young 2nd 08/07/1802 Bricklayer
Thomas Bell eldest 16/07/1802 Innkeeper
George Dodds 3rd 16/07/1802 Painter
John Lilly eldest 16/07/1802 Mariner
William Litster 16/07/1802 Clerk