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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.

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First ForenameOther ForenamesSurnameRelationship to FatherAdmission DateOccupation
John Darling SMITH 2nd 7/9/1895 Warehouseman
John Stevenson Landles PAULIN 2nd 24/6/1895 Clerk
David LOGAN Eldest 30/3/1895 Farmer
John Robert WOOD Eldest 30/3/1895 Farmer
George Alexander SIMPSON 6th surviving 22/2/1895 Carpenter
William Blackadder YEOMAN 4th surviving 2/10/1895 Commercial Traveller
William Small LOUGH 2nd 1/10/1894 Pitman
William LOUGH Eldest 1/10/1894 Saddler
Edward Thomas WEATHERBURN 2nd 29/9/1894 Farrier
William LYALL 5th 29/9/1894 Moulder