Cambridgeshire Contents CAMBRIDGESHIRE APPRENTICES
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The list of apprentices who came from Cambridgeshire has been extracted from Guildhall Library London Note: All the Masters are associated with the Guildhall, London
MASONS John Browne sonne of John Browne late of Hopwell in the County of Cambridge boatemaker deceased toThomas Richardson 26 October 1666
CURRIERS 6115/1 Allin Barnard son of John Barnard of Hawkstone in the County of Cambridge tanner deceased to Mary Mills relict Adam Mills 7 years 2 Feb 1705/6
Henry Lilley son of Richard Lilley of Guilden Morden in the County of Cambridge maulster to Richard Elliott 7 years 29 April 1710
Thomas Lilly son of Richard Lilly late of Gildon Mordon in the County of Cambridge maltster to Adam Mathews 7 years 1 October 1726 £20-0-0
William Taylor son of George Taylor late of the parish of St Marys Whittleson in the Isle of Ely County of Cambridge grocer decd to Richard Howes 7 years 10 December 1733 consideration £15-15
John Evans son of Henry Evans late of Ellsworth in the County of Cambridge deced labourer
to William Smith 7 years 29 March 1735
Robert Reeve son of Edmund Reeve of the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge gardiner to William Richards 4 October 1735 consideration £10
Christopher Halls son of Abdias Halls of Chesterton in the County of Cambridge malster to John Elliott 7 years 25 June 1737 consideration £5
John Adams son of John Adams of Cherryhinton in the County of Cambridge ffarmer to Richard Ward 7 years 16 June 1752
Thomas Markham son of John Markham of Madderley in the County of Cambridge carpenter to Paul Harde of Warwick LaneLondon 7 years 1 January 1768 consideration £18-18-0 Note the apprentice lived with Wm Cheeke of Grange Walk Southwark tanner before he was bound
SHIPWRIGHTS 4604/1 George Freeman son of John Freeman late of Curser in the County of Cambridge malster to Thomas Fowler 7 years in consideration £5 30 June 1730
GUNMAKERS 5219/1 Edward Cadey fil John de Berbey in Com Cantabr agricol to John Dolton 7 years 4 April 1678
William Edwards son of William Edwards late of Saffron two Churches in the County of Cambridge ffarmer deceased to George Halfhide 4 December 1735
GUNMAKERS 5224 William Burmidgham son of John Burmidgham of Cambridge carrier to John Henshaw 8 years 2 October 1746 £10-0-0
PAINTERSTAINERS 5669/1 Richard Trigg son of Richard Trigg of Icklestone in the County of Cambridge yeoman to Edmund Walker 7 years 19 October 1668
Edward Pettit son of Richard Pettit of Cambridge in the County of Cambridge gent to Seliard Gresham 7 years 24 June 1670
Jonas Whittington son of William Whittington of the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge butcher toJohn Baron 8 years 5 September 1673
Richard Wiltshire son of Richard Wiltshire late of the Citty of Cambridge apothecary to Leonard Coles 7 years 28 August 1682
Edmond Cross son of John Cross late of Wisbitch in the County of Cambridge to Reuben Snelling 7 years 17 Aprill 1684
John Aubery son of John Aubery of Cottingham in the County of Cambridge yeom to Leonard Coles 7 years 4 June 1691
Thomas Coatman son of Thomas Coatman of Wilburton in the Isle of Ely ffarmer to Leonard Coles
7 years 1 July 1691
Robert Crowther son of Robert Crowther late of Cambridge inthe County of Cambridge innholder deced to Thomas Arthur 7 yeares 18 March 1692/3
Ffrances Pearson daughter of Richard Pearson of the Town of Cambridge shoemaker to Samuel Pearson 7 years 2 August 1693
Dorothea Bella Nelson daughter of John Nelson of the Citty of Ely gentleman to Thomas Marshall 7 years 1 May 1695
John Wright son of John Wright of Barrington in the County of Cambridge cooper to Thomas Highmore 7 years 3 March 1702/3
Ffrancis Pitt son of Ffrancis Pitt late of Alderyin the County of Cambridge husbandman to Richard Barnard 7 years 5 June 1706
Robert Chambers son of Samuell Chambers late of March in the County of Cambridge Innholder
to William Commins 7 years 8 November 1709
Joshua Charvell son of Thomas Charvell of Cheavely in the County of Cambridge carpenter to Ffrancis Dandridge 7 yeares 5 July 1738
Charles Rowning son of James Rowning late of Cambridge staymaker deceased to Thomas Bradley 7 years 6 September 1738
Jacob Whitehead son of Joseph Whitehead late of Ellesley in the County of Cambridge yeoman to Fferdinando Hoare 7 years 6 May 1741 £3 given by Ffaringdon Schools
John Sherman son of Wm Sherman of West Wialting in the County of Cambridge husbandman to Thos Bromwich 7 years 6 March 1744/5 nil
Joseph Phipp son of Joseph Phipp of Mepole Ely in the County of Cambridge ffarmer to R....Musgrove of Moorfields by trade aCoach painter 7 years 2 August 1780
TALLOWCHANDLERS 6158/2 Clem Ventris filius Ventris de Magn Shelford in ComCantabrig armiger defunct to Roger Prire 8 years 25 Decemb ult 29 January 1646/7
William Nutting fil Robt de Empington in Com Camb gent to Robt Ffewtrell 8 years 24 Juny 1650 Thomas Maltman sonne of Ffracis Maltman of Waterbeere in the County of Cambridge yeoman to John Palmer 7 yeares 18 Juny 1655
Thomas Wilson sonne of Thomas Wilson of Royston in the County of Cambridge yeoman to Thomas Harrison 7 yeares 18 June 1656
Edward Turpin sonne of Edward Turpin of Basinburne in the County of Cambridge gent to Peter Pickering 7 yeares 23 Novem 1660
TALLOWCHANDLERS 6158/3 William Peake fil Edw Peake de insula Eling in Com Canterbridge cordweyner to Willm Tucker 7 years 1 October 1667
....Ayres fil Christopher Ayres de Ile de Eyley in Com Cambridge victualler defunct to Henry Buggey 7 years 21 March 1669/70
John Bartlett fil John Bartlett de Burrough Greene in Com Cambridge yeomandecd to William Couzens 7 years 5 Ffeb 1672
Richard Harrison fil...... de Cackson in Com Cantabr yeoman to Thomas Dayrin 7 years 18 Aprilis 1684
Thomas Clark fil Ant Clark de Ely in Com Cantabri lanier to James Horborn 7 years 24 December 1684
TALLOWCHANDLERS 6158/4 Benjamin Crakanthorpe fil Johann Crakanthorpe de Ffoulmer
in Com Cantabridg cleric to William Smith 7 years 6 May 1695
Richard Powell fil Joseph Powell de Balsham in Com Cambridge cleric to William Thatcher 7 years 4
March 1695/6
Henry Morley fil Henry Morley de Ely in Com Cambridge chyrurgeon to Nathaniel Ffield 7 years 15 August 1713
Walter Dersley fil Thomas Dersley de Kertling in Comitat Cambridge tanner to William Wright 7 years 5 January 1717/18
Thomas Blanker fil Peter Blanker de Isle of Ely in Comitat Cambridge yeom to Martha Harbert spinster 7 years 1 June 1719
Thos Horton fil Thomas Horton de Marsh in Ely in Com Cantab yeoman decd to Willm Alexander 7 years 3 Feb 1728/9
Thomas Giddens
son of Thomas Giddens late of Linton in the County of Cambridge gent decd to Thomas
Rigby 7 years 4 Ffeb 1733/4
Charles Corney son of Daniel Corney of Shelford in
the County of Cambridge miller to Samuel Dare 7 years 9 November 1737
TALLOWCHANDLERS
6158/5 Willm Waterson son of Richd Waterson late of Newmarket in the County of
Cambridge labourer to Richard Kirby 7 yeares 19 December 1749
DYERS 8169 Robert
Beale sonne of Michael Beale late of Ely in the County of Cambridge gent to Samuel
Nicholl 7 yeares forty pounds paid 19 Augt 1711
William Cooper son of William
Cooper of Wimple in the County of Cambridge to John Sweet 7 yeares 7 March 1715/16
nil cons Samuel Hagger son of Samuel Hagger late of Linton in Cambridgeshire woolcomber
deced to Isaac Daking 7 years 7 November 1716
Robt Hagger son of Saml Hagger of
Linton in the County of Cambridge to Isaac Deakin 7 years nil cons 8 April 1719
Tho Russell son of John Russell of Hinckston in the County of Cambridge weaver
to ....Olive 7 years nil cons 6 May 1719
BRODERERS 14664/1 John Perk son of Nicholas
Perk late of Hissen in the County of Cambridge yeom deceased to Andrew Sanderson
7 yeares 12 April 1705
JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/1 Willm Baynes fil de Edward Baynes
de Meldreth in Com Cantabr yeoman to John Barabiner 7 years 22 January 1641/2
Edward Goodman fil Willm Goodman de Cambridge in Com Cantabr victualler defunct
to John Barrett 8 years 3 August 1643
John Scott sonne of Leonard Scott of the
Towne of Cambridge husbandman to Willm Petner 7 years 25 March 1644
George Yardley
sonne of Thomas Yardley of the Isle of Ely in the Countie of Cambridge husbandman
to John Yate 7 years 11 May 1646
Alexander Outlawe sonne of Alexander Outlawe of Hodnum in the County of Cambridge yeoman to Roger Keyser 8 yeares 1 December1646
Edward Kent sonne of Edward Kent late of the Towne of Cambridge glover deceased
to Edward Darby 7 yeares 18 May 1650
Thomas Curtis sonne of Nicholas Curtis of
Passingborne in the County of Cambridge yeoman to William Rogers 8 yeares 1 October
1650
John Jackson sonne of Wiliam Jackson of Cambridge in the County of Cambridge
taylor to Robert Haye 7 years 21 Decem 1653
James Sibley sonne of John Sibley
late of Newmarket in the County of Cambridge shoemaker to John Griffith 7 years
3 Ffeb 1653/4
Willm Bone sonne of Thomas Bone of the Isle of Ely in the County
of Cambridge yeom to Edward Bone 7 years 2 March 1653/4
Thomas Tillett son of
Titus Tillet of Cambridge gent decd to Valentyne Cosers 8 years 6 November 1654
Thomas Sillet sonne of Thomas Sillet late of Haddonham in the Isle of Ely in the
County of Cambridge yeoman decd to Robert Kinnersley 7 yeares 8 August 1657
John Wheldell fil Nic Wheldell de Wisbich in Insula Elia in Com Cant victualler to
Luke Starye 7 years 7 September 1661
Henry Gosslyn fil Henry Gosslyn de Cleverington
in Com Cambridge junct to Walter Ffulwell 8 years 2 Decembris 1668
Robt Lowell
fil Robt Lowell de Insula de Ely in Com Cambridge yeom to Willm Ffearfield 8 years
17 Novem 1663
Edward Hall fil John Hall de Heslingfield in Com Cambridge to Ric Breynton 7 years 16 Juny 1664
John Young fil Willm Young de March in Com Cambridge yeoman to Edmund Harris 7 years 10 January 1664/5 John Dayre fil Thomas de Milton
in Com Cantabr scissor to Charles Peapys 8 years 7 March 1664/5
John Jenaway fil
John Jenaway de Wiberton in Insula Ely agric to John Wiseman 7 years 29 April
1667
Philip Newson fil Willm Newson de Cantabr in Com Camb scissor to Hen Mon
7 years assign Jane Garrett vid John Garrett 8 Aprill 1667
Henry Letchworth fil Robt Letchworth de Hadnam in Insula Ely yeoman to George Ireland 7 years 26 June 1668
Thomas Nutting fil Thomas Nutting de Cambridge in Com Cambridge gen deft
to Henry Phill 8 years 7 August 1668
John Everet fil John Everet de Meldred in Com Cantabrigia deft to Matt Allen 7 years 4 November 1668
Thomas Seabrook fil
John Seabrook de Wendee in Com Cambridge brickmaker to Knowell Ansell 7 years
7 June 1669
Thomas Mabbs fil Thomas Mabbs de Ffenwick in Com Cambridge scissor
defunct to Willm Hawley 7 years 5 July 1669
Edmund Avis fil Edmund Avis de Hugginton
in Com Cambridge yeoman to Matt Allin 7 years 6 Aprill 1670 Tho Ffisser fil Georg
Ffisser de Gamlinghay in Com Cantab to Will Newan 7 years 18 September 1671
JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/2 John Oldfield fil Symon Oldfield de Civitat et Com Cambridge
cordwinder to John Vanderlass 7 years 2 June 1674
Robert Barwell fil Robert Barwell
de Over in Com Cambridge yeom defunct to John Young 7 years 11 May 1675
Bernard
Ashley fil John Ashly de Histon in Com Cambridge to Mathias Allen 7 years 23 November
1675 Ricd Coe fil Henry Coe de Magna Wilbrum in Com Cantabrigia agricol defunct
to John Astell 7 years 7 August 1677
Willm Howlett fil Will Howlett de Villa Cantabridgia
waterman to John Robinson 7 years 3 January 1678/9
John Banting fil John de Gamblinghay
in Com Cantabridgia agricola de Ricd Walpool 7 yeares 2 March 1680/1
Thomas Brand
fil John de Linton in Com Cambridge glover deft to Radulph Johnson 7 years 20
September 1681
James Charteris fil John de Chippingham in the County of Cambridge
carpenter to Edw Brandon 8 years 8 November 1681
John Jelling fil John de Cottingham
in the County of Cambridge yeom to John Hollyland 7 years 26 January 1681/2
Edward Robins sonn of Nicholas of Elsworth in Com Cambridge yeom to Joseph Bosely 7 years
3 July 1683
Joseph Churchman sonn of Thomas late of Balson in the County of Cambridge yeoman to John Browne 8 yeares 3 Decemb 1689
To be turned over to Theophilis Taylor Cit & Merchant Taylor John Ling sonn of James Ling of the Towne and County of
Cambridge poulterer to John Robinson 7 years 20 May 1690 The father to finde apparrell
Samuel Kilbey son of George late of the towne and County of Cambridge yeoman to
John Waggit 7 years 7 March 1692/3 Roberta Parton daughter of Edm late of Upwell
in the County of Cambridge barber decd to Katharine Cripps 7 years 30 September
1693 Thomas Lester son of Anthony of Barwell in the County of Cambridge clerk
to William Dew 7 years 19 December 1693 Thomas Smith son of Thomas Smith of Newmarket
in the County of Cambridge malster to George Campinett 7 years 2 January 1693/4
William Brand son of William of Linton in the County of Cambridge shomaker to
Thomas Brabd 7 yeares 7 May 1695 JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/3 William Roper sonn
of Jonas of Ely in the County of Cambridge grocer to Michaell Roote 7 yeares 17
January 1698 David Mason sonn of Robert of Cherryhinton in the County of Cambridge
labourer to Joseph Wormell 8 years 2 May 1699 Benjamin Hall sonn of Job late of
the University of Cambridge joyner deced to Joseph Hoddle 7 yeares 29 August 1699
Phillipp Brand sonn of William late of Linton in the County of Cambridge cordwinder
decd to Thomas Brand 8 yeares 7 May 1700 Peatmann Luckett sonn of William Luckett
of the Towne and County of Cambridge joyner to William Bacon 7 yeares 2 July 1700
Peyton Coleman son of Richard Coleman late of Duxford in the County of Cambridge
Esq decd to Stephen Worlich 7 years 29 November 1700 Joseph Peters son of Joseph
Peters of Kings Colledge Cambridge gentleman to John Perkins 8 years 7 July 1702
William Bateson son of William Bateson of Ffoxton in the County of Cambridge Blacksmith
to John Rogers 7 yeares 2 May 1704 To be turned over to Thomas Hooper Cit & Stationer
to learne the art of a Joyner Thomas Paine son of Thomas Paine of Maningley in
the County of Cambridge carpenter to Edward Doyley 7 years 2 May 1704 Richard
Haydon son of Richard Haydon of Iselam in the County of Cambridge husbandman to
Alice Warren widdow Wm 7 yeares 5 Ffebruary 1705/6 John Phipp son of John Phipp
in the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge yeoman to Joseph Hoddle 7 yeares
26 June 1705 Thomas Law son of Thomas Law of Linton in the County of Cambridge
baker to Thomas Brand 7 yeares 31 July 1705 Thomas Browne son of William Browne
late of Moreton in the County of Cambridge husbandman decead to John Carr 7 yeares
2 Decemb 1707 James Browne son of Thomas Browne of the Isle of Ely in the County
of Cambridge gent to Richard Curtis 7 years 21 December 1708 John Sell son of
John Sell of Bassingbourne in the County of Cambridge ffarrier to Thomas Turner
7 yeares 4 October 1709 JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/4 James Thurley son of John Thurley
late of Gilded Moorden in the County of Cambridge decead to Sarah Covey widow
Wm 7 yeares 8 Aprill 1711 John Martin son of Ffrancis Martin late of the Towne
and County of Cambridge husbandman in consideraton of seven pounds and tenn shillings
to Chris Denton 7 yres 14 July 1713 Ffurley Hawkins son of James Hawkins of Ely
in the County of Cambridge gent in consideration tenn pounds to Thomas Barton
7 yeares 6 July 1714 Wm Dover son of Thomas Dover of Ducksfoot in the County of
Cambridge labourer to Jn Rogers 7 years 20 November 1716. To be turned over to
Simon Painter cit & haberdasher to learn the art of a joyner Edward Cuthbert son
of Sanders Cuthbert late of Ffendrayton in the County of Cambridge labourer deacd
to John Leadbeater 7 years 14 October 1718 Isaac Browne son of Thomas Browne late
of Ely in the County of Cambridge gen deceased to James Browne 7 years 2 December
1718 Thomas Owen son of Mathew Owen late of Mapole in the County of Cambridge
innholder deacd in consideration £15 to Thomas Burkett 7 years 7 Aprill 1719 Edward
Soulworthy son of Thomas Soulworthy of Chidnam in the County of Cambridge husbandman
to Jonathan Allen 7 years 4 July 1721 John Cooper son of Benj Cooper of Newmarkett
in the County of Cambridge gentleman in consideration £45 to John Middleton 7
years 18 July 1721 Wm Barnes son of Walter Barnes of Littleport in the Isle of
Ely in the County of Cambridge Minister in consideration £42 to John Stanley 7
years 9 July 1723 JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/5 John Doggit son of Henry Doggit of
Chesterton in the County of Cambridge ffarmer to Ffrancis Beard 7 years 9 March
1735/6 Richard Nixon son of Thomas Nixon of Gamlingay in the County of Cambridge
stonecutter to John Ffisher 7 yeares 8 Ffeb 1736/7 John Wright son of John Wright
late of Ditton in the County of Camberidge basketmaker dec to William Young 7
years 3 April 1739 (Cons £20) Robert Howlett son of Robert Howlet late of Ony
in the County of Cambridge ffarmer to Edward Chandler 7 yeares 6 May 1740 (Cons
£5) John Scaife son of John Scaife of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge Clerk
to Somerset Phillips 7 years 12 January 1741/4 2 (Cons £15 Charity from the Stewards
of the Sons of the Clergy) JOINERS AND CEILERS 8052/8 Benjamin Ellis son of Benjamin
of Wisbeach in the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge victualler to Benjamin
Phillips 7 years consideration £50-0-0 The Master is a carpenter and lives in
Bermondsey Square in the parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey and the
apprentice lives with him BUTCHERS 6447/2 Henry Woodburn fil Ric Woodburn de St
Edw...paroch de Cambridge victular to James Workman 7 years 21 July 1707 Willm
Woollard fil Robt Woollard de West Ratton in Com Cambridge yeoman to James Woolard
7 years 22 April 1706 BUTCHERS 6447/3 John son of William Pake of Haddenham in
the County of Cambridge to Thomas Fletcher 3 January 1744/5 William Beaumont son
of James Beaumont of Cambridge butcher to John Collins 7 years 6 April 1749 STATIONERS
COMPANY PRINTING LIBRARY BRIDE LANE Francis Diester son of Thomas of Eeskim Cambs
Cutler to John Norman 8 years 3 November 1645 Thomas Darley son of Thomas of Lambeach
Cambs yeoman to Edward Bray 7 years 6 September 1647 Edward Chase son of John
deceased of Caldecott Cambs gent to Andrew Rothwell 8 years 7 July 1651 Richard
Chinery son of Richard deceased of Kennett Cambs Gent to William Freeman 7 years
1 October 1694 James Haddy son of James of Barnewell Cambs to John Hayes 8 years
1 May 1676 Edward Warboyse son of James of Guilded Moden Cambs carpenter to Thomas
Grover 7 years 4 October 1703 John Gibson son of James of Cottingham Cambs wheelwright
to John Humphreys 7 years 7 February 1727 Nottingham Caney son of Edmund deceased
of Upwell in the Isle of Ely Merchant to Samuel Idle 7 years 3 December 1734 £20
Thomas Moore son of Samuel deceased of Linton Cambs draper to Joseph Bentham 7
years 1 September 1744 £30 by his mother John Root son of George of Little Swaffham
Cambs waterman to William Benning 7 years 3 February 1756 no money Thomas Moore
son of Samuel deceased of Linton Cambridge Gent to Thomas Bowles 7 years 5 June