Bosbury Apprenticeship Indentures Catalogue

In 1563 The Statute of Apprentices was introduced which made it law that no-one could enter a trade without having served an apprenticeship. From 1710, in the reign of Queen Anne, another Statute introduced a stamp duty paid on private indentures of apprenticeship which contimnued until 1811. Details of the stamp duty paid were recorded in apprenticeship books divided into Town Registers (London) and Country Registers (elsewhere), depending on where the stamp duty was paid. The Registers are held at The National Archives, Kew.   However, by the 19th century, apprenticeships in common trades were often undertaken without any formal indenture, and in many cases a man would train his son in his trade without formally apprenticing him. It was also ruled that the Statute of Apprentices did not apply to trades which did not exist when it was passed in the sixteenth century. Children were legally ‘bound apprentice’ generally at between 7 and 10 years of age.
 

Year Date Name of
Apprentice		 Trade Approval
given by		 Master Period Paid to
Master		 From/By Witnesses Notes
1701 13 Apr. John Ward not given Churchwardens Robert Barkley,
yeoman		 not given not given --- Thomas Chad on website (view)
1719 3 Nov. John Warberton Glazier --- Edward Jones 7 yrs. £7 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1720 15 May Abel Cocks Blacksmith --- William Dally 7 yrs. £2 10s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1721 5 Jun. Richard Taylor Glover --- John Baggard 7 yrs. £6 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1731 21 Apr. Thomas Bond Smith --- Henry Lissiman 6 yrs.* £11 5s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1740 26 Sep. Benjamin Crowther Tailor --- Henry Dalley 7 yrs. £4 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1749 10 Apr. John Muttley Cordwainer --- William Stephens 7 yrs. £5 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1750 23 Oct. William Haffield Cordwainer --- Thomas Haffield 7 yrs. £3 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1751 3 Apr. Samuel Nash Smith --- James Jones 7 yrs. £2 10s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1751 27 Sep. William Woodyat Wheelwright --- John Dowding 7 yrs. £2 2s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1752 10 Mar. John Dee Cordwainer --- Thomas Haffield 7 yrs. £3 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1759 5 Dec. Francis Baugh Cooper --- Francis Lucas 7 yrs. £10 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1760 20 Jan. John Bough Carpenter --- Joseph Pritchard 7 yrs. £1 1s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1760 29 Jul. William Pember Wheelwright --- John Dowding 7 yrs. £10 10s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1762 28 Apr. Thomas Tomkins Wheelwright --- John Dowding 7 yrs. £9 10s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1762 18 Oct. Edward Morris Wheelwright --- Joseph Pritchard 7 yrs. £5 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1768 16 Jun. John King Cordwainer --- William Stephens 7 yrs. £5 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1771 12 Jan. John Baggett Leather Dresser --- John Baggett 7 yrs. £2 10s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1771 23 May John Bray Blacksmith --- William Palmer 4 yrs. £2 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1775 5 Jul. John Pritchard Shoemaker --- John Jones 5 yrs. £6 --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1778 12 May Robert Cowsell Wheelwright --- Richard Hill 7 yrs. £3 3s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1787 19 Feb. James Dunn Mason --- Thomas Archer 7 yrs. £1 1s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1794 8 Apr. William Berrow Tailor --- John Hill 7 yrs. £12 12s. --- --- TNA Reg. Book
1826 23 May Richard Turner Blacksmith Samuel Turner,
farmer		 George Coulston,
of Mathon		 4 yrs. £10 his father M.Corbett, Robert Higgins Old Court papers
1831 23 May Richard Weaver Cordwainer Richard Weaver,
labourer		 Thomas Preece 7 yrs. £10 his father Henry Davies Old Court papers
1832 11 Jan. James Davis not given Churchwardens Samuel Chadd,
of Bishops Frome		 not given not given --- Jos. Higgins, Webb Old Court papers
1834 23 June John Matthews Mason James Matthews,
labourer		 Thomas Price
of Ashperton		 5 yrs. £5 Brydges charity Phillip Sparkman Old Court papers
1834 5 July William Jones Wheelwright William Jones the elder,
labourer		 James Caldwell
of Bishops Frome		 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood Old Court papers
1834 31 July John Johns Mason Thomas Johns,
labourer		 John Smith 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood Old Court papers
1835 5 Jan. Robert Bishop Shoe-maker Elizabeth Brooks John Brooks, stepfather 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood Old Court papers
1836 16 Jan. Ellen Adams Milliner &
Dressmaker		 Thomas Adams,
labourer		 Mary Ann Welch 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity Joseph Chadd Old Court papers
1836 28 Nov. James Kendrick Mason &
Bricklayer		 Maria Kendrick,
widow		 Edward Bettington 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity Robert Chadd Old Court papers
1839 8 Oct. Thomas Lancett Stone mason not recorded George Bourne of Castle Frome 7 yrs. £5 Noverings charity John Mutlow, J.H.Underwood B.E.F. papers
1840 24 Nov. James Field Shoe-maker William Field,
shoe-maker		 William Field 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity Edward Bury Old Court papers
1842 24 Nov. John Norman Shoe-maker John Norman,
labourer		 John Roberts
of Worcester		 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity George Shayle,Edward Bury, James Hill Old Court papers
1845 9 Dec. Thomas Pritchard Shoe-maker William Pritchard,
shoe-maker		 William Pritchard 5 yrs. £5 Brydges charity Henry Trehern on website (view)
1846 27 Jan. Richard Lucas Tailor William Lucas,
labourer		 John Grubham 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity John Baskerville Old Court papers
1847 11 Jan. Sidney Smith Mason John Smith,
mason		 John Smith 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood Old Court papers
1851 4 April James Morris Carpenter James Morris,
labourer		 John Handcocks 5 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood Old Court papers
1853 10 Oct. Thomas Chadd Blacksmith Robert Chadd,
labourer		 Henry Russell
of Ledbury		 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood on website (view)
1854 30 Jun. William Chadd jnr. Cordwainer William Chadd,
cordwainer		 William Chadd 7 yrs. £5 Brydges charity J.H.Underwood on website (view)
1857 17 Mar. Edwin Davies Blacksmith & Shoeing Smith Francis Davis,
labourer		 William Watkins 5 yrs. £5 Noverings Charity --- Old Court papers
1859 17 Jan. James Green Blacksmith John Green Joseph Hickox,
of Mathon		 5 yrs. £5 Noverings Charity B.L.S.Stanhope Old Court papers
1863 2 Nov. James Bettington Wheelwright & Blacksmith James Bettington Alfred Morgan,
of Hereford		 4 yrs. £20 his father B.L.S.Stanhope Old Court papers
1868 17 Aug. George Daniel Tailor George Daniel George Lerry
of Hereford		 5 yrs. £8 his father J.E.Cheese Old Court papers
1871 10 Jun. Philip Baggott Coachsmith Ann Baggott William Tanner
of West Malvern		 4 yrs. £8 his father J.E.Cheese Old Court papers
1877 1 Jan. Mary Ann Edwards Dressmaker Thomas Edwatds,
labourer		 Sarah Kendrick 2 yrs. £5 Noverings Charity J.E.Cheese Old Court papers
1878 28 Jan. Charles Hickox Blacksmith Thomas Hickox,
blacksmith		 Thomas Hickox,
his father		 5 yrs. £5 Noverings Charity J.E.Cheese Old Court papers
1888 28 Nov. George Thomas Pitt Grocer John Harford Pitt,
gentleman		 Alfred Gurney
of Hereford		 3 yrs. £40 his father Thomas Llanwarne HARC AA72 Box 1071
1889 1 Mar. Charles Haynes Butcher James Morris,
labourer		 Allen John Townsend 3 yrs. £5 not given Richard Brewer Old Court papers
1904 1 July Arthur John Bufton Wheelwright &
Carpenter		 John Bufton,
wheelwright		 John Bufton,
his father		 3 yrs. £10 Noverings Charity R.Burges Bailey Old Court papers
* from 25 Dec. ult.
Note: Approval is usually given by the apprentice’s parent.
Source: Documents held either by Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre, Bosbury Chroniclers, Bosbury Educational Foundation or Robert Lane, Old Court Farm, Bosbury, as at May 2014. Early records from National Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices Indenture held at The National Archive, Kew.

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