Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'ceal'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 12 records (displaying 1 to 10):
Apprentices
(1776) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 6 May to 31 December 1776. IR 1/29CEAL. Cost: £8.00.  |
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Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1785) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1785. IR 1/32CEAL. Cost: £8.00.  |
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Members of London livery companies
(1791-1797) One of the most useful sections of the Universal British Directory, nominally produced in 1791 but including later material, is a List of the Livery of London, giving the names and addresses of members of the London livery companies, together with their professions. As a glance at the sample will show, the companies and the professions only sometimes match, so this is an invaluable key as a first step in tracing the relevant company records for a London trader of this periodCEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Traders and Merchants in London
(1791) The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. Some are marked 'F. M.', meaning Freeholder of Middlesex.CEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Traders and Merchants in London
(1797) The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. The publication of the provincial volumes took several years, so this London supplement was added, compiled about 1797.CEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Traders and professionals in London
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet of Businesses, Professions, &c.': coverage is good; about 30,000 individuals are recorded.CEAL. Cost: £4.00.  |
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1828) Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt)CEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1838) Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesCEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1838) Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsCEAL. Cost: £6.00.  |
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1841) Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
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