Tradesmen of Chester
(1392-1805)
Lists of admissions of freemen of the city of Chester from the earliest surviving records to 1805 were compiled by J. H. E. Bennett and published by the Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society from 1906. These lists were extracted from the mayoral yearbooks (dating back to 1392) and twelve freemen's rolls covering 1538 to 1612 and 1636 to 1805; and a list of admissions for 1505-1506 in Harleian MS 2105 (British Library). The record does not become more or less continuous until about 1490: in all, 12,426 freedoms are recorded. Freedom of the city, necessary to practise a trade in the city, could be obtained by birth (in which case the father's name and occupation are usually given); by apprenticeship to a freeman (the master's name and occupation being given); or by order of assembly. Both the freemen and the masters listed are indexed here. The main abbreviations used are: B, freedom taken up by right of birth; I, freedom taken up by right of indenture; M. B., Mayor's Book; *, freedom granted by order of assembly.BIGGINS. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Customs and Excise officers and clerks in London
(1805)
Officers, officials and clerks of the Custom House in Lower Thames Street, the Surveyors Office, the Custom House establishment at the West India Dock, and of the Excise Office in Old Broad Street, London, are listed in Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805 to 1807.BIGGINS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of London
(1805)
Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet. Private Residences'. About 10,000 people are recorded.BIGGINS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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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.BIGGINS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers on trial
(1807-1808)
After three years 'on trial' new Wesleyan Methodist preachers were admitted into full connexion with the church: lists of the ministers on trial in England and Ireland were published in the church's annual minutes.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers' travel expenses
(1807-1808)
Major expenses incurred by Wesleyan Methodist preachers and reimbursed by the church are detailed in the annual accounts. The great majority of these expenses are the costs of moving to and between circuits, and give an indication of where a preacher has come from. There are also some items relating to serious illnesses and funerals.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers
(1808)
A comprehensive list of Wesleyan Methodist ministers arranged by station and circuit in Britain, Ireland and abroad, was prepared each year at the church's annual conference. This includes supernumeraries and missionary preachers.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers afflicted with illness
(1808-1809)
The Wesleyan Methodist church allowed payments for relief of the afflicted among their clergy, and these payments are listed in the annual accounts.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers on trial
(1808-1809)
After three years 'on trial' new Wesleyan Methodist preachers were admitted into full connexion with the church: lists of the ministers on trial in England and Ireland were published in the church's annual minutes.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers' widows
(1808-1809)
The Wesleyan Methodist church's Merciful Fund provided annuities for preachers' widows, as well as other payments to retired clergy, widows and other dependants in need. These are listed in the annual minutes. Particularly useful is the fact that, after a widow remarried, her first married surname and her new surname were both given.BIGGINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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