Some Known British Journeymen Silversmiths and Other Employees

Post by **dognose** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:17 am

Here are some other known journeymen who worked for London silversmiths:-

George Wintle (Grimwade 923-926):
James Cook
........ Green
........ Nicholson

Jonathan Hayne (Grimwade 1408):
William Blanchart

William Dean(e) (Grimwade 520, 3090):
Joseph Simpson

Robert Peppin (Grimwade 2413-4):
Charles Flint (Foreman)
Robert Folks

John Troby (Grimwade 1711-2): as at March 1800
James Hoole
Francis Wrangham
Charles Rowe

Francis Wrangham was 47 years of age at the above date.

Crispin Fuller (Grimwade 299-300): as at March 1804
John M'Cure

John M'cure was aged 35 at the above date.

John Lias (Grimwade 1483-4): as at February 1805
Thomas Barwick

At the above date Thomas Barwick had been working as a Journeyman for John Lias for six months, he had previously worked for Lias five years earlier. Barwick was aged 55 at this time and had worked in the trade for forty years.

Robert Rutland (Grimwade 2425-7):
William Nicholson

Robert Metham (Grimwade 2368):
John Thompson

Elizabeth Godfrey (Grimwade 591):
William Reynaldson (Foreman)*

*Could this be the same William Reynolds(on)(Grimwade 3278,3899),
a former apprentice of the great silversmiths Frederick Kandler and Peter Archambo?

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **admin** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:28 am

Lydia Bell
John French (Grimwade 3635)

French leads off the testimony in the 1764 trial of two apprentices. Like the Wintle trial, the verdict is a little unsettling.
Articles

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Post by **dognose** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:49 am

George Burrows (Grimwade 755): as at May 1789
George Burrows II (Grimwade 14, 762-3, 2419, 3581)
John Wood
Elisha Wild (clerk)

Link to the trade card of George Burrows:

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/s ... umpages=10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:41 am

John McFerlan (aka M'Farlan) (Grimwade 1539): as at March 1785
Henry Hall (aka Harry Hall)

(Source: Old Bailey Court Records).

Trev.

Post by **dognose** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:32 pm

William King (Grimwade 3215)
John Skidmore (Foreman)
Benjamin Lawson
Francis Galton
George John Hewson

Thomas Ausender (Grimwade page 380)
Charles James Rapley
Joshua Pountan
William John Lynch

William Fountain (Grimwade 3122-3, 3127-8)
John Edward Ogdenis Allcock

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:59 am

Hester Bateman (Grimwade 955,958-61)
Benjamin Bull
Abel Beck

At this date (February 1786) Peter Bateman states that his mothers business was employing forty men.

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:53 am

Hester Bateman (Grimwade 955,958-61)
........ Fuller (Foreman)
Edward Terris

Peter and Ann Bateman (Grimwade 2140) as at August 1791
Francis Risk
Robert Ralph
........ Lebrown*
Charles Ware (Toolmaker)
Jacob Prior
........ Parker

Peter and Ann Bateman (Grimwade 2140) as at May 1792
George Hazard
Joseph West
Thomas Lemon

Peter, Ann and William Bateman (Grimwade 2141)
Richard Labrum (Foreman)*
Charles Ware (Toolmaker)

*Possibly the same person

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:57 pm

Hester Bateman (Grimwade 955,958-61) as at 1778 - 1781
Benjamin Brewood (Breawood) II (Grimwade 128 - 30)

Benjamin Brewood died in December 1781, until the time of his death he had worked in the Bateman workshops for three years. Benjamin's son, Charles, was apprenticed to his father in May 1778 and was a frequent visitor to the Bateman workshops, before and after his father's death. It was during one of these visits, in December 1782, that Charles was accused of stealing a small quantity of silver. He was tried at the Old Bailey, found guilty, and transported for seven years.

Robert Rutland (Grimwade 2425-7) as at September 1813
Henry Wyer

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:06 pm

John, Henry and Charles Lias (Grimwade 1496)
James Hanson
Robert Henry Wallis (Grimwade 2462)
James Berry
John Hagger
Andrew Nottage

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:31 pm

Thomas Wallis I (Grimwade 2962)
Joseph Storer
........ Dean
........ Bird

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:24 pm

Henry Chawner (Grimwade 971-2, 977) as at April 1788
....... Wendelbrow
William Crow
John Owen
Burton Wright

Trev. (Source Old Bailey Court Records).
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Post by **dognose** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 pm

Joseph Angel (Grimwade 1769,1772)
Richard James Beckley
John Prickett

Solomon Hougham (Grimwade 2536,2548) as at February 1800
Benjamin Bailey Thorogood
Benjamin Brind

Benjamin Brind was 54 years of age at the above date, he had worked for Solomon Hougham for 'several' years.

Benjamin Bailey Thorogood's tally mark consisted of two dots.

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:34 pm

George Knight (Grimwade 840)
John Parteridge

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:15 am

John Brogden (Grimwade page 363) as at December 1830:
James William Garland (Grimwade page 370) Partner
John Presant (Clerk)
John Hamson (Foreman)
William Richard Goodfellow
Charles Stewart
Charles Smith
Joseph Moore
Benjamin Baylis
John Hawkins
James Sambrook (Grimwade 1851)
Thomas Chamberlain
Henry Miles Palin
William Presant (Brother of Clerk)
Francis Salmon
William Green
Joseph Tovey (Grimwade page 373)
Charles Boore (Errand Boy)
Henry Cormick (Errand Boy)

At this time (1830-1831), John Brogden is known to have employed sixteen journeymen and four apprentices.

John Brogden (Grimwade page 363) as at October 1796:
Samuel Holemberg
Benjamin Balley
Ambrose Hench

John Brogden (Grimwade page 363) as at February 1823:
Thomas Warboys (Clerk)

Thomas Mayfield (Grimwade page 382) as at February 1823:
John Holyland

Mary Ann Holmes (Grimwade page 313) as at July 1831:
John Cooper (Spectacle-maker)
........Williams
George Wilson (Apprentice)

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:41 pm

George Morland (Grimwade 846-7, 3588) as at January 1762:
James Chassey

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:46 pm

Benjamin Massey (Grimwade 194) as at July 1816
Thomas Griffin (Shopman)

Link to Trade Card of Benjamin Massey:

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/s ... _id=221286" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:31 pm

Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (Grimwade 3764) as at November 1827
Cato Sharp (Foreman)
Thomas Brind

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:30 pm

Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (Grimwade 3764) as at January 1823
Thomas Connelly (Shopman)
Henry Kinder (Porter)

Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (Grimwade 3764) as at February 1811
Phillip Rundell (Partner)
Paul Storr (Partner)
John Bridge (Partner)
Edmund Waller Rundell (Partner)
William Theed (Partner)
...... Fox (Clerk)
James Potter (Porter)

Storr and Mortimer (Grimwade 2233-5) as at July 1835
Paul Storr (Partner)
John Mortimer (Partner)
John Samuel Hunt (Partner)
John Wynns (Clerk)
John Dixon Metcalfe (Clerk)
Timothy M'Carthy (Porter)

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:07 pm

John Grant (Grimwade 1336) as at February 1787
James Lucas (Shopman)

Moses Brent (Grimwade 2000) as at July 1800
Charles Higgins

John Riley (Grimwade 2033) as at January 1802
William Key (Grimwade 3212)
Henry Hawkins (Apprentice)
Nathaniel Phillips (Apprentice)

Trev.
(Source Old Bailey Court Records)
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Post by **dognose** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:38 am

Michael Emanuel (Grimwade 2023) as at July 1838
Morris Emanuel (Partner)
George Thomas Brooke (Shopman)

Trev.
(Source Old Court Records)
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