The British book trades: topographical listings. Cambridgeshire
This page is one of a series of county listings which are being developed to bring together biographical information relating to localities throughout the British Isles which is currently scattered in other sections of the Exeter Working papers. They are not intended as exhaustive listings. The main nationwide sources covered are bankruptcy notices 1731-1806, apprenticeships 1710-1777 and insurance policies 1775-1787. Other information is being added and entries amalgamated as information is available.
Adams, John, Apprentice stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1732. Apprenticed to Merrill, Thomas, £18/00/00 IR/1/13, fo. 105.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprentice Burgis, John, £10/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 176.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprentice Winder, Thomas, £15/15/00. IR/1/56, fo. 156.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1770. Apprentice Hayes, Robert, £30/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 148.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1772. Apprentice Hardwicke, James, £21/00/00. [printer to University]IR/1/58, fo. 101.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1774. Apprentice Boys, William, £21/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 068.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1775. Apprentice Watson, William, £21/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 103.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 67912, £1050, 1775/7.
Archdeacon, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 75905, £1050, 1778/9.
Aungier, Francis, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1751. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph; McKenzie 0730.
Aungier, Moore, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph; McKenzie 0731.
Bayford, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprenticed to Woodyer, John, £100/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 137; McKenzie 9125.
Bentham, Joseph, cit. & stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1744. Apprentice Moore, Robert, £30/00/00. IR/1/17, fo. 092; McKenzie 0733.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1760. Apprentice Linsay, John, £6/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 033; McKenzie none.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1762. Apprentice Sharp, Jonathan, £10/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 176; McKenzie 0735.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1751. Apprentice Aungier, Francis; McKenzie 0730.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Apprentice Aungier, Moore; McKenzie 0731.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Apprentice Gathurne, Richard; McKenzie 0732.
Bentham, Joseph, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1751. Apprentice Poole, John; McKenzie 0734.
Bland, David, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1754. Apprenticed to Matthews, Richard, £27/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 038.
Bondwell, John, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1766. Apprenticed to Nicholson, John, £8/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 004.
Bonner, William, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1711. Apprentice Fancourt, John, £15/00/00. IR/1/41, fo. 080.
Bonner, William, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1754. Apprentice Chapman, William, £49/00/00. IR/1/52, fo. 006.
Bonner, William, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1715. Apprentice Goodall, Thomas, £20/00/00. IR/1/44, fo. 078.
Bonner, William, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1720. Apprentice Hayhow, William, £15/00/00. IR/1/47, fo. 054.
Boys, William, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1774. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £21/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 068.
Boys, William, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1774. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £21/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 068.
Burgis, John, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 176.
Chapman, William, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1754. Apprenticed to Bonner, William, £49/00/00 IR/1/52, fo. 006.
Clarke, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprenticed to Woodyer, John, £100/00/00 IR/1/25, fo. 182; McKenzie 9126.
Crowe, Charles, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1756. Apprentice Lunn, William, £20/00/00. IR/1/52, fo. 166.
Dawson, Thomas, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprentice Kendall, Thomas, £12/00/00. IR/1/07, fo. 199.
Deighton, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1782. Sun policy 459053, £800, 1782.
Deighton, John, bookseller, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1778. Sun policy 397346, £500, 1778.
Fancourt, John, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1711. Son of John of Combrooke WAR, clerk. Apprenticed to Bonner, William, £15/00/00 IR/1/41, fo. 080.
Fletcher, Robert, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprenticed to James, Thomas, £9/10/00 IR/1/21, fo. 132; McKenzie 4449.
Fletcher, Thomas, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Son of Thomas. Apprenticed to James, Thomas, £8/00/00 IR/1/19, fo. 090; McKenzie 4450.
Fletcher, Thomas, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 1780. Bankrupt: 1780
Fletcher, Thomas, bookseller, Saint Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1778. Sun policy 405360, £700, 1778.
Fletcher, Thomas, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 1779. Bankrupt: 1779
Fletcher, Thomas, printer, bookseller, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1777. Sun policy 386200, £300, 1777.
Gathurne, Richard, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph; McKenzie 0732.
Goodall, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1715. Son of Thomas of Cambridge CAM, butcher. Apprenticed to Bonner, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/44, fo. 078.
Hardwicke, James, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1772. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £21/00/00. [printer to University] IR/1/58, fo. 101.
Hayes, Robert, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1770. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £30/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 148.
Hayhow, William, Apprentice stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1720. Son of William of Ely CAM, barber. Apprenticed to Bonner, William, £15/00/00 IR/1/47, fo. 054.
Hodson, Francis, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 1785. Bankrupt: GM Mar 1785
Hodson, Francis, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1785/6. Royal Exchange policy 91852, £500, 1785/6.
Hodson, Francis, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1782. Sun policy 458737, £100, 1782.
Hodson, Francis, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1783. Sun policy 481786, £700, 1783.
Hodson, Francis, printer, Green Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1778. Sun policy 404761, £800, 1778.
Hopkins, Francis, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1742. Apprentice Matthews, Richard, £30/00/00. IR/1/50, fo. 132.
Hopkins, Francis, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprentice Kendall, Thomas, £8/00/00. IR/1/08, fo. 033.
Hopkins, Francis, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1725. Apprentice Watson, Samuel, £12/00/00. IR/1/10, fo. 214.
Jackson, James, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1785. Sun policy 509210, £200, 1785.
James, John, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1760. Apprentice Johnson, Robert, £20/00/00. IR/1/22, fo. 151; McKenzie 4427.
James, Sarah, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1759. Apprentice Powell, Thomas, £20/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 219; McKenzie 4430.
James, Sarah, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1764. Apprentice Smith, William, £10/00/00. IR/1/24, fo. 021; McKenzie 4431.
James, Thomas, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprentice Fletcher, Robert, £9/10/00. IR/1/21, fo. 132; McKenzie 4449.
James, Thomas, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Apprentice Fletcher, Thomas, £8/00/00. IR/1/19, fo. 090; McKenzie 4450.
James, Thomas, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Apprentice Lamb, William, £10/10/00. IR/1/19, fo. 168; McKenzie 4453.
Johnson, Robert, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1760. Apprenticed to James, John, £20/00/00 IR/1/22, fo. 151; McKenzie 4427.
Kendall, Elizabeth, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprentice Kendall, Thomas, £8/00/00. [son app Fras Hopkins, Cambridge, BS]IR/1/08, fo. 033.
Kendall, Elizabeth, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprentice Kendall, Thomas, £12/00/00. [son app Thos Dawson, Cambridge, BS]IR/1/07, fo. 199.
Kendall, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Son of Elizabeth of Cambridge CAM, bookseller. Apprenticed to Dawson, Thomas, £12/00/00 IR/1/07, fo. 199.
Kendall, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Son of Elizabeth of Cambridge CAM. Apprenticed to Hopkins, Francis, £8/00/00 IR/1/08, fo. 033.
Kendall, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprenticed to Kendall, Elizabeth, £8/00/00. [son app Fras Hopkins, Cambridge, BS] IR/1/08, fo. 033.
Kendall, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1719. Apprenticed to Kendall, Elizabeth, £12/00/00. [son app Thos Dawson, Cambridge, BS] IR/1/07, fo. 199.
Lamb, Thomas, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Son of Susan. Apprenticed to Matthews, Richard, £10/00/00 IR/1/19, fo. 095.
Lamb, William, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Apprenticed to James, Thomas, £10/10/00 IR/1/19, fo. 168; McKenzie 4453.
Lambert, Lewis, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1765. Apprenticed to Paris, John, £36/15/00 IR/1/24, fo. 158.
Linsay, John, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1760. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph, £6/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 033; McKenzie none.
Lunn, William, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1756. Apprenticed to Crowe, Charles, £20/00/00 IR/1/52, fo. 166.
Martindale, Charles, papermaker, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1786/7. Sun policy 524123, £500, 1786/7.
Matthews, Richard, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1742. Son of Richard. Apprenticed to Hopkins, Francis, £30/00/00 IR/1/50, fo. 132.
Matthews, Richard, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1754. Apprentice Bland, David, £27/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 038.
Matthews, Richard, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1753. Apprentice Lamb, Thomas, £10/00/00. IR/1/19, fo. 095.
Matthews, Richard, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprentice Wiggs, James, £42/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 191.
Merrill, Thomas, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1729. Apprentice Robinson, Thomas, £15/00/00. IR/1/12, fo. 010.
Merrill, Thomas, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1732. Apprentice Adams, John, £18/00/00. IR/1/13, fo. 105.
Miller, John, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprenticed to Paris, John, £15/15/00 IR/1/21, fo. 146.
Moore, Robert, Apprentice C&S, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1744. Son of Samuel, dec. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph, £30/00/00 IR/1/17, fo. 092; McKenzie 0733.
Murrell, Thomas, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1720. Son of John, basketmaker. Apprenticed to Richardson, John, £5/00/00 IR/1/07, fo. 141.
Nicholson, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1766. Apprentice Bondwell, John, £8/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 004.
Paris, John, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1765. Apprentice Lambert, Lewis, £36/15/00. IR/1/24, fo. 158.
Paris, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprentice Miller, John, £15/15/00. IR/1/21, fo. 146.
Paris, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 67032, £100, 1775/7.
Paris, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1777/8. Royal Exchange policy 71397, £850, 1777/8.
Paris, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1781/2. Royal Exchange policy 80633/1, £150, 1781/2.
Poole, John, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1751. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph; McKenzie 0734.
Powell, Thomas, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1759. Apprenticed to James, Sarah, £20/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 219; McKenzie 4430.
Richardson, John, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1720. Apprentice Murrell, Thomas, £5/00/00. IR/1/07, fo. 141.
Richardson, John, stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1711. Apprentice Stocker, Starling, £10/00/00. IR/1/41, fo. 127.
Robinson, Thomas, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1729. Son of John. Apprenticed to Merrill, Thomas, £15/00/00 IR/1/12, fo. 010.
Sharp, Jonathan, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1762. Apprenticed to Bentham, Joseph, £10/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 176; McKenzie 0735.
Smith, William, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1764. Apprenticed to James, Sarah, £10/00/00 IR/1/24, fo. 021; McKenzie 4431.
Steers, Daniel, Apprentice bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1770. Apprenticed to Woodyer, John, £7/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 170.
Stocker, Starling, Apprentice stationer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1711. Son of Thomas of Godmanchester HUN. Apprenticed to Richardson, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/41, fo. 127.
Thurlbourne, William, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1752. Apprentice Wheat, John, £40/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 177.
Watson, Samuel, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1725. Son of Mary of Bury Saint Edmunds SUF. Apprenticed to Hopkins, Francis, £12/00/00 IR/1/10, fo. 214.
Watson, William, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1775. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £21/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 103.
Wheat, John, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1752. Apprenticed to Thurlbourne, William, £40/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 177.
Wiggs, James, Apprentice bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprenticed to Matthews, Richard, £42/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 191.
Winder, Thomas, Apprentice printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprenticed to Archdeacon, John, £15/15/00 IR/1/56, fo. 156.
Winders, Thomas, printer, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1781. Sun policy 439829, £200, 1781.
Woodyer, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprentice Bayford, Thomas, £100/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 137; McKenzie 9125.
Woodyer, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprentice Clarke, Thomas, £100/00/00. IR/1/25, fo. 182; McKenzie 9126.
Woodyer, John, bookbinder, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1770. Apprentice Steers, Daniel, £7/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 170.
Woodyer, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 1779. Bankrupt: GM Oct 1779 cert: 23 Jan 1781 div: 04 Jun 1785
Woodyer, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1777. Sun policy 388556, £800, 1777.
Woodyer, John, bookseller, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1777. Sun policy 388557, £800, 1777.
Woodyer, John, Dividend declared for 4 Jun 1785 at five at Guildhall LG 7 May 1785 Source: Berch.
Bonner, William, bookbinder, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Apprentice Parish, John, £30/00/00. IR/1/50, fo. 284.
Parish, John, Apprentice bookbinder, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1743. Son of Thomas. Apprenticed to Bonner, William, £30/00/00 IR/1/50, fo. 284.
Button, James, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprenticed to Tassell, William, £0/05/00 IR/1/53, fo. 076.
Fairchild, W, papermaker, Sawstone, Cambridgeshire 1779. Bankrupt: GM Jun 1779
Fairchild, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1762. Apprentice Shodd, Daniel, £5/00/00. [app to Wm Fairchild & Co.]IR/1/54, fo. 218.
Farrant, William, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprenticed to Tassell, William, £1/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 176.
Hill, Robert, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1776. Apprenticed to Tassell, William, £2/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 151.
Keates, Joseph, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprenticed to Tassell, William, £2/00/00 IR/1/58, fo. 017.
Shodd, Daniel, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1762. Apprenticed to Fairchild, William, £5/00/00. [app to Wm Fairchild & Co.] IR/1/54, fo. 218.
Smith, William, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprenticed to Tassell, William, £2/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 156.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1758. Apprentice Button, James, £0/05/00. IR/1/53, fo. 076.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprentice Farrant, William, £1/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 176.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1776. Apprentice Hill, Robert, £2/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 151.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprentice Keates, Joseph, £2/00/00. IR/1/58, fo. 017.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1768. Apprentice Smith, William, £2/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 156.
Tassell, William, papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1786. Apprentice Townsend, RichardIR/1/64, fo. 009.
Townsend, Richard, Apprentice papermaker, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, 1786. Apprenticed to Tassell, WilliamIR/1/64, fo. 009.
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire
Dunbar, Alexander, Apprentice engraver, Swaffam Prior, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprenticed to Lamborn, Pet Spendlove, £25/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 023.
Lamborn, Pet Spendlove, engraver, Swaffam Prior, Cambridgeshire, 1763. Apprentice Dunbar, Alexander, £25/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 023.
Killby, William, Apprentice stationer, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprenticed to Nicholson, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 215.
Nicholson, William, stationer, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 1771. Apprentice Killby, William, £20/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 215.
This page last updated 12 January 2013
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