The British book trades: topographical listings. Cheshire
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.
Bozley, Thomas, papermaker, Chester, Cheshire, 1785. Sun policy 504899, £180, 1785.
Broster, Peter, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1759. Apprenticed to Lawton, John, £5/00/00 IR/1/53, fo. 158.
Broster, Peter, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1775. Apprentice Dymock, William, £50/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 129.
Broster, Peter, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1773. Apprentice Palin, James, £40/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 004.
Broster, Peter, bookseller, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1778. Sun policy 397633, £400, 1778.
Buckley, John, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1752. Apprenticed to Rowley, John, £23/12/06 IR/1/51, fo. 195.
Cartwright, John, formerly of the city of Chester, late of Cuddington, in the said county of Chester, papermaker in his Majesty's Goal the castle of Chester to take benefit of an act for relief of insolvent debtors LG 20 May 1755. Source: Berch.
Brittain, Thomas, apprentice bookbinder, Chester, Cheshire, 1743. Apprenticed to Rowley, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/50, fo. 172.
Coudery, William, apprentice printer, Chester, Cheshire, 1764. Apprenticed to Monk, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 081.
Deane, Samuel, apprentice papermaker, Chester, Cheshire, 1713. Son of Samuel of Chester CHE, yeoman. Apprenticed to Scott, George, £10/00/00 IR/1/43, fo. 082.
Downes, Samuel, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1759. Apprenticed to Rowley, John, £50/00/00 IR/1/53, fo. 113.
Dymock, William, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1775. Apprenticed to Broster, Peter, £50/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 129.
Fletcher, John, printer, Chester, Cheshire, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 92056, £400, 1784/5.
Henchman, Charles, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1752. Apprenticed to Lawton, John, £55/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 096.
Joynson, Peter, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1753. Apprenticed to Ledsham, Thomas, £40/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 284.
Lawton, John, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1742. Son of John. Apprenticed to Page, John, £80/00/00 IR/1/50, fo. 112.
Lawton, John, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1752. Apprentice Henchman, Charles, £55/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 096.
Lawton, John, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1764. Apprentice Leadbetter, Ebenezer, £50/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 118.
Lawton, John, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1769. Apprentice Monk, Benjamin, £50/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 043.
Lawton, John, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1759. Apprentice Broster, Peter, £5/00/00. IR/1/53, fo. 158.
Leadbetter, Ebenezer, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1764. Apprenticed to Lawton, John, £50/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 118.
Ledsham, Thomas, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1753. Apprentice Joynson, Peter, £40/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 284.
Ledsham, Thomas, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1757. Apprentice Poole, John, £42/00/00. IR/1/53, fo. 040.
Monk, Benjamin, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1769. Apprenticed to Lawton, John, £50/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 043.
Monk, John, printer, Chester, Cheshire, 1764. Apprentice Coudery, William, £10/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 081.
Page, John, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1742. Apprentice Lawton, John, £80/00/00. IR/1/50, fo. 112.
Palin, James, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1773. Apprenticed to Broster, Peter, £40/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 004.
Poole, Charles, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1767. Apprenticed to Poole, John, £50/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 088.
Poole, John, apprentice stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1757. Apprenticed to Ledsham, Thomas, £42/00/00 IR/1/53, fo. 040.
Poole, John, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1767. Apprentice Poole, Charles, £50/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 088.
Rathbone, Thomas, apprentice bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1715. Apprenticed to Rathbone, Thomas, £10/00/00. [dec, son app Lambert cit & vintner] IR/1/04, fo. 116.
Rathbone, Thomas, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1715. Apprentice Rathbone, Thomas, £10/00/00. [dec, son app Lambert cit & vintner]IR/1/04, fo. 116.
Rowley, John, bookbinder, Chester, Cheshire, 1743. Apprentice Brittain, Thomas, £10/00/00. IR/1/50, fo. 172.
Rowley, John, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire, 1759. Apprentice Downes, Samuel, £50/00/00. IR/1/53, fo. 113.
Rowley, John, stationer, Chester, Cheshire, 1752. Apprentice Buckley, John, £23/12/06 IR/1/51, fo. 195.
Scott, George, papermaker, Chester, Cheshire, 1713. Apprentice Deane, Samuel, £10/00/00. IR/1/43, fo. 082.
Wright, Thomas or William, bookseller, Chester, Cheshire 1779. Bankrupt: GM Sep 1779
Davenport, Charles, bookbinder, Congleton, Cheshire, 1723. Apprentice Goodwin, Joseph, £30/00/00. [& ST]IR/1/10, fo. 062.
Davenport, Charles, bookbinder, Congleton, Cheshire, 1723. Apprentice Kelsall, Charles, £25/00/00. [& ST]IR/1/10, fo. 068.
Goodwin, Joseph, apprentice bookbinder, Congleton, Cheshire, 1723. Son of Richard of Parkhead STA, yeoman. Apprenticed to Davenport, Charles, £30/00/00. [& ST] IR/1/10, fo. 062.
Kelsall, Charles, apprentice bookbinder, Congleton, Cheshire, 1723. Son of Thomas of Congleton CHE, gent. Apprenticed to Davenport, Charles, £25/00/00. [& ST] IR/1/10, fo. 068.
Clayton, Thomas, apprentice engraver, Macclesfield, Cheshire, 1772. Apprenticed to Higginbotham, Henry, £6/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 091.
Higginbotham, Henry, engraver, Macclesfield, Cheshire, 1772. Apprentice Clayton, Thomas, £6/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 091.
Bromley, John, bookseller, Nantwich, Cheshire, 1774. Apprentice Coman, George, £42/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 080.
Coman, Charles, printer, Nantwich, Cheshire, 1781. Sun policy 443001, £500, 1781.
Coman, George, apprentice bookseller, Nantwich, Cheshire, 1774. Apprenticed to Bromley, John, £42/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 080.
This page last updated 12 January 2013
© Ian Maxted, 2005.
