The British book trades: topographical listings. Kent
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 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.
Bayly, John, bookseller & stationer, Ashford, Kent, c.1792 UBD. Bayley, John, bookseller bankrupt: 27 Nov 1798 cert: 13 Apr 1799 div: 30 Sep 1799 div: 20 Nov 1801
Elliott, J., watchmaker, stationer & circulating library, Ashford, Kent, 1811. Holden.
Gamber, John, stationer & bookbinder, Ashford, Kent,1811. Holden.
Pike, Edward, bookseller, stationer, Ashford, KEN, 1786-c.1792. 1786/7: Royal Exchange policy 99618, £700, 1786/7. Stationer c.1792 UBD.
Blackwell, William, papermaker, Benenden, KEN, 1768. Apprentice Johnson, John, £2/10/00. IR/1/25, fo. 174.
Blackwell, William, papermaker, Benenden, KEN, 1768. Apprentice Johnson, John, £2/10/00. IR/1/25, fo. 174.
Johnson, Children, apprentice papermaker, Benenden, Kent,, 1768. Apprenticed to Blackwell, William, £2/10/00 IR/1/25, fo. 174.
Johnson, John, apprentice papermaker, Benenden, Kent,, 1768. Apprenticed to Blackwell, William, £2/10/00 IR/1/25, fo. 174.
Bridgend, James, apprentice papermaker, Boxley, Kent,, 1712. Son of James of Cranbrook Kent, clothier. Apprenticed to Hillier, John, £5/00/00 IR/1/01, fo. 114.
Deane, Elizabeth, papermaker, Boxley, KEN, 1769. Apprentice Hearndon, Thomas, £2/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 092.
Hearndon, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, Boxley, Kent,, 1769. Apprenticed to Deane, Elizabeth, £2/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 092.
Hillier, John, papermaker, Boxley, KEN, 1712. Apprentice Bridgend, James, £5/00/00. IR/1/01, fo. 114.
Hillier, John, papermaker, Boxley, KEN, 1715. Apprentice Whetland, Robert, £10/00/00. IR/1/04, fo. 097.
Taylor, George, papermaker, Boxley, KEN, 1786. Sun policy 520564, £2000, 1786.
Taylor, James, papermaker, Boxley, KEN, 1786. Sun policy 520564, £2000, 1786.
Whetland, Robert, apprentice papermaker, Boxley, Kent,, 1715 of East Church KEN. Apprenticed to Hillier, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/04, fo. 097.
Abree, James, printer, Canterbury, KEN, 1723. Apprentice Friend, William, £25/00/00. IR/1/10, fo. 016.
Blunden, Ralph, papermaker, Canterbury, KEN, 1765. Apprentice Gammon, John, £10/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 165.
Bristow, William, apprentice stationer, Canterbury, Kent,, 1776. Apprenticed to Smith, Thomas & Co, £30/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 208.
Burgess, Peter, apprentice bookseller, Canterbury, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Kirby, Henry, £21/00/00. [app James Simmons & Henry Kirby] IR/1/59, fo. 077.
Burgess, Peter, apprentice bookseller, Canterbury, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Simmons, James & Co, £21/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 077.
Cooper, William, apprentice engraver, Canterbury, Kent,, 1768. Apprenticed to Ridley, Matthew, £30/00/00. [sadler & EN] IR/1/25, fo. 189.
Flackton, William, bookbinder, Canterbury, KEN, 1766. Apprentice Marable, John, £20/00/00. IR/1/24, fo. 199.
Flackton, William, bookseller, stationer, Canterbury, KEN, 1780. Sun policy 427073, £400, 1780.
Friend, William, apprentice printer, Canterbury, Kent,, 1723. Apprenticed to Abree, James, £25/00/00 IR/1/10, fo. 016.
Gammon, John, apprentice papermaker, Canterbury, Kent,, 1765. Apprenticed to Blunden, Ralph, £10/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 165.
Greble, Allen, papermaker, Barton, Northgate, Canterbury, KEN, 1781. Sun policy 444178, £400, 1781.
Greble, Allen, papermaker, Barton, Northgate, Canterbury, KEN, 1786/7. Sun policy 526607, £800, 1786/7.
Kirby, Henry, bookseller, Canterbury, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Burgess, Peter, £21/00/00. [app James Simmons & Henry Kirby]IR/1/59, fo. 077.
Kirby, Henry, bookseller, Canterbury, KEN, 1773. Apprentice Sharp, James, £20/00/00. [app James Simmons & Henry Kirby]IR/1/58, fo. 168.
Marable, John, apprentice bookbinder, Canterbury, Kent,, 1766. Apprenticed to Flackton, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/24, fo. 199.
Marrable, John, bookseller, stationer, Saint Alphage, Canterbury, KEN, 1780. Sun policy 427073, £400, 1780.
Raymond, John, printseller, All Saints, Canterbury, KEN, 1780. Sun policy 428511, £300, 1780.
Ridley, Matthew, engraver, Canterbury, KEN, 1768. Apprentice Cooper, William, £30/00/00. [sadler & EN]IR/1/25, fo. 189.
Sharp, James, apprentice bookseller, Canterbury, Kent,, 1773. Apprenticed to Kirby, Henry, £20/00/00. [app James Simmons & Henry Kirby] IR/1/58, fo. 168.
Sharp, James, apprentice bookseller, Canterbury, Kent,, 1773. Apprenticed to Simmons, James & Co, £20/00/00 IR/1/58, fo. 168.
Simmons, James & Co, bookseller, Canterbury, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Burgess, Peter, £21/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 077.
Simmons, James & Co, bookseller, Canterbury, KEN, 1773. Apprentice Sharp, James, £20/00/00. IR/1/58, fo. 168.
Smith, Thomas & Co, stationer, Canterbury, KEN, 1776. Apprentice Bristow, William, £30/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 208.
Gillman, Webster, bookseller, stationer, bookbinder, Chatham, KEN, 1780. Sun policy 429316, £1200, 1780.
Gillman, Webster, printer, stationer, Chatham, KEN, 1786/7. Sun policy 523617, £1400, 1786/7.
Gillman, Webster, stationer, printseller, Chatham, KEN, 1782. Sun policy 459326, £300, 1782.
Townson, Charles, bookseller, stationer, op Globe Lane, Chatham, KEN, 1779. Sun policy 415650, £700, 1779.
Townson, John, bookseller, stationer, Chatham, KEN, 1778. Sun policy 399318, £600, 1778.
Herbert, William, papermaker, Chartham, KEN 1757. Bankrupt: LM Nov 1757
Slater, Edward, papermaker, Chartham, KEN 1757. Bankrupt: LM Nov 1757
Stace, Austen, papermaker, Chesiton, KEN, 1781. Sun policy 446113, £2000, 1781.
Hunt, Joseph, papermaker, Cobham, KEN 1770. Bankrupt: GM Mar 1770 div: 23 May 1772
Brewer, Henry, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1786/7. Royal Exchange policy 101261, £250, 1786/7.
Brewer, Thomas, stationer, Dartford, KEN, 1786/7. Royal Exchange policy 102697, £300, 1786/7.
Brown, Benjamin, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1756. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £10/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 196.
Budgen, Thomas, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1778. Sun policy 398385, £500, 1778.
Budgen, Thomas, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1778. Sun policy 398983, £1800, 1778.
Budgen, Thomas, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1779. Sun policy 415680, £2900, 1779.
Budgen, Thomas, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1779. Sun policy 418881, £3400, 1779.
Collins, John, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1748. Son of Anne. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £8/08/00 IR/1/18, fo. 123.
Curd, William, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1749. Son of John. Apprenticed to Terry, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/18, fo. 228.
Finch, John, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1786. Sun policy 518669, £2000, 1786.
Finch, William, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1783/4. Sun policy 487640, £800, 1783/4.
Gammon, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1756. Apprenticed to Terry, John, £15/15/00 IR/1/20, fo. 187.
Gardiner, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1759. Apprenticed to Terry, John, £12/00/00 IR/1/22, fo. 069.
Paine, Leeds, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1756. Apprenticed to Terry, John, £20/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 194.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1756. Apprentice Brown, Benjamin, £10/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 196.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1748. Apprentice Collins, John, £8/08/00. IR/1/18, fo. 123.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1756. Apprentice Waller, Charles, £20/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 020.
Terry, John, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1749. Apprentice Curd, William, £10/00/00. IR/1/18, fo. 228.
Terry, John, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1756. Apprentice Gammon, Thomas, £15/15/00. IR/1/20, fo. 187.
Terry, John, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1759. Apprentice Gardiner, Thomas, £12/00/00. IR/1/22, fo. 069.
Terry, John, papermaker, Dartford, KEN, 1756. Apprentice Paine, Leeds, £20/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 194.
Waller, Charles, apprentice papermaker, Dartford, Kent,, 1756. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 020.
Hunt, John, stationer, King Street, Deptford, KEN, 1786. Sun policy 519368, £600, 1786.
Johannot, Josiah, papermaker, Deptford, KEN 1753. Bankrupt: 12 Sep 1753
Lathbury, Hugh, bookseller, stationer, nr Bridge, Deptford, KEN, 1779. Sun policy 420696, £900, 1779.
Parrell, Stephen, papermaker, nr Bridge, Deptford, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 391104, £1800, 1777.
Taylor, Abraham, bookseller, Deptford, KEN 1740. Bankrupt: SM Apr 1740
Towne, William, bookseller, Deptford, KEN 1804. Bankrupt: 11 Aug 1804 cert: 09 Mar 1805 div: 10 Jul 1805 div: 01 Mar 1806
Aldridge, Thomas, papermaker, Dover, KEN, 1783/5. Royal Exchange policy 90438, £200, 1783/5.
Evernden, John, apprentice papermaker, East Malling, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Gowlett, Richard, £7/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 103.
Gowlett, Richard, papermaker, East Malling, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Evernden, John, £7/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 103.
Gowlett, Richard, papermaker, East Malling, KEN, 1770. Apprentice Peters, Robert, £2/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 125.
Gowlett, Richard, papermaker, East Malling, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Sands, Elizabeth, £3/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 103.
Johnson, Benjamin, papermaker, East Malling, KEN, 1784/5. Sun policy 500308, £800, 1784/5.
Peters, Robert, apprentice papermaker, East Malling, Kent,, 1770. Apprenticed to Gowlett, Richard, £2/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 125.
Sands, Elizabeth, apprentice papermaker, East Malling, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Gowlett, Richard, £3/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 103.
Edmunds, James, Whereas James Edmunds, apprentice to John Floyd paper maker, at Eynsford near Dartford in Kent, absconded from his master's service on the 10th of July last ... LDA 28 Jul 1760. Source: Berch.
Floyd, John, papermaker, Eynsford, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 380315, £3300, 1777.
Floyd, John, papermaker, Eynsford, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 380314, £500, 1777.
Floyd, John, Whereas James Edmunds, apprentice to John Floyd paper maker, at Eynsford near Dartford in Kent, absconded from his master's service on the 10th of July last ... LDA 28 Jul 1760. Source: Berch.
Johannot, Andrew, papermaker, Eynesford, KEN 1746. Bankrupt: GM Nov 1746
Doorne, Stephen, bookseller, Faversham, KEN 1786. Bankrupt: 03 Jun 1786 cert: 10 Feb 1787 06 Jan 1787
Doorne, Stephen, Faversham, Kent, bookseller, to surrender 17, 21 Jun, 15 Jul at Guildhall LG 3 Jun 1786. Dividend declared for 6 Jan 1787 LG 9 Dec 1786. Source: Berch.
Walker, George, bookseller, stationer, Faversham, KEN, 1780. Sun policy 429235, £500, 1780.
Bennett, Hugh, papermaker, Foots Cray, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 380207, £500, 1777.
Smither, John, Foots Cray, Kent, papermaker, to surrender 31 Mar 25 Apr, 2 May 1767 LG 21 Mar 1767. Source: Berch.
Smither, John, papermaker, Foots Cray, KEN 1767. Bankrupt: 21 Mar 1767
Wells, William, papermaker, Foots Cray, KEN 1776. Bankrupt: GM Mar 1776
Clements, stationer, Gravesend, KEN, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 76634, £400, 1778/9.
Clements, stationer, Gravesend, KEN, 1779/81. Royal Exchange policy 77300/2, £400, 1779/81.
Gregory, Thomas, printer, Gravesend, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 378824, £200, 1777.
Styles, Augne, stationer, Gravesend, KEN, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 76634, £400, 1778/9.
Styles, Augne, stationer, Gravesend, KEN, 1779/81. Royal Exchange policy 77300/2, £400, 1779/81.
Hardy, John, apprentice stationer, Greenwick, Kent,, 1767. Apprenticed to Taylor, Grove, £20/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 119.
Noble, Rebecca, bookseller, Stockwell Street, Greenwich, KEN, 1783/4. Sun policy 487543, £300, 1783/4.
Noble, Samuel, bookseller, Stockwell Street, Greenwich, KEN, 1777/8. Sun policy 393429, £500, 1777/8.
Taylor, Grove, stationer, Greenwick, KEN, 1767. Apprentice Hardy, John, £20/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 119.
Blackwell, Edward, papermaker, Hawkhurst, KEN, 1785. Sun policy 503632, £300, 1785.
Jarrett, Christopher, papermaker, Hawley, KEN, 1758. Apprentice Loader, William, £25/00/00. [app to Chris Jarrett & Co.]IR/1/21, fo. 125.
Loader, William, apprentice papermaker, Hawley, Kent,, 1758. Apprenticed to Jarrett, Christopher, £25/00/00. [app to Chris Jarrett & Co.] IR/1/21, fo. 125.
Bottle, John, apprentice papermaker, Hollingbourne, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Williams, Robert, £2/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 183.
Normington, Isaac, apprentice papermaker, Hollingbourne, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Williams, Robert, £2/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 206.
Williams, Robert, papermaker, Hollingbourne, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Bottle, John, £2/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 183.
Williams, Robert, papermaker, Hollingbourne, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Normington, Isaac, £2/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 206.
Williams, Robert, papermaker, Hollingbourne, KEN, 1783/5. Royal Exchange policy 89951, £300, 1783/5.
Sweetlove, Thomas, papermaker, Leeds, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 389257, £400, 1777.
Mannings, John, apprentice papermaker, Little Chart, Kent,, 1743. Son of Henry of Snarsden KEN. Apprenticed to West, Thomas, £5/15/06 IR/1/17, fo. 048.
Munn, Lewis, papermaker, Little Chart, KEN, 1779. Sun policy 411787, £1700, 1779.
Munn, Lewis, papermaker, Little Chart, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 389257, £400, 1777.
West, Thomas, papermaker, Little Chart, KEN, 1743. Apprentice Mannings, John, £5/15/06 IR/1/17, fo. 048.
Blackbird, John, apprentice papermaker, Loose, Kent,, 1757. Apprenticed to Musgrove, Abraham, £5/05/00 IR/1/21, fo. 048.
Musgrave, Abraham, apprentice papermaker, Loose, Kent,, 1743 of Yalding KEN. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £40/00/00 IR/1/17, fo. 019.
Musgrove, Abraham, papermaker, Loose, KEN, 1757. Apprentice Blackbird, John, £5/05/00. IR/1/21, fo. 048.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Loose, KEN, 1743. Apprentice Musgrave, Abraham, £40/00/00. IR/1/17, fo. 019.
Black, John, apprentice stationer, Maidstone, Kent,, 1765. Apprenticed to Mercer, William, £31/10/00 IR/1/24, fo. 107.
Gill, William (& brewer), papermaker, Maidstone, KEN 1731. Bankrupt: GM Jul 1731
Hayes, John, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN 1804. Bankrupt: 05 May 1804
Jones, John, apprentice papermaker, Maidstone, Kent,, 1742. Son of John. Apprenticed to Musgrove, William, £2/00/00 IR/1/16, fo. 171.
Mercer, William, bookseller, stationer, High Street, Maidstone, KEN, 1785/6. Sun policy 514639, £400, 1785/6.
Mercer, William, stationer, High Street, Maidstone, KEN, 1783. Sun policy 481768, £400, 1783.
Mercer, William, stationer, Maidstone, KEN, 1765. Apprentice Black, John, £31/10/00. IR/1/24, fo. 107.
Musgrove, William, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN, 1742. Apprentice Jones, John, £2/00/00. IR/1/16, fo. 171.
Pine, Thomas, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN, 1778. Sun policy 400786, £800, 1778.
Pine, Thomas, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN, 1781. Sun policy 443174, £1000, 1781.
Taylor, Clement, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN 1797. Bankrupt: 24 Oct 1797 cert: 27 Mar 1798 div: 01 Mar 1799 div: 21 Dec 1805
Taylor, Clement, papermaker, Maidstone, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 385269, £3000, 1777.
Garner, William, bookseller, Margate, KEN 1796. Bankrupt: 29 Nov 1796 cert: 04 Mar 1797 div: 18 Oct 1797 div: 05 Jan 1799
Hall, Joseph, stationer, Margate, KEN, 1776. Apprentice Sayer, George, £52/10/00. IR/1/59, fo. 180.
Sayer, George, apprentice stationer, Margate, Kent,, 1776. Apprenticed to Hall, Joseph, £52/10/00 IR/1/59, fo. 180.
Silver, Samuel, bookseller, Margate, KEN, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 73722/1, £300, 1778/9.
Silver, Samuel, bookseller, Margate, KEN, 1782/3. Royal Exchange policy 85462, £1000, 1782/3.
Silver, Samuel, bookseller, Margate, KEN, 1777/8. Royal Exchange policy 72316, £300, 1777/8.
Curtis, Stephen, apprentice papermaker, Otham, Kent,, 1723. Apprenticed to Keeble, William, £1/00/00 IR/1/09, fo. 161.
Jones, Isaac, apprentice papermaker, Otham, Kent,, 1722. Son of Elizabeth, widow. Apprenticed to Keeble, William, £10/00/00 IR/1/09, fo. 161.
Keeble, William, papermaker, Otham, KEN, 1723. Apprentice Curtis, Stephen, £1/00/00. IR/1/09, fo. 161.
Keeble, William, papermaker, Otham, KEN, 1722. Apprentice Jones, Isaac, £10/00/00. IR/1/09, fo. 161.
Barker, Richard, apprentice papermaker, Penshurst, Kent,, 1769. Apprenticed to Stidolph, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 094.
Bostock, Samuel, apprentice papermaker, Penshurst, Kent,, 1762. Apprenticed to Stidolph, William, £10/00/00 IR/1/23, fo. 101.
Stidolph, William, papermaker, Chafford Mill, Penshurst, KEN 1785. Bankrupt: GM Jun 1785 cert: 03 Jan 1785
Stidolph, William, papermaker, Penshurst, KEN, 1769. Apprentice Barker, Richard, £50/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 094.
Stidolph, William, papermaker, Penshurst, KEN, 1762. Apprentice Bostock, Samuel, £10/00/00. IR/1/23, fo. 101.
Aldridge, John, papermaker, River (Dover?), KEN 1782. Bankrupt: GM Aug 1782
Kirby, William, apprentice papermaker, River, Kent,, 1752. Apprenticed to Radford, Thomas, £2/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 139.
Langley, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, River, Kent,, 1719. Son of Hugh, dec. Apprenticed to Walter, John, £4/00/00 IR/1/08, fo. 016.
Lepine, William, apprentice papermaker, River, Kent,, 1752. Apprenticed to Radford, Thomas, £2/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 139.
Phipps, William, papermaker, River (Dover?), KEM 1782. Bankrupt: GM Aug 1782
Radford, Thomas, papermaker, River, KEN, 1752. Apprentice Kirby, William, £2/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 139.
Radford, Thomas, papermaker, River, KEN, 1752. Apprentice Lepine, William, £2/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 139.
Walter, John, papermaker, River, KEN, 1719. Apprentice Langley, Thomas, £4/00/00. IR/1/08, fo. 016.
Collingwood, Samuel, apprentice stationer, Rochester, Kent,, 1776. Apprenticed to Fisher, Thomas, £8/00/00 IR/1/29, fo. 049.
Etherington, Ambrose, bookseller, Rochester, KEN 1793. Bankrupt: 25 May 1793 cert: 13 Aug 1793 div: 03 Feb 1795
Etherington, Thomas, bookseller, Rochester, KEN 1793. Bankrupt: 25 May 1793 cert: 13 Aug 1793 div: 03 Feb 1795
Fisher, Thomas, On Saturday last [26 Aug 1786] died at Rochester, Mr. Thomas Fisher, printer and bookseller, and one of the Aldermen of that city LDA 31 Aug 1786. Source: Berch.
Fisher, Thomas, printer, bookseller, stationer, High Street, Rochester, KEN, 1778/9. Sun policy 408000, £1200, 1778/9.
Fisher, Thomas, stationer, Rochester, KEN, 1776. Apprentice Collingwood, Samuel, £8/00/00. IR/1/29, fo. 049.
Fisher, Thomas, stationer, Rochester, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Harrison, John, £30/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 127.
Gillman, Webster, bookseller, Rochester, KEN 1793. Bankrupt: 25 May 1793 cert: 13 Aug 1793 div: 03 Feb 1795
Gillman, Webster, printer, bookseller, Rochester, KEN, 1786/7. Sun policy 525066, £1800, 1786/7.
Gilman, Webster, bookseller, Rochester, KEN 1793. Bankrupt: 11 May 1793 cert: 13 Aug 1793
Harrison, John, apprentice stationer, Rochester, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Fisher, Thomas, £30/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 127.
Burgiss, Anthony, apprentice papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, Kent,, 1766. Apprenticed to Cripps, James, £26/05/00 IR/1/24, fo. 202.
Cripps, James junior, papermaker, Saint Paul, KEN, 1785/6. Sun policy 513934, £800, 1785/6.
Cripps, James junior, papermaker, Saint Paul, KEN, 1778/9. Sun policy 407111, £1400, 1778/9.
Cripps, James senior, papermaker, Saint Paul, KEN, 1778/9. Sun policy 407111, £1400, 1778/9.
Cripps, James senior, papermaker, Saint Paul, KEN, 1785/6. Sun policy 513934, £800, 1785/6.
Cripps, James, papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, KEN, 1766. Apprentice Burgiss, Anthony, £26/05/00. IR/1/24, fo. 202.
Cripps, James, papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, KEN, 1762. Apprentice Eyles, Joseph, £20/00/00. IR/1/23, fo. 064.
Cripps, James, papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, KEN, 1757. Apprentice Hoath, Martin, £15/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 075.
Eyles, Joseph, apprentice papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, Kent,, 1762. Apprenticed to Cripps, James, £20/00/00 IR/1/23, fo. 064.
Hoath, Martin, apprentice papermaker, Saint Paul's Cray, Kent,, 1757. Apprenticed to Cripps, James, £15/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 075.
Silver, Jacob, bookseller, Sandwich, KEN, 1732. Apprentice Silver, Samuel, £2/00/00. IR/1/13, fo. 161.
Silver, Samuel, apprentice bookseller, Sandwich, Kent,, 1732. Son of Jacob of Sandwich KEN. Apprenticed to Silver, Jacob, £2/00/00 IR/1/13, fo. 161.
Clout, Thomas junior, bookseller, Sevenoaks, KEN, 1783. Sun policy 484932, £300, 1783.
Clout, Thomas, printer, Sevenoaks, KEN, 1775. Apprentice Forth, Stephen, £36/15/00. IR/1/28, fo. 179.
Forth, Stephen, apprentice printer, Sevenoaks, Kent,, 1775. Apprenticed to Clout, Thomas, £36/15/00 IR/1/28, fo. 179.
Bostock, Robert, apprentice papermaker, Shoreham, Kent,, 1762. Apprenticed to Wilmott, William, £10/00/00 IR/1/23, fo. 113.
Haynes, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, Shoreham, Kent,, 1747. Apprenticed to Wilmott, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/18, fo. 043.
Hodsol, Samuel, apprentice papermaker, Shoreham, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Wilmott, William, £10/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 096.
Wilmott, William, papermaker, Shoreham, KEN, 1762. Apprentice Bostock, Robert, £10/00/00. IR/1/23, fo. 113.
Wilmott, William, papermaker, Shoreham, KEN, 1747. Apprentice Haynes, Thomas, £20/00/00. IR/1/18, fo. 043.
Wilmott, William, papermaker, Shoreham, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Hodsol, Samuel, £10/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 096.
Wilmott, William, papermaker, Shoreham, KEN, 1741. Apprentice Wood, William, £35/00/00. IR/1/16, fo. 118.
Wood, William, apprentice papermaker, Shoreham, Kent,, 1741. Son of John, dec. Apprenticed to Wilmott, William, £35/00/00 IR/1/16, fo. 118.
Bates, James, papermaker, Sittingbourne, KEN, 1759. Apprentice Boyce, William, £5/00/00. [IR: feltmonger, Shorter: PP]IR/1/22, fo. 014.
Boyce, William, apprentice papermaker, Sittingbourne, Kent,, 1759. Apprenticed to Bates, James, £5/00/00. [IR: feltmonger, Shorter: PP] IR/1/22, fo. 014.
Hobart, Ignatius, apprentice papermaker, Sittingbourne, Kent,, 1759. Apprenticed to Ley, Samuel, £5/00/00 IR/1/22, fo. 014.
Lay, Samuel, papermaker, Sittingbourne, KEN, 1785/6. Sun policy 513660, £2500, 1785/6.
Lay, Samuel, papermaker, Sittingbourne, KEN, 1786/7. Sun policy 526177, £2500, 1786/7.
Ley, Samuel, papermaker, Sittingbourne, KEN, 1759. Apprentice Hobart, Ignatius, £5/00/00. IR/1/22, fo. 014.
Senior, Ann, bookseller, Sittingbourne, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 387342, £100, 1777.
Stevens, William, papermaker, Sittingbourne, KEN 1749. Bankrupt: LM Dec 1749
Crothall, Jasper, papermaker, Snodland, KEN, 1780/1. Sun policy 436041, £1300, 1780/1.
Wenman, Isaac, papermaker, Snodland, KEN, 1781/2. Sun policy 455247, £300, 1781/2.
Wenman, Isaac, papermaker, Snodland, KEN, 1785. Sun policy 500907, £100, 1785.
Baker, Edmund, bookseller, Speldhurst, KEN, 1758. Apprentice Hall, Joseph, £20/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 158.
Baker, Edmund, bookseller, Speldhurst, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Nash, Robert, £1/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 116.
Baker, Edmund, bookseller, Speldhurst, KEN, 1761. Apprentice Sprange, Jasper, £20/00/00. IR/1/22, fo. 199.
Hall, Joseph, apprentice bookseller, Speldhurst, Kent,, 1758. Apprenticed to Baker, Edmund, £20/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 158.
Nash, Robert, apprentice bookseller, Speldhurst, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Baker, Edmund, £1/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 116.
Sprange, Jasper, apprentice bookseller, Speldhurst, Kent,, 1761. Apprenticed to Baker, Edmund, £20/00/00 IR/1/22, fo. 199.
Hadds, John, papermaker, Strood, KEN, 1718. Apprentice Murfield, John, £10/00/00. IR/1/06, fo. 052.
Murfield, John, apprentice papermaker, Strood, Kent,, 1718. Son of Benjamin of Rochester KEN. Apprenticed to Hadds, John, £10/00/00 IR/1/06, fo. 052.
Archer, William, papermaker, Sutton at Hone, KEN, 1765. Apprentice Mann, Lewis, £20/00/00. IR/1/24, fo. 109.
Jarrett, Christopher, papermaker, Sutton at Hone, KEN, 1760. Apprentice Loader, Francis, £10/10/00. [app to Chris Jarrett & Co.]IR/1/22, fo. 112.
Loader, Francis, apprentice papermaker, Sutton at Hone, Kent,, 1760. Apprenticed to Jarrett, Christopher, £10/10/00. [app to Chris Jarrett & Co.] IR/1/22, fo. 112.
Mann, Lewis, apprentice papermaker, Sutton at Hone, Kent,, 1765. Apprenticed to Archer, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/24, fo. 109.
Breden, John, bookbinder, Tenterden, KEN, 1781. Sun policy 445136, £400, 1781.
Baker, Edmund, On Manday morning [15 Jan 1761] between twelve and one a fire broke out at Mr. Baker's, a bookseller at Tunbridge Wells, which in short time consumed the house, furniture and a valuable library. Mr. Baker and his family with some difficulty escaped the flames ... LDA 19 Jan 1761. Source: Berch.
Sprange, Jasper, bookseller, Tunbridge Wells, KEN 1790. Bankrupt: 05 Apr 1790 cert: 20 Nov 1790 div: 28 Jan 1791 div: 05 Nov 1793 div: 06 Jun 1801
Sprange, Jasper, bookseller, Tunbridge Wells, KEN, 1779/80. Sun policy 423990, £1500, 1779/80.
Battinshaw, Elizabeth, papermaker, West Peckham, KEN, 1770. Apprentice Harris, Ric Turner, £20/00/00. [cf Buttenshaw]IR/1/26, fo. 179.
Beckett, Joseph, apprentice papermaker, West Peckham, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Buttenshaw, William, £8/00/00. [listed as of Desh Beckham] IR/1/20, fo. 082.
Buttanshaw, John, papermaker, West Peckham, KEN, 1777. Sun policy 380158, £1500, 1777.
Buttanshaw, John, papermaker, West Peckham, KEN, 1781. Sun policy 452649, £1600, 1781.
Buttenshaw, William, papermaker, West Peckham, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Beckett, Joseph, £8/00/00. [listed as of Desh Beckham]IR/1/20, fo. 082.
Harris, Ric Turner, apprentice papermaker, West Peckham, Kent,, 1770. Apprenticed to Battinshaw, Elizabeth, £20/00/00. [cf Buttenshaw] IR/1/26, fo. 179.
Scott, John, stationer, 14, High Street, Woolwich, KEN, 1779/80. Sun policy 425793, £200, 1779/80.
Appleton, William, apprentice papermaker, Wrotham, Kent,, 1762. Apprenticed to Taylor, Clement, £73/10/00 IR/1/23, fo. 107.
Buttenshaw, William, apprentice papermaker, Wrotham, Kent,, 1723. Son of John of Ightham KEN. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £5/00/00 IR/1/10, fo. 117.
Cripps, James, apprentice papermaker, Wrotham, Kent,, 1731. Son of Mary. Apprenticed to Quelch, William, £5/00/00 IR/1/13, fo. 025.
Harnden, Richard, apprentice papermaker, Wrotham, Kent,, 1755. Apprenticed to Taylor, Clement, £5/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 121.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Wrotham, KEN, 1723. Apprentice Buttenshaw, William, £5/00/00. IR/1/10, fo. 117.
Quelch, William, papermaker, Wrotham, KEN, 1731. Apprentice Cripps, James, £5/00/00. IR/1/13, fo. 025.
Taylor, Clement, papermaker, Wrotham, KEN, 1762. Apprentice Appleton, William, £73/10/00. IR/1/23, fo. 107.
Taylor, Clement, papermaker, Wrotham, KEN, 1755. Apprentice Harnden, Richard, £5/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 121.
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