The British book trades: topographical listings. Northumberland
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.
Graham James, stationer, Alnwick, Northumberland, c.1792 UBD.
Graham, Joseph, bookseller, Alnwick, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Graham, M. & T., booksellers, Alnwick, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
BERWICK UPON TWEED, Northumberland
Aitchison, James, stationer & bookseller, Hyde Hill, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Brydon, Robert, apprentice printer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1762. Apprenticed to Taylor, Robert, £10/00/00 IR/1/23, fo. 100.
Buglas, Caleb, apprentice bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1756. Apprenticed to Taylor, Robert, £28/00/00 IR/1/52, fo. 180.
Buglass, Caleb, bookseller, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1767. Bankrupt: GM Jan 1767
Burlass, Caleb, bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1765. Apprentice Richardson, John, £16/00/00. IR/1/24, fo. 127.
Cook, George, apprentice printer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1772. Apprenticed to Taylor, Robert, £20/00/00 IR/1/27, fo. 133.
Davison, Nathaniel, apprentice bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1753. Apprenticed to Taylor, Robert, £20/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 257.
Ford, John, apprentice stationer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1770. Apprenticed to Taylor, Robert, £22/10/00 IR/1/57, fo. 165.
Lochead, William, printer, High Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Mitchelson, Christopher jun., stationer, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, c.1792. UBD.
Nisbet, Alexander, bookseller, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, c.1792. UBD.
Phorson, William, printer, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, c.1792. UBD.
Reid, J., bookseller, stationer & printer, Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Richardson, Henry, printer, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1811. Holden. Born at Berwick, on Tuesday se'nnight [4 Oct 1814] Mrs Richardson, wife of Mr. Henry Richardson, printer, a daughter Morning Chronicle 14 Oct 1814. Source: Berch.
Richardson, John, apprentice bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1765. Apprenticed to Burlass, Caleb, £16/00/00 IR/1/24, fo. 127.
Taylor, Henry & John, papermakers & printers, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1784 Bailey ; 1785 Pendred.
Taylor, Henry, printer, bookseller, bookbinder, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, 1780-1787. 1780/1: printer, bookseller, bookbinder, Marygate Street, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, 1780/1, Sun policy 437040, £3300. 1783: Stationer, Sun policy 481962, £3000. 1783/5: papermaker, Royal Exchange policy 88479, £2000. 1785/6: papermaker, Royal Exchange policy 96193/1, £2000. Papermaker, bankrupt: 15 Apr 1786 div: 28 Aug 1787
Taylor, John, printer, bookseller, bookbinder, Marygate Street, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, 1780/1. Sun policy 437040, £3300, 1780/1.
Taylor, Robert, bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1756. Apprentice Buglas, Caleb, £28/00/00. IR/1/52, fo. 180.
Taylor, Robert, bookbinder, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1753. Apprentice Davison, Nathaniel, £20/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 257.
Taylor, Robert, bookseller, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, 1779. Sun policy 418954, £1800, 1779.
Taylor, Robert, printer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1762. Apprentice Brydon, Robert, £10/00/00. IR/1/23, fo. 100.
Taylor, Robert, printer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1772. Apprentice Cook, George, £20/00/00. IR/1/27, fo. 133.
Taylor, Robert, stationer, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, 1770. Apprentice Ford, John, £22/10/00. IR/1/57, fo. 165.
BISHOP WEARMOUTH, Northumberland
Monro, bookseller, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Weatherburn, Hannah, bookseller & stationer, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Northumberland, 1811. Holden.
Dickenson, Robert, stationer, Hexham, Northumberland, 1781. Sun policy 439692, £200, 1781.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Northumberland
Aisley, John, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1722. Son of William. Apprenticed to Shaw, Ralph, £40/00/00. father decIR/1/48, fo. 057.
Aitkin, Edward, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprenticed to Fleming, Benjamin, £55/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 131.
Akenhead, David, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1768. Apprentice Potts, Thomas, £17/10/00. [also BB & ST]IR/1/56, fo. 177.
Akenhead, David, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1772. Apprentice Ward, Lawson, £38/00/00. [also BB & ST]IR/1/58, fo. 124.
Akenhead, Robert jun, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Bankrupt: GM May 1753
Allen, Michael, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Saint, Thomas, £5/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 227.
Angus, Robson and Company, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 66068, £400, 1775/7.
Angus, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1781/2. Royal Exchange policy 81774, £200, 1781/2.
Atkinson, James, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprenticed to Fleming, James, £45/00/00. [BB & BS] IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Atkinson, Joseph, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £18/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 100.
Atkinson, Josiah, bookseller, stationer, printseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1783/5. Royal Exchange policy 89867, £300, 1783/5.
Aynsley, William, apprentice engraver, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprenticed to Jameson, James, £15/00/00 IR/1/60, fo. 031.
Barber, Joseph, bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprentice Atkinson, Joseph, £18/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 100.
Barber, Joseph, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Drable, Enoch, £10/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 163.
Barber, Joseph, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Hastings, William, £5/05/00. IR/1/54, fo. 228.
Barber, Joseph, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1774. Apprentice Roddam, Cuthbert, £20/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 047.
Barber, Joseph, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprentice Scott, William, £24/10/00. IR/1/58, fo. 165.
Barber, Joseph, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprentice Whitehead, William, £18/10/00. IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Baron, Catherine, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1752. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 188.
Baron, Robert, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £15/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Barras, William, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £75/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 154.
Beilby, Ralph, engraver, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprentice Martin, David, £15/00/00. IR/1/58, fo. 202.
Bell, William, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprenticed to Robson, Thomas & Co, £31/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 130.
Brown, Methew, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1771. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £10/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 165.
Brown, Thomas, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1764. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 076.
Browne, Thomas, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprentice Rosedon, John, £13/00/00. [also tinplateworker]IR/1/58, fo. 202.
Browne, Thomas, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprentice Watson, Richard, £15/00/00. IR/1/60, fo. 032.
Bryson, Martin, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1729. Apprentice Harrison, John, £60/00/00. IR/1/49, fo. 085.
Calbreath, Robert, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £20/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 080.
Chalmers, James (John GM), bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Bankrupt: GM Feb 1773
Chalmers, James, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprenticed to Fleming, James, £30/00/00. [BB & BS] IR/1/51, fo. 294.
Charnley, William, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Bankrupt: Feb 1773 cert: 04 Jul 1773 div: 17 Mar 1784
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1752. Apprentice Baron, Catherine, £50/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 188.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprentice Baron, Robert, £15/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprentice Barras, William, £75/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 154.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1764. Apprentice Brown, Thomas, £50/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 076.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprentice Calbreath, Robert, £20/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 080.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprentice Rumney, Robert, £50/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 049.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprentice Saint, Thomas, £50/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Charnley, William, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1764. Apprentice Walton, Robert, £50/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 049.
Coates, Francis, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £5/00/00 IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Coles, Edward, stationer, Newcastle [on Tyne?], Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Storey, William, £8/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 034.
Curry, Michael, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1744. Apprenticed to White, John, £15/00/00. [also ST] IR/1/50, fo. 270.
Darnton, William, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1771. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £25/00/00 IR/1/58, fo. 004.
Davenport, Joseph, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprenticed to Saint, Thomas, £30/10/00 IR/1/60, fo. 032.
Dixon, Thomas, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £8/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 181.
Drable, Enoch, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £10/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 163.
Fleming, Benjamin, bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1768. Apprentice Heneriques, Philip, £40/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 178.
Fleming, Benjamin, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprentice Aitkin, Edward, £55/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 131.
Fleming, James, bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprentice Atkinson, James, £45/00/00. [BB & BS]IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Fleming, James, bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprentice Chalmers, James, £30/00/00. [BB & BS]IR/1/51, fo. 294.
Green, James, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 89712, £500, 1784/5.
Hall, John, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £10/00/00 IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Hardy, Seth, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1726. Son of Seth of York YOR, pavior. Apprenticed to White, John, £5/00/00. [PR & ST] IR/1/49, fo. 092.
Harrison, John, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1729. Son of William of Newcastle NOL. Apprenticed to Bryson, Martin, £60/00/00 IR/1/49, fo. 085.
Hastings, William, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £5/05/00 IR/1/54, fo. 228.
Haswell, Robert, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Saint, Thomas, £7/10/06 IR/1/55, fo. 034.
Heneriques, Philip, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1768. Apprenticed to Fleming, Benjamin, £40/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 178.
Humble, Edward junior, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 69449, £600, 1775/7.
Humble, Edward junior, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1779/81. Royal Exchange policy 77576/2, £700, 1779/81.
Humble, Edward, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 75861, £700, 1778/9.
Hunter, Abraham, engraver, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1798. Bankrupt: 08 Sep 1798 cert: 25 Dec 1798
Jameson, James, engraver, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprentice Aynsley, William, £15/00/00. IR/1/60, fo. 031.
Martin, David, apprentice engraver, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprenticed to Beilby, Ralph, £15/00/00 IR/1/58, fo. 202.
McArthur, Jn Doyne, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprenticed to Saint, Thomas, £20/10/00 IR/1/59, fo. 130.
Melvill, Thomas, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprenticed to Saint, Thomas, £10/10/00 IR/1/57, fo. 165.
Miller, John, bookbinder, Newcastle [on Tyne?], Northumberland, 1751. Apprentice Wallace, Michael, £15/00/00. IR/1/26, fo. 138.
Perryman, William, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £12/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 018.
Potts, Thomas, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1768. Apprenticed to Akenhead, David, £17/10/00. [also BB & ST] IR/1/56, fo. 177.
Robson, Thomas & Co, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprentice Bell, William, £31/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 130.
Robson, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 66068, £400, 1775/7.
Roddam, Cuthbert, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1774. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £20/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 047.
Roddam, Cuthbert, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1778/9. Royal Exchange policy 75861, £700, 1778/9.
Roddam, Cuthbert, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1779/81. Royal Exchange policy 77576/2, £700, 1779/81.
Rosedon, John, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprenticed to Browne, Thomas, £13/00/00. [also tinplateworker] IR/1/58, fo. 202.
Rumney, Robert, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 049.
Saint, Joseph, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1777/8. Royal Exchange policy 71249/1, £ 0, 1777/8.
Saint, Joseph, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 89288/1, £1000, 1784/5.
Saint, Thomas, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1753. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 295.
Saint, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Allen, Michael, £5/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 227.
Saint, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprentice Davenport, Joseph, £30/10/00. IR/1/60, fo. 032.
Saint, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Haswell, Robert, £7/10/06 IR/1/55, fo. 034.
Saint, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprentice McArthur, Jn Doyne, £20/10/00. IR/1/59, fo. 130.
Saint, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1770. Apprentice Melvill, Thomas, £10/10/00. IR/1/57, fo. 165.
Scott, William, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £24/10/00 IR/1/58, fo. 165.
Shaw, Ralph, bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1722. Apprentice Aisley, John, £40/00/00. father decIR/1/48, fo. 057.
Slack, Thomas, bookbinder, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprentice Coates, Francis, £5/00/00. IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1771. Apprentice Brown, Methew, £10/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 165.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1771. Apprentice Darnton, William, £25/00/00. IR/1/58, fo. 004.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1763. Apprentice Dixon, Thomas, £8/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 181.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1773. Apprentice Hall, John, £10/00/00. IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1765. Apprentice Perryman, William, £12/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 018.
Slack, Thomas, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1769. Apprentice Thompson, George, £8/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 049.
Storey, William, apprentice stationer, Newcastle [on Tyne?], Northumberland, 1763. Apprenticed to Coles, Edward, £8/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 034.
Thompson, George, apprentice printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1769. Apprenticed to Slack, Thomas, £8/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 049.
Wallace, Michael, apprentice bookbinder, Newcastle [on Tyne?], Northumberland, 1751. Son of James. Apprenticed to Miller, John, £15/00/00 IR/1/26, fo. 138.
Walton, Robert, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1764. Apprenticed to Charnley, William, £50/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 049.
Ward, Lawson, apprentice bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1772. Apprenticed to Akenhead, David, £38/00/00. [also BB & ST] IR/1/58, fo. 124.
Watson, Richard, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1776. Apprenticed to Browne, Thomas, £15/00/00 IR/1/60, fo. 032.
White, John, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1744. Apprentice Curry, Michael, £15/00/00. [also ST]IR/1/50, fo. 270.
White, John, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1726. Apprentice Hardy, Seth, £5/00/00. [PR & ST]IR/1/49, fo. 092.
Whitehead, William, apprentice stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1775. Apprenticed to Barber, Joseph, £18/10/00 IR/1/60, fo. 001.
Whitfield, Joseph, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1781. Sun policy 446628, £500, 1781.
Wibbersley, John, printer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 89288/1, £1000, 1784/5.
Wood, James, bookseller, stationer, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1781. Sun policy 446628, £500, 1781.
Hudson, Solomon, apprentice PAR, Northcott, Northumberland, 1752. Son of Solomon. Apprenticed to James, John, £5/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 160.
James, John, PAR, Northcott, Northumberland, 1752. Apprentice Hudson, Solomon, £5/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 160.
Roddam, Cuthbert, bookseller, stationer, North Shields, Northumberland, 1782/3. Royal Exchange policy 85617, £250, 1782/3.
This page last updated 27 Feb 2005
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