The British book trades: topographical listings. Worcestershire
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.
Meares, Moses, apprentice papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1762. Apprenticed to Purshall, William, £2/02/00 IR/1/54, fo. 207.
Mere, Aaron, apprentice papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1769. Apprenticed to Purshall, William, £6/00/00 IR/1/57, fo. 017.
Purshall, William, papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1752. Apprentice Mathews, William, £2/10/00. IR/1/51, fo. 162.
Purshall, William, papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1762. Apprentice Meares, Moses, £2/02/00. IR/1/54, fo. 207.
Purshall, William, papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1769. Apprentice Mere, Aaron, £6/00/00. IR/1/57, fo. 017.
Purshall, William, papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1763. Apprentice Turner, Richard, £14/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 207.
Turner, Richard, apprentice papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1763. Apprenticed to Purshall, William, £14/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 207.
Cartwright, William, PA, Bengeworth, Worcestershire, 1722. Apprentice Mathews, William, £8/10/00. IR/1/47, fo. 130.
Mathews, William, apprentice PA, Bengeworth, Worcestershire, 1722. Son of William of Evesham WOR. Apprenticed to Cartwright, William, £8/10/00 IR/1/47, fo. 130.
Fowler, John, printer, Bewdley, Worcestershire 1803. Bankrupt: 12 Nov 1803 div: 05 May 1804 25 Feb 1805
Haywood, Humphrey, apprentice bookbinder, Bewdley, Worcestershire, 1722. Apprenticed to Unwin, Mathew, £1/10/00 IR/1/48, fo. 003.
Unwin, Mathew, bookbinder, Bewdley, Worcestershire, 1722. Apprentice Haywood, Humphrey, £1/10/00. IR/1/48, fo. 003.
Farlo, James, stationer, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 1795. Bankrupt: 03 Oct 1795
Davis, John, apprentice engraver, Dudley, Worcestershire, 1761. Apprenticed to Edes, John, £5/05/00 IR/1/23, fo. 034.
Edes, John, engraver, Dudley, Worcestershire, 1761. Apprentice Davis, John, £5/05/00. IR/1/23, fo. 034.
Egginton, Thomas, PK Halesowen, Worcestershire 1796. Bankrupt: 17 Dec 1796 superseded: 31 Jan 1797
Gould, John, papermaker, Havington, Worcestershire 1804. Bankrupt: 14 Jan 1804 cert: 26 May 1804 div: 19 Oct 1804
Brook, Robert Vaughan, papermaker, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 1803. Bankrupt: 22 Oct 1803
Heath, Richard, papermaker, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 1715. Apprentice Simmons, James, £5/00/00. IR/1/44, fo. 081.
Howard, James, bookbinder, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 1723. Apprentice Price, Thomas, £30/00/00. IR/1/48, fo. 052.
Price, Thomas, apprentice bookbinder, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 1723. Son of John, dec. Apprenticed to Howard, James, £30/00/00 IR/1/48, fo. 052.
Simmons, James, apprentice papermaker, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 1715. Son of Humphry. Apprenticed to Heath, Richard, £5/00/00 IR/1/44, fo. 081.
MIDDLE LITTLETON, Worcestershire
Gould, John, apprentice papermaker, Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprenticed to Jones, Samuel, £5/05/00 IR/1/55, fo. 179.
Jones, Samuel, papermaker, Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprentice Gould, John, £5/05/00. IR/1/55, fo. 179.
Jones, Samuel, papermaker, Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, 1751. Apprentice Norman, William, £3/03/00. IR/1/51, fo. 128.
Norman, William, apprentice papermaker, Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, 1751. Apprenticed to Jones, Samuel, £3/03/00 IR/1/51, fo. 128.
Cotton, Henry, apprentice papermaker, Overbury, Worcestershire, 1729 of Ashton GLO. Apprenticed to Davis, Benjamin, £7/00/00 IR/1/49, fo. 086.
Davis, Benjamin, papermaker, Overbury, Worcestershire, 1729. Apprentice Cotton, Henry, £7/00/00. IR/1/49, fo. 086.
Davis, Benjamin, papermaker, Overbury, Worcestershire, 1724. Apprentice Strait, Conan Dawby, £7/10/00. IR/1/48, fo. 163.
Strait, Conan Dawby, apprentice papermaker, Overbury, Worcestershire, 1724. Son of Dawby. Apprenticed to Davis, Benjamin, £7/10/00 IR/1/48, fo. 163.
SAINT MICHAEL BEDWARDIN, Worcestershire
Conbill, Samuel, apprentice bookbinder, Saint Michael Bedwardin, Worcestershire, 1760. Apprenticed to Gamidge, Samuel, £4/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 040.
Gamidge, Samuel, bookbinder, Saint Michael Bedwardin, Worcestershire, 1760. Apprentice Conbill, Samuel, £4/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 040.
Reynolds, Sarah, CM, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 1710. Apprentice Wheeler, Richard, £8/00/00. IR/1/41, fo. 052.
Wheeler, Richard, apprentice cardmaker, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 1710. Son of Elizabeth of Wibbenhall, widow. Apprenticed to Reynolds, Sarah, £8/00/00 IR/1/41, fo. 052.
Andrews, Elias, bookseller and common carrier, Worcester to surrender 4, 5, 18 Nov 1766 at the dwelling house of Sarah Langstone, being the Rein-deer in the city of Worcester LG 7 Oct 1766. Source: Berch.
Mathews, William, apprentice papermaker, Alfrick, Worcestershire, 1752. Apprenticed to Purshall, William, £2/10/00 IR/1/51, fo. 162.
Andrews, Elias, bookseller, Worcester, Worcestershire 1766. Bankrupt: 07 Oct 1766
Berrow, Elizabeth, printer, stationer, Goose Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1777/8. Sun policy 394065, £400, 1777/8.
Berrow, Harvey, printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1750. Apprentice Butler, John, £21/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 037.
Berrow, Harvey, printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1758. Apprentice Smith, William, £20/00/00. IR/1/53, fo. 047.
Berrow, Harvey, printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1771. Apprentice Berrow, Joseph; McKenzie 0766.
Berrow, Joseph, apprentice printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1771. Apprenticed to Berrow, Harvey; McKenzie 0766.
Bryan, Stephen, printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1710. Apprentice Parkes, William, £10/00/00. IR/1/41, fo. 052.
Buckman, Samuel, apprentice papermaker, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1754. Apprenticed to Purshall, William, £2/02/00 IR/1/51, fo. 305.
Butler, John, apprentice printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1750. Apprenticed to Berrow, Harvey, £21/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 037.
Ford, James, apprentice bookbinder, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprenticed to Gamidge, Samuel, £8/00/00 IR/1/56, fo. 040.
Gamidge, Anne, stationer, Saint Peter, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1781/2. Sun policy 454455, £400, 1781/2.
Gamidge, Samuel, bookbinder, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprentice Ford, James, £8/00/00. IR/1/56, fo. 040.
Gamidge, Samuel, bookseller, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1763. Apprentice Gaskill, John, £40/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 041.
Gaskill, John, apprentice bookseller, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1763. Apprenticed to Gamidge, Samuel, £40/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 041.
Hancock, Robert, engraver of transfer prints for pottery, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprentice: Lowick, John £100/00/00 IR/1/55 fo. 179
Hunt, Richard, apprentice bookseller, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1746. Son of John of Hereford HER. Apprenticed to Olivers, Thomas, £80/00/00 IR/1/17, fo. 217.
Lewis, George, stationer, Broad Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1785. Sun policy 500937, £200, 1785.
Lowick, John, apprentice engraver of transfer prints for pottery, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1765. Apprenticed to Hancock, Robert £100/00/00 1765 IR/1/55 fo. 179
Olivers, Thomas, bookseller, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1746. Apprentice Hunt, Richard, £80/00/00. IR/1/17, fo. 217.
Parkes, William, apprentice printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1710. Son of William of Stoak Milborough SHR, yeoman. Apprenticed to Bryan, Stephen, £10/00/00 IR/1/41, fo. 052.
Purshall, William, papermaker, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1754. Apprentice Buckman, Samuel, £2/02/00. IR/1/51, fo. 305.
Smart, William, bookseller, stationer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1781. Sun policy 442151, £200, 1781.
Smith, William, apprentice printer, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1758. Apprenticed to Berrow, Harvey, £20/00/00 IR/1/53, fo. 047.
This page last updated 27 Feb 2005
© Ian Maxted, 2005.
