The British book trades 1710-1777: an index of masters and apprentices. Masters: L
- Master's name
- Place of residence (see list of county abbreviations)
- Main trade
- Date of apprenticeship, often in form: year, month, day
- Volume and folio of Inland Revenue record group 1
- Reference in D.F.McKenzie's Stationer's Company apprentices 1701 to 1800, where relevant
- Premium in pounds, shillings and pence
- Apprentice's name with parentage where stated
- Other notes, normally additional trades, in [square brackets]
Lackie, John, Saint Giles in the Fields, LON, engraver. 1749: IR/1/18/215 £20/00/00 Thompson, William, parent: John
Lacy, John, Saint Martin, LON, bookbinder. 1762: IR/1/23/105 £21/00/00 Wilde, Herbert.
Lagarene, Michael, Saint Paul Covent Garden, LON, engraver. 17200119: IR/1/07/085 £10/00/00 Baysallance, James, parent: Daniel, St Jas Westmin [& to Jn Maurer]
Lake, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1741: IR/1/16/114 (McK 4808) £50/00/00 Thirkell, Thomas, parent: Thomas
Lake, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1745: IR/1/17/142 (McK 4803) £68/00/00 Mason, William, parent: Peter of Stoke Newington
Lake, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1748: IR/1/18/147 (McK 4806) £31/10/00 Venables, William, parent: Charles
Lamborn, Pet Spendlove, Swaffam Prior, CAM, engraver. 17630817: IR/1/55/023 £25/00/00 Dunbar, Alexander.
Lampard, John, West Smithfield, LON, pocketbook maker. 17750710: IR/1/28/151 £10/00/00 Kimberley, Thomas.
Lane, Benjamin, LON, cit. & stationer. 17750401: IR/1/28/124 £12/00/00 Fryer, Peter.
Lane, George, Chipping Wycombe, BUC, papermaker. 17710831: IR/1/27/046 £10/00/00 Cox, John.
Lane, Isaac, Durham, DUR, printer. 1754: IR/1/52/056 £3/00/00 Willson, Thomas.
Langley, William, Symonds Inn, LON, stationer. 17691003: IR/1/28/040 £20/00/00 Maydman, James.
Larkin, James, LON, cit. & stationer. 1766: IR/1/24/216 (McK 4847) £20/00/00 Hearn, Robert.
Lathbury, William, LON, cit. & stationer. 17170805: IR/1/06/001 (McK 4854) £5/07/06 Browne, Thomas, parent: John of Ashbourne DER, yeo
Lathbury, William, LON, cit. & stationer. 1738: IR/1/15/184 (McK 4855) £5/00/00 Brown, Francis, parent: John of Uppington SHR
Lathrop, Richard, Shrewsbury, SHR, printer. 1741: IR/1/50/030 £42/00/00 Jones, Richard, parent: John, clerk
Lavell, Thomas, Bray Mill, BER, papermaker. 17430818: IR/1/17/015 £5/00/00 Cook, Thomas, parent: Thomas
Lavell, Thomas, Bray Mill, BER, papermaker. 1755: IR/1/20/087 £6/06/00 Finch, Jacob.
Lawrence, Henry, Bristol, GLO, engraver. 17731005: IR/1/59/100 £21/00/00 Cosens, Nathaniel.
Lawrence, Henry, Bristol, GLO, engraver. 17740928: IR/1/59/100 £21/00/00 Daniel, Caleb.
Lawrence, Montague, Saint Martin in the Fields, LON, stationer. 17700925: IR/1/26/181 £100/00/00 Jones, Gwynne.
Lawrence, Montague, Saint Martin in the Fields, LON, stationer. 17720318: IR/1/27/103 £210/00/00 Miller, Samuel.
Lawrence, Simon, Edinburgh, SCO, engraver. 1753: IR/1/51/277 £25/00/00 McLane, John.
Lawrie, George, Glasgow, SCO, bookbinder. 1710: IR/1/41/033 £5/00/00 McLeane, James, parent: John residenter in Glasgow
Lawton, John, Chester, CHE, bookseller. 1752: IR/1/51/096 £55/00/00 Henchman, Charles.
Lawton, John, Chester, CHE, stationer. 1759: IR/1/53/158 £5/00/00 Broster, Peter.
Lawton, John, Chester, CHE, bookseller. 1764: IR/1/55/118 £50/00/00 Leadbetter, Ebenezer.
Lawton, John, Chester, CHE, bookseller. 1769: IR/1/57/043 £50/00/00 Monk, Benjamin.
Layton, Andrew, LON, cit. & maker of playing cards. 1757: IR/1/21/077 £50/00/00 Botsford, William.
Layton, Andrew, LON, cit. & maker of playing cards. 1759: IR/1/22/021 £100/00/00 Coyde, Thomas.
Lazarus, Henry, Saint Botolph Aldgate, LON, pencil maker. 1767: IR/1/25/094 £10/05/00 Jacobs, Aaron.
Lazarus, Henry, LON, pencil maker. 17710223: IR/1/27/143 £5/00/00 Jacobs, Benjamin.
Leach, Dryden, LON, cit. & stationer. 1711: IR/1/01/009 (McK 4903) £10/00/00 Whitchell, Samuel, parent: Potter cit & glazier
Leach, Dryden, LON, cit. & stationer. 1722: IR/1/09/028 (McK 4902) £20/00/00 Stonestreet, William, parent: Henry dec
Leach, Dryden, LON, cit. & stationer. 17250109: IR/1/10/126 (McK 4895) £10/00/00 Norrice, Thomas, parent: John of Ipswich
Leach, Dryden jun, LON, cit. & stationer. 1745: IR/1/17/130 (McK 4906) £5/00/00 Eveness, James, parent: James dec
Leach, Dryden jun, LON, cit. & stationer. 1756: IR/1/21/017 (McK 4904) £30/00/00 Bigg, George.
Leacroft, Samuel, LON, cit. & stationer. 17720204: IR/1/27/087 (McK 4922) £105/00/00 Dalton, Arthur.
Leake, Elizabeth, LON, cit. & stationer. 17200801: IR/1/08/025 (McK 4928) £10/10/00 Chrickley, Joseph, parent: John cit & barber surgeon
Leake, James, LON, cit. & stationer. 17201003: IR/1/08/031 (McK 4929) £10/00/00 Gever, Thomas, parent: John of Gosport
Lear, William, LON, cit. & stationer. 1767: IR/1/25/079 (McK 4944) £21/00/00 Hilldrup, James.
Leaver, Samuel, LON, cit. & stationer. 1732: IR/1/13/095 (McK 4946) £20/00/00 Barnes, Charles, parent: Thomas of Saint Giles in the Fields
Ledsham, Thomas, Chester, CHE, stationer. 1753: IR/1/51/284 £40/00/00 Joynson, Peter.
Ledsham, Thomas, Chester, CHE, stationer. 1757: IR/1/53/040 £42/00/00 Poole, John.
Lee, Joseph, King's Lynn, NOF, bookseller. 1755: IR/1/52/111 £30/00/00 Smith, Thomas.
Lee, Robert, Manchester, LAN, bookbinder. 1769: IR/1/26/089 £5/00/00 Collins, Peter.
Lee, Robert, Manchester, LAN, bookbinder. 17751103: IR/1/28/182 £6/00/00 Unsworth, Edward.
Lee, William, Lewes, SUS, printer. 1771: IR/1/58/044 £5/00/00 Luxford, John.
Lee, William, Lewes, SUS, printer. 17740221: IR/1/59/017 £25/00/00 Jaques, Dennett.
Lenthall, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 17160604: IR/1/04/191 (McK 4965) £53/15/00 Williams, William, parent: Philip of Dublin dec
Lenthall, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1720: IR/1/07/181 (McK 4962) £50/00/00 Arnold, Thomas, parent: William cit & fishmonger
Lerpiniere, Daniel, Lambeth, SUR, engraver. 17701005: IR/1/26/186 £52/10/00 Topping, Frederick.
Lesswell, Nathaniel, Great Coggeshall, ESS, paper weaver. 1753: IR/1/51/214 £2/02/00 Heart, John.
Levi, Benjamin, Portsea, HAM, engraver. 1757: IR/1/21/097 £20/00/00 Moses, Moses.
Levi, Mordecai, Saint Mary Whitechapel, LON, engraver. 17670529: IR/1/25/166 £2/02/00 Levy, Isaac.
Levi, Moses, Saint Botolph Aldgate, LON, engraver. 17701022: IR/1/26/192 £10/10/00 Baren, Aaron. [partner with Charles Newton]
Levi, Moses, Houndsditch, LON, engraver. 1770: IR/1/26/202 £6/06/00 Benjamin, Simon. [partner with Charles Newton]
Lewis, Henry, Saint Martin in the Fields, LON, printer. 1748: IR/1/18/152 £10/00/00 Ryan, Joseph, parent: Joseph
Lewis, Henry, Saint Martin in the Fields, WAL, bookseller. 1712: IR/1/02/038 £5/00/00 Lewis, William. [son app John Feram, barber surgeon]
Lewis, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1741: IR/1/16/042 (McK 4979) £10/00/00 Tidmarsh, Joseph, parent: James dec
Lewis, John, Saint Edmund the Martyr, LON, printer. 1758: IR/1/21/172 £5/00/00 Moss, James.
Lewis, Joseph, LON, cit. & stationer. 1763: IR/1/23/209 (McK 4982) £50/00/00 Newton, Charles.
Lewis, Joseph, LON, cit. & stationer. 1764: IR/1/24/062 (McK 4983) £60/00/00 Nodes, Henry.
Lewis, Mary, LON, cit. & stationer. 17610303: IR/1/23/136 (McK 4985) £20/00/00 Benner, Thomas.
Lewis, Mary, LON, cit. & stationer. 1769: IR/1/26/098 (McK 4988) £20/00/00 Telphord, William.
Lewis, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1735: IR/1/14/103 (McK 4933) £30/00/00 Winter, John, parent: Stephen of Peusey WIL
Lewton, Samuel, Dursley, GLO, cardmaker. 1762: IR/1/54/123 £20/00/00 Webb, George.
Ley, Samuel, Sittingbourne, KEN, papermaker. 17590526: IR/1/22/014 £5/00/00 Hobart, Ignatius.
Lichfield, Leonard, Oxford, OXF, printer. 1721: IR/1/10/216 £16/00/00 Linry, Thomas, parent: Thomas of Oxon
Lilly, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1714: IR/1/03/125 (McK 4998) £10/00/00 Shepheard, James, parent: Thomas of Walton BUC, clerk
Lilly, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 17200618: IR/1/07/169 (McK 4996) £15/00/00 Harris, Jonathan, parent: John dec
Linden, James, Southampton, HAM, printer. 17741024: IR/1/59/096 £20/00/00 Draper, Robert.
Lindsay, Alexander, Saint Clement Danes, LON, bookbinder. 17750720: IR/1/29/017 £2/02/00 Ashman, Thomas.
Lingard, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 17160409: IR/1/04/153 (McK 5004) £12/00/00 Darby, William, parent: William of Saint Martin in the Fields
Lintot, Henry, LON, cit. & stationer. 17430906: IR/1/17/022 (McK 5014) £20/00/00 Gwrr, John, parent: John of Shoreham SUS
Lister, James, Saint John Clerkenwell, LON, printer. 1770: IR/1/26/117 £21/00/00 Tayler, John.
Lister, John, Oxford, OXF, printer. 1766: IR/1/25/009 £10/00/00 Richards, William.
Littleboy, Benjamin, LON, cit. & stationer. 1723: IR/1/10/064 (McK 5019) £5/00/00 Ferne, Francis, parent: Giles dec
Littleboy, Benjamin, LON, cit. & stationer. 1735: IR/1/14/102 (McK 5018) £10/00/00 Burt, Thomas, parent: Thomas of Lewes SUS
Littleboy, Benjamin, LON, cit. & stationer. 17370906: IR/1/15/106 (McK 5022) £10/00/00 Mackelcan, John, parent: John of London, upholder
Loyd, John, Birmingham, WAR, engraver. 17711219: IR/1/27/075 £315/00/00 Gough, James.
Lloyd, Joseph, Abinghall, GLO, papermaker. 1746: IR/1/50/--- £1/00/00 Bayham, William, parent: of Newland GLO
Lloyd, Joseph, Guns Mill, GLO, papermaker. 1770: IR/1/57/138 £8/00/00 Carey, John.
Lloyd, Owen, LON, cit. & stationer. 1713: IR/1/02/103 (McK 5032) £30/00/00 Gibbons, Samuel, parent: John of Coventry, parchment maker
Lloyd, Owen, LON, cit. & stationer. 1715: IR/1/04/058 (McK 5038) £30/00/00 Nutt, Thomas, parent: Thomas of Tewkesbury, gent dec
Lloyd, Owen, LON, cit. & stationer. 1718: IR/1/06/063 (McK 5033) £31/10/00 Griffith, Roderick, parent: Charles of Saint Martin MID
Lloyd, Owen, LON, cit. & stationer. 1719: IR/1/07/041 (McK 5034) £31/10/00 Hughes, John, parent: Maurice of Saint Dunstan in the West
Lloyd, Owen, LON, cit. & stationer. 1721: IR/1/08/196 (McK 5036) £30/00/00 Johnson, George, parent: Benjamin of Inner Temple, gent
Lloyd, Robert, LON, cit. & stationer. 1770: IR/1/26/136 (McK 5041) £20/00/00 Dandy, George.
Lloyd, William, LON, cit. & stationer. 1738: IR/1/15/224 (McK 5045) £10/00/00 Steward, James, parent: James of Pye Corner, gent
Lobb, Timothy, Chelmsford, ESS, stationer. 1761: IR/1/54/070 £5/00/00 Lobb, Richard. [also haberdasher]
Loder, Robert, Ipswich, SUF, bookseller. 1772: IR/1/58/097 £20/00/00 Jermyn, George.
Loggon, Thomas, Clifton, GLO, library keeper. 17750213: IR/1/59/181 £2/00/00 Jones, Ann.
London, Robert, Hedsor, BUC, papermaker. 17570702: IR/1/21/098 £5/00/00 Tucker, George. [Shorter gives name as Lunnon]
Long, Jonathan, Bristol, GLO, bookseller. 1743: IR/1/50/219 £6/00/00 Millard, George, parent: George
Longbottom, Richard, LON, cit. & stationer. 1745: IR/1/17/173 (McK 5063) £2/00/00 Burton, Edmund, parent: Jeremiah of Bucks
Longman, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1736: IR/1/14/143 (McK 5066) £147/00/00 Bond, Nathaniel, parent: John of Grange DOR
Longman, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1743: IR/1/16/228 (McK 5068) £150/00/00 Johnston, William, parent: William dec
Longman, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1745: IR/1/17/150 (McK 5069) £100/00/00 Longman, Thomas, parent: Henry of Silver Street
Longman, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1752: IR/1/19/076 (McK 5074) £150/00/00 Longdon, John, parent: John
Longman, Thomas, LON, cit. & stationer. 1759: IR/1/22/001 (McK 5073) £100/00/00 Thorpe, Castle.
Lord, Joseph, Wakefield, YOR, stationer. 1738: IR/1/15/206 £26/05/00 Hardy, John, parent: Thomas of Mirfield YOR, clerk
Loveday, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1725: IR/1/11/004 (McK 5083) £30/00/00 Atkinson, Jeremiah, parent: Joseph of Whitechapel
Loveday, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1732: IR/1/13/181 (McK 5088) £63/00/00 Swaine, Ferrend, parent: Ferrend of Holborn, gent
Loveday, John, LON, cit. & stationer. 1740: IR/1/16/036 (McK 5084) £100/00/00 Bull, George, parent: John of Calne WIL, gent
Lovell, John, Doddington, SHR, stationer. 1744: IR/1/50/293 £35/00/00 Allen, John, parent: Nathaniel
Lovell, John, Whitchurch, SHR, stationer. 1751: IR/1/51/125 £35/00/00 Edge, John, parent: George
Low, Alexander, Glasgow, SCO, bookbinder. 1752: IR/1/51/206 £1/10/00 Nicholls, Robert.
Lowden, Charles, Saint Clement Danes, LON, engraver. 1725: IR/1/11/001 £40/00/00 Betts, Daniel, parent: John dec
Lowrie, John, Falkirk, SCO, stationer. 17120924: IR/1/43/100 £2/15/10 Hardie, James, parent: John of Glasgow, mercer
Lowrie, John, Falkirk, SCO, stationer. 17121125: IR/1/43/100 £2/15/06.6 Pollock, John, parent: Charles tennant in Throsk
Loyseau, Jacob, Saint Clement Danes, LON, bookseller. 1753: IR/1/19/136 £5/00/00 Tibly, John.
Lucas, Mary, York, YOR, bookbinder. 1715: IR/1/44/083 £20/00/00 Legg, Edward. [wid & bookbinder] John of London dec
Lucas, Mary, York, YOR, stationer. 1722: IR/1/48/172 £14/00/00 Walker, John. [stationer and bookseller] Alice of York
Lucas, Richard, LON, cit. & stationer. 17520407: IR/1/19/033 (McK 5116) £1/00/00 Martin, Henry, parent: Henry
Luckman,Thomas, Coventry, WAR, bookseller. 1756: IR/1/52/195 £48/06/00 Lesson, Thomas.
Luke, Hendrie, Glasgow, SCO, bookbinder. 17100504: IR/1/41/029 £5/11/01.3 Fergushill, Andrew, parent: Robert of Burnockstown
Luke, Hendrie, Glasgow, SCO, bookbinder. 1713: IR/1/43/101 £3/06/08 Stewart, Alexander, parent: James of Glasgow, bookbinder
Lumsden, Thomas, Edinburgh, SCO, printer. 17540430: IR/1/52/045 £12/00/00 Witherspoons, Jo:.
Lyman, John, Colchester, ESS, cardboard maker. 1764: IR/1/55/033 £14/14/06 Spooner, Daniel.
Lyman, John, Colchester, ESS, cardboard maker. 1767: IR/1/56/076 £5/05/00 Boston, Joseph.
Lyman, Thomas, Dursley, GLO, cardboard maker. 1764: IR/1/55/116 £6/00/00 Virgo, Thomas.
This page last updated 16 Jan 2003
© Ian Maxted, 2003.