The British book trades: topographical listings. Staffordshire
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.
Moss, William, engraver, Bolton, Staffordshire, 1747. Apprentice Nichols, Richard, £5/00/00. IR/1/01, fo. 103.
Chamberlain, John, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1776. Apprenticed to Eginton, John, £36/15/00 IR/1/28, fo. 202.
Davenport, John, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1771. Apprenticed to Eginton, John, £25/00/00 IR/1/27, fo. 009.
Eginton, Francis, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1767. Apprentice Maddox, Thomas, £26/05/00. IR/1/25, fo. 123.
Eginton, John, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1776. Apprentice Chamberlain, John, £36/15/00. IR/1/28, fo. 202.
Eginton, John, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1771. Apprentice Davenport, John, £25/00/00. IR/1/27, fo. 009.
Eginton, John, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1774. Apprentice Haden, Thomas, £25/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 058.
Eginton, John, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1775. Apprentice Priest, Joseph, £25/00/00. IR/1/28, fo. 191.
Farr, William, engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprentice Foster, Robert, £14/00/00. IR/1/27, fo. 231.
Foster, Robert, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprenticed to Farr, William, £14/00/00 IR/1/27, fo. 231.
Haden, Thomas, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1774. Apprenticed to Eginton, John, £25/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 058.
Maddox, Thomas, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1767. Apprenticed to Eginton, Francis, £26/05/00 IR/1/25, fo. 123.
Priest, Joseph, apprentice engraver, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 1775. Apprenticed to Eginton, John, £25/00/00 IR/1/28, fo. 191.
Straphan, Joseph, stationer, Henley, Staffordshire 1796. Bankrupt: 21 May 1796 div: 02 Aug 1797 div: 06 Sep 1798
Hilliard, Francis, bookseller, Leek, Staffordshire 1794. Bankrupt: 04 Oct 1794 cert: 27 Dec 1794 div: 30 Jan 1796 div: 25 Apr 1796
Maddock, Mary, bookseller, Leek, Staffordshire 1795. Bankrupt: 15 Aug 1795 div: 11 Feb 1797
Plant, Benjamin, bookseller, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1778. Bankrupt: 1778 cert: 30 Jan 1779 div: 06 Nov 1778
NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, Staffordshire
Horton, Joseph, apprentice stationer, Newcastle, Staffordshire, 1741. Apprenticed to Parsons, Samuel, £40/00/00 IR/1/50, fo. 099.
Parsons, Samuel, stationer, Newcastle, Staffordshire, 1741. Apprentice Horton, Joseph, £40/00/00. IR/1/50, fo. 099.
Smith, James, printer, bookseller, Newcastle under Lyme, stationerA, 1778/9. Sun policy 408626, £1200, 1778/9.
Beech, Richard, apprentice bookseller, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1721. Apprenticed to Hornman, Rebecca, £28/00/00 IR/1/47, fo. 104.
Boden, Nicholas, printer, Stafford, Staffordshire 1774. div: GM Jun 1774
Butler, Edward, apprentice engraver, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1776. Apprenticed to Sutton, Robert, £10/10/00 IR/1/29, fo. 015.
Hornman, Rebecca, bookseller, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1721. Apprentice Beech, Richard, £28/00/00. IR/1/47, fo. 104.
Jebb, Margaret, apprentice bookseller, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1713. Son of Richard. Apprenticed to Norman, Henry, £30/00/00. (apprenticed to wife Rebecca) IR/1/02, fo. 157.
Norman, Henry, bookseller, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1713. Apprentice Jebb, Margaret, £30/00/00. (apprenticed to wife Rebecca) IR/1/02, fo. 157.
Southall, Richard, stationer, Stafford, Staffordshire 1734. Bankrupt: GM Jul 1734
Sutton, Robert, engraver, Stafford, Staffordshire, 1776. Apprentice Butler, Edward, £10/10/00. IR/1/29, fo. 015.
Milward, Frederick, apprentice bookbinder, Walsall, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprenticed to Wright, Edward, £10/00/00. (bookbinder and stationer) IR/1/27, fo. 156.
Milward, Frederick, stationer, High Street, Walsall, stationerA, 1781. Sun policy 446460, £200, 1781.
Wigley, Joshua, of Walsall, Staffordshire, stationer, certificate of bankruptcy to be granted on or before 8 Oct 1791 LG 17 Sep 1791. Source: Berch.
Nichols, Richard, apprentice engraver, Bolton, Staffordshire, 1747. Son of James. Apprenticed to Moss, William, £5/00/00 IR/1/01, fo. 103.
Wigley, Joshua, stationer, Walsall, Staffordshire 1790. Bankrupt: 21 Sep 1790 cert: 08 Oct 1791
Wright, Edward, bookbinder, Walsall, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprentice Milward, Frederick, £10/00/00. (bookbinder and stationer) IR/1/27, fo. 156.
Barkey, John, apprentice engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1764. Apprenticed to Watson, Thomas, £3/03/00. (engraver and toymaker) IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Coalbuern, Isaac, engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1763. Apprentice Woodward, John, £2/00/00. IR/1/55, fo. 041.
Cooper, Timothy, apprentice bookseller, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprenticed to Smart, George, £12/00/00 IR/1/59, fo. 012.
Corbett, Richard, apprentice stationer, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1770. Apprenticed to Smith, Thomas, £10/10/00 IR/1/26, fo. 164.
Smart, George, bookseller, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1772. Apprentice Cooper, Timothy, £12/00/00. IR/1/59, fo. 012.
Smart, Joseph, bookseller, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 1802. Bankrupt: 19 Jun 1802 cert: 11 Dec 1802 div: 01 Nov 1803 div: 07 May 1805
Smith, Thomas, stationer, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 1771. Bankrupt: GM Jun 1771
Smith, Thomas, stationer, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1770. Apprentice Corbett, Richard, £10/10/00. IR/1/26, fo. 164.
Stone, Thomas, apprentice engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1763. Apprenticed to Watson, Thomas, £7/07/00. [EN & toymaker] IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Watson, Thomas, engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1764. Apprentice Barkey, John, £3/03/00. (engraver and toymaker) IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Watson, Thomas, engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1763. Apprentice Stone, Thomas, £7/07/00. (engraver and toymaker) IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Wooby, Joseph, apprentice engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1762. Apprenticed to Wood, Thomas, £8/00/00. (engraver and toymaker) IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Wood, Thomas, engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1762. Apprentice Wooby, Joseph, £8/00/00. (engraver and toymaker) IR/1/24, fo. 077.
Woodward, John, apprentice engraver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1763. Apprenticed to Coalbuern, Isaac, £2/00/00 IR/1/55, fo. 041.
This page last updated 13 January 2013
© Ian Maxted, 2005.
