Wiltshire
Apprentices
These have been extracted from fiches
produced by the Wiltshire Family
History Society
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From Wilts FHS fiche 'Wiltshire
Apprentices'
The second/third line is the name and occupation of the Master
COMLY | Francis | (64) | Chippenham | woollen weaver | 1710 | Apr 3 |
BALDEN John, woollen weaver, Corsham | ||||||
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COMLY | Pheophilus | (176) | Chippenham | weaver | 1730 |   |
POKE John, City of Bristol Burgess of Bristol 1739 Oct 22 | ||||||
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COMLY | Theophilus | (80) | Chippenham | broadweaver | 1712 | Sep 1 |
GAY John, broadweaver, Broughton Gifford | ||||||
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COMELY | James |   | Lacock | broadweaver | 1713 | Dec 10 |
LANHAM John, broadweaver, Trowbridge | ||||||
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COMELY | John | (age 11) | Bradford | broadweaver | 1777 | Feb 7 |
WHEELER George, broadweaver, Bearfield, Bradford | ||||||
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COMLY | George |   | Bradford | broadweaver | 1777 | Oct 6 |
FRANKLIN Philip, broadweaver, Frome Selwood, Som | ||||||
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COMLEY | John | (age 12) | Bradford | weaver | 1801 | Mar 25 |
HUNTLEY Robert, weaver, Bearfield, Bradford | ||||||
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COMLEY | Joseph |   | St. Mary, Cricklade | baker | 1730 | Apr 28 |
Son of Joseph, Labourer | ||||||
KEMBLE William, baker, St. Mary | ||||||
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CUMBLEY | John | 13 | St. Mary, Cricklade | door brass lockmkr | 1758 | Mar 1 |
Son of Joseph, Labourer | ||||||
RICHARDS John, Woolverhampton, Staffs | ||||||
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COWLEY | John | age 10 | Clyffe Pypard | woolstapling | 1800 | June 21 |
BAMFORD, COOKE & Co, woolstaplers, Twerton, Bath, Somerford | ||||||
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COWLEY | Richard | 17 | St. Sampson, Cricklade | slatter/plasterer | 1812 | June 27 |
COLE William, slatter and plasterer, Cirencester, Glos | ||||||
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COWLEY | Giles |   | Mere | broadweaver | 1785 | Dec 13 |
TANNER, John, broadweaver, Beckington, Somerset |
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From Wilts FHS fiche of Broad
Town Apprentices
Broad Town Charity is still in existance. For details of present day awards
and brief notes of its origins see here
Surname | Name | Home parish | details | Date | Name of Trustee |
Manor/ County Boy |
Fee | Master |
COMLEY | John | Broad Town | Past age | 1800 Jul 02 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | William | Thornhill | 1811 Sep 09 |   | MB | £15 | James DRAPER | |
COMLEY | Joseph | Thornhill | Past age | 1816 Aug 07 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Solomon | Broad Town | Past age | 1816 Aug 07 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Henry | Broad Town |   | 1833 Aug 26 |   | MB | £10 | Robert LITTLE |
COMLEY | Jasper | Broad Town |   | 1836 Dec 19 |   | MB | £5 | George MASLEN or MASKELYNE |
COMLEY | William | Broad Town | Past age | 1839 Aug 07 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | George | Broad Town | Past age | 1841 Aug 04 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Abraham | Broad Town | Past age | 1842 Aug 03 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Isaac | Thornhill | Past age | 1844 Aug 07 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Jacob | Thornhill | Past age | 1845 Aug 06 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Thomas | Broad Town | Past age | 1847 Aug 04 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Thomas | Broad Town | Past age | 1848 Jul 05 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Thomas | Broad Town |   | 1848 May 21 |   | MB | £15 | George CHEQUER |
COMLEY | Edmund | Broad Town |   | 1850 Sep 09 |   | MB | £12 | Isaac TUCK, shoemaker |
COMLEY | Anthony | Broad Town |   | 1851 Nov 03 |   | MB | £12 | Stephen GANTLETT |
COMLEY | Joseph |   |   | 1853 Jan 31 | GODDARD, Rev G A | CB | £15 | Joseph SMITH |
COMLEY | Richard | Broad Town | Past age | 1852 Jul 16 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | George |   |   | 1854 Jul 10 | GODDARD, Rev G A | CB | £15 | Robert COLE |
COMLEY | William | Broad Town |   | 1855 Jun 18 |   | MB | £5 | Henry COMLEY,
Carpenter 14 Durham Place, Notting Hill, London |
COMLEY | Henry | Broad Town | Past age | 1856 Jul 17 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | James | Broad Town | No details | 1859 Jul 14 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | John | Broad Town | No details | 1859 Jul 14 |   | MB |   |   |
COMELEY | Moses | Broad Town |   | 1871 Jul 13 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Richard | Thornhill | No details | 1878 Jul 11 |   | MB |   |   |
COMLEY | Frederick George |   |   | 1881 Nov 07 | GODDARD, Rev F | CB |   | Messrs POOLES
and BUTLER, Upholsterers, Swindon |
COMLEY | William Gilbert | Broad Town |   | 1898 Jan 10 |   | MB |   | John TWYFORD,
Builder Wellington, Somerset |
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