Records of Waterford Freeman found in the Liverpool Record Office

Compiled by Patrick Neill

Copyright � 2007 Patrick Neill 

The following list of names is taken from records held at the Liverpool Records Office. They are in an unlisted box marked ACC 1354 Liverpool Corporation: Town Clerk's Department Certificates of Freemen of Boroughs other than Liverpool, also papers relating to their rights in the 18th & 19th century. There are several folders in the box, which hold the certificates for; London, Bristol, Waterford and Wexford. Some of the certificates are hand written with wax seals attached others are pre-printed with the name and date added. There are letters signed by the rector and church wardens certifying that the said person was a house holder in a their parish.

DATE = Date person became a "Freeman" of Waterford City, County Waterford or date from papers relating to that person.

ADDRESS = Address in the City of Waterford City, County Waterford.

QUAKER = "Being of the profession of the people called Quaker" This is mentioned on some of the Freeman certificates.

MISC. INFO = Father's name and other useful family history information.

Please note; Waterford City Archives, has the full details of Freeman of the City since 1700.

This includes:

• Freedom Registers
• Freedom Petitions
• Database of Freeman, 1700-present