Fortyseven apprenticeship indentures and assignments of indentures and a letter relating...

PA26/2

1778 - 1807

Fortyseven apprenticeship indentures and assignments of indentures and a letter relating to one of the indentures, re former pupils of Bablake School; apprenticed after completing school for a premium of £2 each, paid by the Trustees of the Bablake Boys Charity, to the masters to whom the boys were apprenticed.

f.1. 25 Mar. 1778. Thomas Tame, son of Thomas Tame of Coventry, weaver, deceased; to John Davis of Coventry, whittawer.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 30.

f.2. 27 April 1778. Nathaniel Bead, son of John Bead of Coventry, ribbon weaver; to John Bead his father.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 27.

f.3. 27 April 1778. Joseph Botteril, son of Samuel Botteril of Coventry, worsted weaver to John Sadler of Coventry, sadler, harness and collar maker.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 28.

f.4. 11 May 1778. [illegible] to John Johnson [trade and place of residence illegible].

f.5. 11 May 1778. John Yardley son of Joseph Yardley of Coventry, weaver to Joseph Yardley his father.

f.6. 20 May 1778. [illegible] to John Orton of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 29.

f.7. 25 May 1778. Joseph Haywood, son of Joseph Haywood of Coventry, weaver, deceased, to John Carter of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 34.

f.8. 2 March 1780. Nathaniel Poole, son of Nathaniel Poole of Coventry, silkweaver; to Nathaniel Poole his father.

Previous reference. Bablake 11.

f.9. 3 March 1780. James Dixon, son of William Dixon of Coventry, silkweaver, deceased; to John Marton of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 32.

f.10. 2 Oct. 1780. Thomas Chipin, son of Thomas Chipin of Coventry, silkweaver, deceased; to John Johnson of Coventry, engine weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 31.

f.11 7 Mar. 1781. John Chorley, son of John Chorley of Coventry, engine weaver; to John Chorley his father.

f.12 1 Sept. 1781. [illegible]; to Thomas Watson of Coventry, tailor.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys18.

f.13. 13 June 1783. John Lewin, son of John Lewin of Coventry, weaver; to Eustace Bissaker of Coventry, weaver.

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f.14. 4 May 1784. [illegible] son of John [illegible] of Coventry; to John Ward of Birmingham, Warws., buttonmaker.

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f.15. 17 March 1785. John Francis son of George Francis of Coventry; to William Laxon of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 10.d.

f.16. 19 Feb. 1792. Letter from William Laxon to Mr. Butterworth, re. John Francis, (for apprenticeship to William Laxon, see f.15. above), having run away for more than twelve months; if he applies for his Indenture at the expiration of time, that it will not be given him.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 10.b.

ff.17,18. 7 May 1785. Thomas Taylor, son of Arthur Taylor of Coventry, deceased, to Francis Eggington and Samuel Blyth of Handsworth, Staffs., buttonmakers.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 36.

f.19. 29 Aug. 1785. Joseph Permain, son of Joseph Permain of Coventry, book-keeper to John Sadler of Coventry, sadler, coach harness and collar maker.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 20.

f.20. 17 April 1786. John Burr son of Edward Burr of Coventry, tailor, deceased; to William Coltman of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 26.a.

ff.21,22. 3 Dec. 1791. Assignment of the above indenture of apprenticeship; from William Coltman senior; to William Coltman junior; weaver, for the residue of the period of seven years.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 26.b.

f.23. 9 Nov. 1786. Joseph Montgomery son of Joseph Montgomery of Coventry, weaver; to George Howlette and Co., of Coventry, watchmakers. £11 to be paid by the Trustees of the Bablake Boys Charity to George Howlette and Co. if the apprentice is absent during this time.

Previous reference. Bablake 15.

f.24. 11 Dec. 1786. Thomas Asplin son of Thomas Asplin of Coventry, woolcomber; to Joseph Watton of Coventry, engine weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake 14.

f.25. 18 Aug. 1788. Richard Cleaver, son of John Cleaver of Coventry, weaver; to John Cleaver his father.

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f.26. 10 Oct. 1788. Thomas Sedgley, son of Thomas Sedgley of Coventry; to Thomas Walter of Coventry, loom weaver.

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f.27. 23 Oct. 1788. Samuel Denton, son of Thomas Denton of Coventry, weaver; to John Churchill of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 38.

f.28. 26 Feb. 1789. Joseph Hewitt son of Joseph Hewitt of Coventry, weaver; to William Rogers of Coventry, maker and turner of chassis boards, block maker.

Previous reference. Bablake 13.

f.29 14 July 1789. John Winterton son of Edmund Winterton of Coventry, baker; to Richard Walter of Coventry, silk engine weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys 35.d.

ff.30,31. 27 Jan. 1792. Quarter Sessions order under seals of James Sodem, Mayor of Coventry, John Clarke, John Whitwell and William Shell and others, Aldermen and Justices of the Quorum; that John Winterton be discharged from Richard Walter, for misbehaviour, being absent and neglecting the business.

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f.32. 22 April 1790. Joseph Brown son of Sarah Brown of Coventry, widow; to Mary Brown [place of residence and trade illegible].

f.33. 6 May 1790. [illegible] son of William Perkins of Coventry; to Thomas Perkins of Coventry, weaver.

f.34. 17 Oct. 1791. Edward Paine, son of John Paine of Coventry, weaver; to John Paine his father.

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f.35. 27 Aug. 1793. John Hully, son of Elizabeth Hully of Coventry, widow; to William Cobley of Coventry, cordwainer.

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f.36. 20 Aug. 1794. William Hales, son of William Hales of Coventry, woolcomber; to William Hales his father.

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f.37. 11 April 1796. Thomas Baggot son of Richard Baggot of Coventry; to William Thomson of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. Bablake Boys Charity 37.

f.38. 3 Dec. 1796. Robert Sedgley, son of Thomas Sedgley of Coventry; weaver; to John Woodcock of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. 22 Bablake Boys. This indenture has had the bottom right-hand corner cut out, where the signatures were for the parties and was presumably cancelled.

f.39. 5 Dec. 1796. George Johnson son of Thomas Johnson of London, weaver; to Daniel Butler and Hannah his wife of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. 21 Bablake Boys.

f.40. 3 May 1800. John King; to Edward Mathews of Coventry, peruke maker and hairdresser.

Previous reference. Bablake 2.

f.41. 28 July 1801. John Blackwell son of Mary Blackwell; to John Sheldon and Robert Skinner of Coventry, watchcasemakers and partners.

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f.42. 4 April 1802. William Francis son of Elizabeth Francis; to Joseph Smith of Coventry, watchcasemaker.

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f.43. 25 March 1806. Edward Wale Chapman, grandson of Thomas Vaughn of Coventry, tammy weaver; to Richard Newsome of Coventry, weaver.

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f.44. 26 March 1806. Thomas Gilbert, son of Hannah Gilbert of Coventry, widow; to Edward Hall of Coventry, weaver.

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f.45. 17 April 1806. Richard Taylor, son of Samuel Taylor of Coventry, weaver; to the said Samuel Taylor, his father.

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f.46. 31 May 1806. William Stanbridge, son of William Stanbridge, of Coventry, dyer, deceased; to Thomas Allen Atkins of Coventry, weaver.

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f.47. 8 Sept. 1806. Joseph Lindon, son of May Lindon of Coventry, widow, to James Reeves of Coventry, watch dial painter.

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f.48 13 April 1807. John Budd, son of Joseph Budd of Hollycroft, Warws., dyer, to John Molesworth of Coventry, weaver.

Previous reference. 7 Bablake.

English

These apprenticeship indentures have been guarded and filed as one volume and are foliated consecutively.