About UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811
This collection contains registers of the money received for the payment on taxes for an apprentice’s indenture between 1710-1811. The registers kept track of the money paid by masters of a trade to have an apprentice. The dates in the records are for when the tax was paid and may be some years after the apprenticeship, not when it started or finished. Until 1752, the apprentice’s parents’ names were included, but afterward are rare. The records include:
- Sum received
- Name of master
- Address of master
- Trade
- Name of apprentice
- Date of articles of apprenticeship
The masters did not have to pay stamp duty on the apprentices that were assigned by the common or public charge of any township or parish. This means a lot of apprentices won’t be included in these records. Local or charity records are the best place to find records of these types of apprenticeships.
1737
20th Oct. Edward, son of Peter Gaubert of St. Ann's, Westminster, was
apprenticed to
Isaac Philippon of St. Martins in the Fields, master, watchmaker,
for a
consideration of £ 12. Normally apprentices signed their indentures
when aged 14 yrs then served their apprenticeship for 7yrs until they
were 21 yrs old. Edward is Isaac's only recorded apprentice. The
indenture is at Kew under ref 15/122. Philippon is listed in 1735 in
Baillie's Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World. He is recorded in the Nov 30th 1749
Westminster poll as being of Porter Street, St Annes, Westminster.
1835 Dec. 1st. - Freedom of Edward Gaubert, son of Edward Gaubert | |
1869 July 8th Edward Fradgley Gaubert, son of Edward Gaubert | 1828 Nov 4th. Edward Gaubert, son of Edward Gaubert of Serls Place, Lincolns Inn, goldsmith, as apprentice to his father, citizen and haberdasher of London, |
1826 Oct 25th Special Court held, humble request of George Frederick Gaubert to be admitted to the freedom of the city of London | 1801 June 3rd - John George Bertram, son of Charles Augustus Bertram of the parish of St James, Westminster, wine merchant, as apprentice to Stephen Gaubert of the parish of St. Ann, Soho, goldsmith |
1806 Tuesday 1st July, Stephen Gaubert, citizen and goldsmith of London, as master, paying tax for his apprentice John George Bertram |
1808 April 8th., Stephen Gaubert, citizen and goldsmith of London paying tax for
his apprentice John George Bertram |
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1881 1st. Jan - indenture of William Maas, my maternal great-grandfather, of 198, Columbia Road, Hackney
as apprentice to Edward Henry Wells, of 18, Sherbourne Lane, City, Bookbinder |
1818 July 1st. - Richard Gaubert, son of Stephen Gaubert, of Brewer Street, Golden Square, Westminster, goldsmith, as apprentice to his said father |
1811 March - John James Edington, as apprentice, to Stephen Gaubert of Litchfield Street, Soho, goldsmith and jeweller |
1809 Aug 2nd. Joseph Draper, son of Robert Draper of Gun Street, Bishopsgate, as apprentice to Stephen Gaubert, of Gerard Street, Soho, goldsmith and jeweller, |
1811 March 19th. - William Peter Gaubert, son of Stephen Gaubert of Litchfield Street, Soho, goldsmith and jeweller, as apprentice to his said father who is a citizen and goldsmith of London |
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1811 Jan 5th. born at Brewer Street, St James, Westminster, Stephen Gaubert, son of William Peter Gaubert, citizen and goldsmith of London, request for admission to the freedom of the city. |
1783 March 5th. - Stephen Gaubert, son of Peter Gaubert of George Court (Doctors Common), London, jeweller, apprentice to John Jefferson of John's Court, Fleet Street, London, jeweller, citizen and goldsmith of London |
Kent's London Directory of 1823 - list of merchants and traders (entry for W & J Gaubert, jewellers, of 18 Brewer Street, Golden Square) |
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Court Day 3rd April 1827 cont'd. Thomas Nicholls son of Thomas Nicholls of Dove Court, Leather Lane, printer Bound to Edward Gaubert of No. 6, Serles Place, Lincolns Inn, Goldsmith. exd. 10th Jan. 1832 Turned over by consent to John Tollet of No. 13, Bartletts Passage, Fetter Lane, Goldsmith, Citizen & Glover. |
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