There's a good choice of wills for John Bidells and Biddles on TNA site. No exact match for age and domicile but I favour the Dorset clerk as a possible grandfather (thinking of literacy levels!). I did not look at the IR list HB > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 29 April, 2010, 0:06 > HILARY BLANFORD wrote: > > I agree that the 'journeyman' tag favours a > printer. If that is > > correct I wonder if there might be an apprenticeship > record > > somewhere - although I know it's a bit late. > Nothing in the > > Origins lists. > > Thanks for looking on Origins :)) > > Your mentioning of an apprenticeship prompted me to have a > look at the > Burgesses CD from BAFHS. I found a John BIDDELL, > printer, who was > made a burgess 2 July 1812. He had served an > apprenticeship of at > least 7 years to burgess. His patron was Richard > JENKINS and then > John ROSE who appears to have been a printer as well. > There's no > trade against Richard JENKINS name and he only appears as a > patron > that once. There was a Richard JENKINS who was a > printer and who > became a burgess in 1804. > > It seems John did serve an apprenticeship, if it is the > same John. > > Edwin BIDDELL, labourer, who was made a burgess in 1838 and > who was > John's only surviving son (baptised 1817) which was his > route in. > Again, John is given as a printer. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk >
HILARY BLANFORD wrote: > There's a good choice of wills for John Bidells and Biddles on TNA > site. No exact match for age and domicile but I favour the Dorset > clerk as a possible grandfather (thinking of literacy levels!). I > did not look at the IR list The Melbury Osmond clerk is a possible, but I rather favour the Brstol soapmaker as a possible grandfather or great grandfather. He's slightly earler 1729 as opposed to the clerk's 1733. Sounds like we're discussing who's going to win the 3.20 at Uttoxeter! LOL -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk