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. HB --- On Wed, 28/4/10, Charani <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> wrote: > From: Charani <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [B&D] John BIDDLE 1793-1846/56 > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, 28 April, 2010, 10:52 > CathyCripp@aol.com > wrote: > > Just a thought, but is there any chance the > transcriptions are wrong, that  > > he may just be a printer, or a painter....the a and r > in the words being > > wrongly  read in some cases? > > It's quite possible, especially as it's only one letter > different. > I'd only know for sure by looking at the actual parish > registers which > is not something I'm going to be able to do any time > soon.  There > isn't an LDS FHC anywhere near where I live either > unfortunately. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk >  > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

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