Hi: Where would I look for information on freemen of the city in Bristol? I have an ancestor named Joseph Hyde who was a blacksmith. I'm not sure if he would have served his apprenticeship in Bristol or elsewhere in Gloucestershire. He was living in St. Phillips & Jacob parish on the 1851 census, although he was born in Horsley, Gloucester. Regards, Carol Collins __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/

Hi You need the Bristol Burgess Books ... there's a B&AFHS index on CD you an buy for £8 but I've looked and there is just one Joseph Hide (with an 'i') but he was a tobacconist in 1670. Regards Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Collins" <sloinn@yahoo.com> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:22 PM Subject: [B&D] Apprenticeships & freemen of Bristol Hi: Where would I look for information on freemen of the city in Bristol? I have an ancestor named Joseph Hyde who was a blacksmith. I'm not sure if he would have served his apprenticeship in Bristol or elsewhere in Gloucestershire. He was living in St. Phillips & Jacob parish on the 1851 census, although he was born in Horsley, Gloucester. Regards, Carol Collins __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ ------------------------------- 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