The Guild of Freemen of London have a websitewww.guild-freemen-london.co.uk London is now the only place you can buy the Freedom. It was stopped in other towns and cities in 1835 through the Corporation Act. In December 2009 an act of partliment changed the rules once more, admitting women (many places were men only) Letting you go through the maternal line and it didn't matter if you were born before or after the person you were claiming through. Hope that helps. June Gild of Freemen www.freemenofyork.org Family Historian to Dunnington Through The Ages www.dunningtonhistory.org.uk York Festival Trust www.yorkmysteryplays.co.uk