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Title: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: Oatway on Sunday 08 November 09 16:38 GMT (UK)

 My 5G Grandfather Benjamin Hobley is first mentioned in 1711 as being apprenticed to Stephen Royce of the Feltmakers' Company in Southwark. Could anyone advise how I might find out more about the Feltmakers at that time please?
Also, as Hobley is a Midlands name, any ideas how I might be able to trace his line back there? I've only hit dead ends so far.

Title: Re: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: diddymiller on Sunday 08 November 09 19:52 GMT (UK)

hi oatway, this should help - history given:

http://www.feltmakers.co.uk/

Diddy

Title: Re: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: behindthefrogs on Sunday 08 November 09 22:24 GMT (UK)

The Feltmakers Company was one of the London City Livery Companies and its records are at Guildhall Library in London.  These include the apprentice bindings and the freedom admissions for the period in which you are interested.  There are also court minutes which might reveal something.

David

Title: Re: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: Oatway on Monday 09 November 09 20:03 GMT (UK)

Thank you for your help Diddymiller and Behindthefrogs.

Title: Re: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: HarryD on Sunday 19 February 12 17:34 GMT (UK)

Hello Oatley.  Just came across your post about your ancestor Benjamin Hobley, who was apprenticed to a London feltmaker in 1711.  Among the London Freedom of the City Admission Papers, recently available on ancestry.com, there are two documents relating to the apprenticeship of Benjamin Hobley.  These documents add to what is available in Cliff Webb’s calendar of Feltmakers’ Company apprenticeships, the standard printed source.  The City freedom documents name Benjamin Hobley as son of John, late of Brandon, Warwicks, taylor, deceased.  They also state that upon the death of Stephen Royce, Benjamin’s master, Benjamin was turned over to another feltmaker, Samuel Stephens, on Nov 12 1716.  If you have access to ancestry.com, the scans of these records are at Freedom of the City Admission Papers, Bundle 1723 Oct-1724 Mar, Images 711-712.  Brandon, Warwicks, is a hamlet in the parish of Wolston, near Rugby.  The Wolston register (also available at ancestry.com) has the baptism of Beniamin Hobley, son of John, on May 15 1695.  There are other children of John in the register, and there are a number of earlier Hobley entries, going back before 1600.  These data, if you don’t have them already, may help you push your Hobley ancestry further back.

Title: Re: Feltmakers' Company London 1700s
Post by: Oatway on Thursday 23 February 12 20:21 GMT (UK)

Thanks very much for your help HarryD. You've helped me to retrace that family branch into Tudor times. Much appreciated.