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Title: Records of Licensed Cattle Drovers?
Post by: Wendus on Friday 03 October 14 01:48 BST (UK)

An ancester in 1869 lives in London, and is described as a Licensed Cattle Drover.

Can anyone throw any light on who would have issued the License, and whether there might be any surviving records of such?

Many thanks.

Wendy

Title: Re: Records of Licensed Cattle Drovers?
Post by: Kay99 on Friday 03 October 14 07:28 BST (UK)

This site states that drovers within the city limits were licenced by the City of London Corporation http://dianajhale.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/food-and-the-city-retracing-londons-drovers-roads/

The London Metropolitan Archives may have some information  http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/the-collections/Pages/default.aspx 

Also found an index of the records on the National Archives http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=075-cla015&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1

Kay

Title: Re: Records of Licensed Cattle Drovers?
Post by: Wendus on Friday 03 October 14 09:30 BST (UK)

Wow! Thank you Kay99 for all that information, I hadn't expected there to be anything at all! I'm very grateful to you  :)

Wendy

Title: Re: Records of Licensed Cattle Drovers?
Post by: Kay99 on Friday 03 October 14 10:30 BST (UK)

Glad it was of use.  It is amazing what can be found online now :).   

Good luck Kay