A List of English and Welsh Provincial Gunsmiths and Gunmakers from ...

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English and Welsh Gunsmiths and Gunmakers, 1550 ? 1850

A List of English and Welsh Provincial Gunsmiths and Gunmakers from 1550 to 1850

by Brian Godwin

The following pages contain a list of English and Welsh gunsmiths and gunmakers from around 1550 to about 1850*. The list has been compiled from free on-line sources such as County Record and Archive Offices and The National Archives, but it must not be considered a definitive list, as new information is added from time to time.

The availability of on-line sources from English and Welsh County Record and Archive Offices varies enormously, some as yet having no searchable digitised records, while in other Offices the digitalisation of records can vary from 20% to 80%.

In the tables each County is listed alphabetically in a PINK banner, although this may cause some confusion as Yorkshire and Sussex, for instance, are split into east and west regions. For those searching for the gunmakers of "Birmingham and its environs" you will need to search the three principal sections of the list, "Birmingham and the West Midlands", "Staffordshire Record Office" and "Warwickshire Record Office".

The Record Office document reference is shown on the right hand side and the date of the document on the left. A copy of the document can usually be obtained from the appropriate Record Office quoting the reference, although there is no guarantee that the document will provide additional information. However, the vast majority of Wills do give an insight into a particular gunmaker and sometimes provide details of his wealth, family and workshop. The PDF is searchable via "Edit" on the drop-down menu, select "Find" and enter the search word. Alternatively the search facility can be accessed by pressing `ctrl-F' on a keyboard.

* excluding LONDON gunsmiths/gunmakers - these can be found in the 2 volumes of A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350 - 1850 by Howard Blackmore, London 1986 & 1999

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English & Welsh gunmakers & gunsmiths from the mid 16th century

EXCLUDING LONDON

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NAME

EVENT

LOCATION SOURCE Record City/Town Office Reference

Number

See NOTES at the end of this list

BEDFORDSHIRE

Bedfordshire Record Office

1651

John Adames

Conveyance (Feoffment): John Butler, labourer, to John Lidlington Adames, gunsmith, both of Lidlington -- 1 ac. in Windmill Fd

20 Jun 1664 Thomas Peobody

1684

Samuel Browne

Marriage Settlement (Feoffment): ?30. (i) Maurice Sharley of Loddington, tailor.(ii) Thomas Peobody of Bailden parva, gunsmith

PRESENTMENTS OF RECUSANTS - includes Samuel Browne of Salford, gunsmith

Bailden Salford

CH609 HI98 HSA1684/W/61-62

11 Jun 1695

Francis Reynardson Assignment of Mortgage Parties: mortgage by demise for London 60 years of 8 Dec 1656 in which Richard Loton, Abraham Jeson of Whitechapel, gentleman, Francis Reynardson of Whitechapel, gunsmith and John Wells of Whitechapel, brewer

1695

Humphrey Pickfatt Settlement on marriage of Edward Turvey, gunmaker, & London Mabel Howell (widow of John Howell) all of London

1698

Christopher Watford

Christopher Watford's receipted bill to the Earl of

??

Bolingbroke for gunsmith's work and clock cleaning.

22 Jun 1698 John Gillam

Feoffment Parties: (i) Sarah Gillam of Luton, widow; (ii) Luton John Gillam of Luton, gunsmith, son of Sarah Gillam

12 Dec 1717 John Gillam

Covenant

Luton

Parties: (i) John Ewer of Luton, gentleman and Sarah, his

wife; Edward Ewer of Luton, gentleman, father of John

Ewer; John Gillam of Luton, gunsmith, and Sarah, his

wife

WB/WF5/1/2

WG129 J428 Z660/D/3/2/3 Z660/D/3/1/4

Bedfordshire - Wills available for download from National Archives, London

12 December John Drage

Will of John Drage, Gunsmith of Leighton Buzzard ,

1853

Bedfordshire

Leighton Buzzard PROB 11/2182

BERKSHIRE

Berkshire - Wills available for download from National Archives, London

19 May 1653 James Wallice

Will of James Wallice, Gunsmith of Wantage, Berkshire Wantage

30 May 1771 Robert Bennett

Will of Robert Bennett, Gunmaker of Cookham, Berkshire

09 May 1834 William Abnett

Will of William Abnett, Gunmaker of New Windsor, Berkshire

29 January Edward Woodham Will of Edward Woodham, Gunsmith of Hungerford,

1857

Berkshire

Cookham New Windsor Hungerford

PROB 11/226 PROB 11/967 PROB 11/1831 PROB 11/2245

BIRMINGHAM & THE WEST MIDLANDS

Birmingham Archives and Heritage online catalogue

6 September William Aston Abstract of grant of letters of administration of the estate Comets End,

1672

of William Aston of Comets End in the parish of

Berkswell

Berkswell, co. War., gunsmith, to Anne Aston of

Cometts End, Comets End, his widow.

30 September John Greene (11 Will. III) 1699

Indenture between John Greene of Solihull, co. War., Solihull gunsmith, and Thomas Greene, the younger of Coleshill, co. War., yeoman, and Richard Bates of Solihull, yeoman, concerning land in Yardley.

Birmingham City Archives MS 3615/Acc 1937-039/468853

Birmingham City Archives MS 3197/ACC 1919-025/280367

26 December William Eachell 1699

1710

Samuel Vaughton

Indenture between 1 Mary Cooke of Sheldon, widow and Birmingham executrix of John Cooke late of Sheldon, yeoman, deceased, and Ralph Cooke of Sheldon, yeoman, their son, 2 John Cooke of Moseley, yeoman, and Margarett Eachell of Birmingham, spinster, and 3 William Eachell of Birmingham, gunsmith, and Robert Whatcock of Marston Culey Marston Green in the parish of Church Bickenhill Bickenhill, co. War., gent., being a settlement previous to the marriage of the said John and Margarett, of a messuage and land with appurtenances in Sheldon. Consideration: ?140.

Leases of Pinfold Leasow, the Upper and Lower Hinckleys, Clempson's Croft and Bettridge's Croft, adjoining Edgbaston Street, Birmingham; (Samuel Smalbroke of Birmingham, gent.; Robert Mansell of Birmingham, cutler; Samuel Vaughton of Birmingham, gunsmith). Old Style year: 1676/77-1709/10

Birmingham

1710

John Mucklow

Deeds relating to West Riddings farm in Warley - 1710 lease and release, Richard Mucklow of Halesowen, Salop, yeoman and John Mucklow the younger of Birmingham, gunsmith to John Mucklow the elder of Halesowen, Worcestershire, blacksmith.

Birmingham

Birmingham City Archives MS 3888/A 1717

Birmingham Record Office MS 1098/2/1/12

Birmingham Record Office MS 3101/A/B/7/6

13 October 1718

Jacob Pemberton

Lease for six months from John Groves of Bosall Balsall Deritend Heath, blacksmith, Eleanor, his wife, and Benjamin Dolphin of Deretend Deritend, to Sarah Dolphin of Deretend, spinster, and Jacob Pemberton of Deretend, gunsmith, of messuages with appurtenances in Deretend. Consideration: 5s.

14 October Jacob Pemberton 1718

28 September William Moor 1733

Release from John Groves of Bosall Balsall Heath,

Deritend

blacksmith, Eleanor, his wife, and Benjamin Dolphin,

son of the said Eleanor, to Sarah Dolphin, of Deretend

Deritend, spinster, and Jacob Pemberton of Deretend,

gunsmith, of messuages with appurtenances in Deretend.

Consideration: ?25.

Feoffment - William Moor the younger of Handsworth, Handsworth gunsmith

1 January 1735/6

John Whately

Indenture between 1; John Whately the elder of

Birmingham

Birmingham, gunsmith, 2; Joseph Porter of Birmingham,

toymaker, and Edmund Scotton of Shustock Shustoke co.

War., gent., and 3; John Whately the younger of

Birmingham, gunsmith, Henry Croxall the younger of

Shustock, gent., and Mary Croxall, his daughter, being a

settlement previous to the marriage of the said John

Whately the younger and the said Mary Croxall of

messuages with appurtenances in Smalbroke Street

Smallbrook Street Birmingham.

Birmingham City Archives MS 3449/Acc 1947-025/5

Birmingham City Archives MS 3449/Acc 1947-025/6

Birmingham Record Office MS 5/5 Birmingham City Archives MS 3602/434

3 June 1740 Thomas Oughton Bond from John Henn of Birmingham, ironmonger, to Birmingham Thomas Oughton of the same, gunsmith.

25 January John Whately 1743[/4]

Lease from Judd Harding of Birmingham, gent., to John Birmingham Whateley the younger of Birmingham, gunsmith, of garden land with appurtenances lying behind houses in Smallbrooke Street, Birmingham, to hold from 25 December [1743] for a term of sixty three years and then from 25 March [1807] for a further term of nineteen years. Rent: ?1.

4 June 1745 William Moor

Feoffment - William Moor the younger of Handsworth, Handsworth gunsmith

1 August 1747

Thomas Welch

Counterpart of lease for one hundred and twenty years Birmingham from Ann Colmore of Colney Hatch, co. Middx., widow, to Thomas Welch of Birmingham, gun lock maker, of land and premises in Colmore Row.

2 April 1748 Thomas Welch

Counterpart of lease for one hundred and nineteen years Birmingham from Ann Colmore of Colney Hatch, co. Middx., to Thomas Welch of Birmingham, gun lock maker, of land in Little Charles Street afterwards Edmund Street.

17 April 1752 Samuel Whitehouse Indenture of mortgage from Samuel Whitehouse of Birmingham, gun stocker, and John Clay Hallen of the same place, gent., trustee for the said Samuel Whitehouse, to David Hallen of the same place, frying pann maker, of lands and appurtenances in Yardley.

Birmingham

Birmingham City Archives MS 3069/Acc1926021/329428 Birmingham City Archives MS 3602/242

Birmingham Record Office MS 5/5

Birmingham City Archives MS 3375/409135

Birmingham City Archives MS 3375/409313

Birmingham City Archives MS 3375/571813

1754

Rich. Heely

13 August 1755

Richard Healey

17 June 1756 Richard Heeley

Leases, assignments and mortgages of two houses in Hill Birmingham Street, Birmingham; Rich. Heely of Birmingham, gunsmith

Lease for a term of 112 years - 1. Ann Colmore of

Birmingham

Colney Hatch, Midds., widow

2. Richard Healey of Birmingham, Warws., gunmaker

Reciting Act of Parliament of 1746 20 George II

Empowering 1 and assignees to make building leases of

lands in Birmingham during the life of Thomas Colmore,

merchant

Property in Holloway Head Lane, Birmingham described

Consideration: Annual Rent of ?3 6s.

2 covenants to spend at least ?400 on improvement of

property.

Agreement between Thomas Davis of Duddeston, forgeman, and Richard Heeley of Birmingham, gunsmith, concerning weekly wages, etc.

Birmingham

5 May 1759 William Bache

20 October Richard Perry 1761

Lease and counterpart lease for 11 years - 2. William Birmingham Bache of Birmingham, master of the workhouse and gunmaker; Property: Two pieces of land in Birmingham in Walmer Lane otherwise Lancaster Street. Lease, from John Hunter of Birmingham whitesmith, Birmingham Richard Perry of the same, gunsmith, John Constantine of Bonsall County Derby, woolcomber, to Spencer Perry of Birmingham victualler, of premises in Bull Street, Birmingham.

Birmingham Record Office MS 28/1007 Birmingham Record Office MS 28/439

Birmingham City Archives MS 3069/Acc1926021/329446 Birmingham Record Office MS 464/1-2

Birmingham Record Office MS 85/1/3

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