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DOVER APPRENTICE ENROLMENTS
In the 1970s, "about two lorry loads" of Dover Corporation records were taken from Dover to Kent County Archives, Maidstone. A lot of the records were very damp. Among this mass of material, Dover Apprentice Enrolments are recorded, in several volumes, as detailed below. The whereabouts of enrolments from 25 Mar 1689 to 2 Dec 1692, which are stated to be "in another book", is not known. A few enrolments in the 1788 - 1790 period appear to be "lost", due to damage; and possibly some much earlier ones, before 1598 may have been missing since the 17th century.
Transcript of the enrolments, c.1590 to c.1890 is being finalised at present and will soon be available on CD.
Here are a few of the enrolments at the beginning of the volumes:
(NOTE: spelling is as written), Ind = Indenture; Inr = Inrolled/Enrolled
"John BREADGATE maior sitting with Common Council and Juratts in 40th of Elizabeth" (folio 34) begins 20 June.
John NORMAN son of Edward NORMAN late of Dover husbandman deceased TO William BENNETT (Baker) 7 years from Indenture dated 20 June 40th year Eliz I. Inrolled 4 September (fol.34)
Charles STEELS (x) son of James STEELS of City of London (Clerk?), with consent of father and friends TO John PRINGLE/PRINGELL of Dover, Baker for 7 years from St John Baptist next (lengthy terms of apprenticeship)
Ind 20 June 44th year Eliz. I. (fol.34)
Robert FOREMAN son of Thomas FOREMAN of Rie (= Rye) Sussex, merchant, with consent of father TO John BREDGATE, (BREADGAT), Juratt of Dover, 7 years, trade of a Merchant (lengthy terms of apprenticeship) Indenture dated 23 Feb/ 40th year Eliz. I. (fol.34)
John GIBBS/GYBBS son of Richard, Sayler, late of Dover Kent, deceased, aged 15 yrs or thereabout TO Tymothie HART of Dover, Saylor (sgd Tymothy) from the Feast of Annun. St Mary for 7 years apprentice and one year
Last day of June xxxviij year Eliz. I (fol.35)
Rouland MACKLEN/MACKLYN son of William MACKLYN of Dover, marrynr TO Thomas HART of Dover marrynr for 6 yrs from Feast of purification of the Virgin Mary (lengthy terms of apprenticeship). Ind. 27 Jan 45th Eliz I (fol.35)
