This is a list of the
freemen of the
City of Gloucester.
17th-century
* 1653 -
Robert Payne, member of Parliament.
* 1658 -
Ralph Wallis
Ralph Wallis (died 1669), was a nonconformist pamphleteer, known as ‘the Cobler of Gloucester.’
Wallis was, according to the minutes of the Gloucester corporation, admitted on 8 June 1648 ‘to keepe an English schoole at Trinity church’ ( ...
, nonconformist pamphleteer, known as "the Cobler of Gloucester".
18th-century
* 1762 -
Benjamin Hyett.
[Ripley, Peter, & John Jurica (Ed.) (1991) ''A Calendar of the Registers of the Freemen of the City of Gloucester 1641-1838''. ]Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society is a learned society concerned with the history and antiquities of the City of Bristol and the historic county of Gloucestershire. It was founded on 21 April 1876; and is a registered charity, ...
. p. 136.
* 1782 -
John Phillpotts, land agent.
* 1789 -
George Worrall Counsel
George Worrall Counsel (c. July 1758 – 19 January 1843) was a Gloucester solicitor, antiquarian, alderman, and property developer.
He was first apprenticed to an ironmonger but left that to study law and qualified as a solicitor and proctor. ...
, lawyer and antiquarian.
19th-century
* 1835 -
George Viner Ellis
George Viner Ellis FRS (25 September 1812 Minsterworth - 25 April 1900 Minsterworth) was Professor of Anatomy at University College London and one of the foremost anatomists of his time.
George Viner was the second son of Viner Ellis of Duni Hous ...
, anatomist.
[Ripley & Jurica, p. 257.]
References
Further reading
* Langley-Smith, W. (1902) ''The Freemen of the City of Gloucester and the Corporation: A short history''.
* Anon. (1950) ''"The Freemen of Gloucester": An Account of the Chartered Freemen of the City of Gloucester.''
* Ripley, Peter, & John Jurica (Ed.) (1991) ''A Calendar of the Registers of the Freemen of the City of Gloucester 1641-1838''. Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. {{ISBN, 0900197323
External links
*http://www.gloucesterfreemenandwomen.co.uk/
*https://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/directory/listing/chartered-freemen-women-of-the-city-of-gloucester
*https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4ed3ea9f-cc89-41ae-a5b4-c0660027dba0
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...