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Floruit: 1593
floruit (A) 1593 - 1593 ; Male
Introduction
William Kyrkham was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company. He was freed as a freeman of the Stationers' Company per patrimonium in March 1593 following his father Henry Kyrkham's death, and was active in the book trade from 1593 to 1598. He operated at the sign of the Black Boy at the Little North Door of St. Paul's Churchyard and took on apprentices in the binding trade.
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1593, (1593-1598) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- the Black Boy, little North Door
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Events (2)
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
- said to be dead at the time the child's bindi
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.100
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.165
KIRKHAM (WILLIAM), bookseller in London, 1593-8; The Black Boy, Little North Door of St. Paul's Church. Son of Henry Kirkham { KYRKHAM, Henry ( - 1593) ‹ LBT 08088 › }. Admitted a: freeman "per patrimonium" after his father's death, on March 5th, 1592/3, on the presentation of his mother { KYRKHAM, (Unknown) ( - 1593) ‹ LBT 03200 › } [Arber, ii. 712], but a month previously he had entered a book in company with Thomas Orwin { ORWIN, Thomas ( - 1593) ‹ LBT 08300 › }. The last book entry under his name occurs on January 27th, 1597/8.