CLERK, Thomas ( - 1611) ‹ LBT 08162 ›

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Floruit: 1600–1611

  floruit 1600 (A)—1611 (B);  Male, married

Life Events

Event Date Source
Death - before 4 Nov 1611

Family Relationships

Relationship Name Occupation Comments Conf
spouse: CLERK, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 03215 › 95

Livery Companies

Company Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

Occupation Comment
Bookseller McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
NORTON, William (1527 - 1593) ‹ LBT 08157 ›

Had Apprentice(s): (1)

Name Premium Paid By Date Event Comments
LOWNES, Robert ‹ LBT 07147 › (fl. 1611-1611) Bound

Addresses (1)

Date Address Trade at Addr Source Comment
1604-07-01 St Paul's Churchyard McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) - the sign of the Angel

Events (2)

Date Event type Description
2 Feb 1592 Bound to William Norton (LBT/08157)
4 Feb 1600 Freed - Servitude

Sources and References

Original Sources Comments
St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.42

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.71

CLARKE or CLERKE (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1600-7; The Angel in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1607. Son of John Clerk of Wigdon in Cumberland, yeoman. Apprentice to William Norton { NORTON, William (1527 - 1593) ‹ LBT 08157 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from February 2nd, 1591/2 [Arber, ii. 179). Made a freeman of the Company on February 4th, 1599/1600 [Arber, ii. 725). His first book entry occurs on April 24th, 1604 [Arber, iii. 259], and his last on June 22nd, 1607 [Arber, iii. 354]. He appears to have dealt chiefly in tbeological books.