FINCH, Robert ( - 1603) ‹ LBT 08816 ›
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Floruit: 1595–1603
floruit 1595 (A)—1603 (B); Male
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | probably 1603 STC |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Stationer | |
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODCOCK, Thomas ( - 1594) ‹ LBT 07167 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYDOWES, Thomas ‹ LBT 08819 › (fl. 1569-1569) | Turned-over |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1586 | Bound | to Thomas Woodcock (LBT/07167) |
| 3 Mar 1595 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 26 Jun 1595 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Thomas Wydowes (LBT/08819) |
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.64
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.103
FINCH (ROBERT), (?) bookseller in London, 1595. Son of Nicholas Finch of Redbourn, co. Herts., husbandman. Apprentice to Thomas Woodcock { WOODCOCK, Thomas ( - 1594) ‹ LBT 07167 › }, stationer, for nine years from Christmas, 1586 [Arber, ii. 145]. Admitted a freeman on March 3rd, 1594/5, on the death of his master, and took over his fellow apprentice Thomas Wydowes { WYDOWES, Thomas ‹ LBT 08819 › } [Arber, ii. 715, 205]. The only book entry under his name occurs on September 22nd, 1595 [Arber, iii. 48]. Nothing more is heard of him.