FREEDOM REGISTERS:
| Ms 5576/1 | 1614-50 | (1614-40 & 1643-1752 indexed |
| /2 | 1650-98 | in Ms 5587/1-2; otherwise all vols |
| /3 | 1698-1774 | unindexed) |
| /4 | 1774-1815 | |
| /5 | 1815-60 | |
| Ms 5576A/1 | 1860-66 | (Freemen's declarations; both vols |
| /2 | 1866-74 | unindexed) |
| Ms 21507/24-31 | 1871-1901 | (Freedom presentments; vols 26-31 indexed) |
ALPHABETICAL LISTS OF FREEMEN:
For freedoms and apprentices 1537, 1600-1650, see W P Haskett-Smith, The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers (1916) available in the Printed Books Section, ref. A 5.6 no. 35 (proof of identity required).
| Ms 5587/1 | 1593-1752 | (Indexes to admissions recorded in |
| /2 | 1699-1752 | FREEDOM REGISTERS and COURT MINUTES: see catalogue entry for more detailed description) |
| Ms 5578/1 | ca.1758-1788 | (Both vols give dates of freedom) |
| /2 | ca.1788-1840 |
Complete alphabetical lists of freemen 1840 to date are held at Fishmongers' Hall.
APPRENTICE BINDINGS BOOKS:
| Ms 5576/1 | 1614-50 | (All vols unindexed) |
| /2 | 1650-98 | |
| /3 | 1698-1774 | |
| /4 | 1774-1815 | |
| /5 | 1815-60 | |
| Ms 5838/1 | 1694-1828 | (Orphans' Tax books: both vols |
| /2 | 1828-60 | unindexed) |
| Ms 21508/13 | 1851-69 | (Apprentices presentments; vol 14 |
| /14 | 1869-1929 | indexed) |
ALPHABETICAL LISTS OF APPRENTICES
See Cliff Webb's London Livery Company Apprenticeship Registers Vol. 44 Fishmongers' Company 1614-1800 (2006). Compiled from Ms 5576. Indexed by names of apprentice and master, subjects and places. Available in Guildhall Library Printed Books Section and Manuscripts Section reading room.
QUARTERAGE BOOKS:
| Ms 5578A/1-4 | 1610-1740 | (Indexed 1610-90, 1692-4) |
| Ms 5578B | 1740-52, 1756-8 (Indexed) |
COURT MINUTES:
| Ms 5570/1 | 1592-1610 | (Freedoms in vols 1-6 indexed in |
| /2 | 1610-31 | Ms 5587/1-2) |
| /3 | 1631-46 | |
| /4 | 1646-64 | |
| /5 | 1666-99 | |
| /6 | 1699-1752 | |
| Ms 5571/5-34 | 1752-1900 | (Unindexed) |
Last updated July 2007