A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1988.
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'Gloucester: Aldermen, 1483-1835', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester, (London, 1988) pp. 374-381. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol4/pp374-381 [accessed 19 April 2024]
ALDERMEN OF GLOUCESTER 1483–1835
Under its charter of 1483 Gloucester had 12 aldermen, who were to hold office for life and one of whom was to serve each year as mayor. Under the Municipal Corporations Act the existing bench of aldermen retired from office at the end of 1835.
The list is based on G.B.R., B 2/1, ff. 26v.–31, 36–39v., 60–63v.; on the records of elections and the lists of the common council in ibid. B 3/1–14; and on Ripley, 'Glouc. 1660–1740', App. XXV. Other sources are given in the footnotes. There are probably some names missing in the period 1483–1503. An asterisk indicates where the appointment or removal of an alderman was the result of government intervention.
Most of the aldermen served two terms as sheriff before their appointment and one or two terms as mayor after it. For a list of mayors and sheriffs during the period, see Fosbrooke, Glouc. 208–11 (which can be completed up to 1835 from G.B.R., B 3/13–14).
| Election (or, in brackets, first occurrence) | Occupation (where known) | Death, Resignation, or Removal | ||
| 1483 (fn. 1) | John Trye | d. 1485 (fn. 2) | ||
| (1484) | John Capel (fn. 3) | d. 1505 | ||
| (1485) | Wm. Francombe | d. 1488 (fn. 4) | ||
| (1486) (fn. 5) | John Hilley | wiredrawer | d. 1494 (fn. 6) | |
| (1486) | John Poole | (by 1503) | ||
| (1486) | Ric. Russell | (by 1503) | ||
| (1486) | And. Bye | (by 1503) | ||
| (1486) | Thos. Long | (by 1503) | ||
| (1486) | Thos. Bower | (by 1503) | ||
| (1486) | Wm. Cole | mercer (fn. 7) | d. 1517 | |
| (1486) | Thos. Fairford | d. 1487 (fn. 8) | ||
| (1486) | Rob. Cuff | draper | d. 1496 (fn. 9) | |
| (1486) | Thos. Hart | mercer (fn. 10) | (by 1503) | |
| (1489) (fn. 11) | Rob. Poole | (by 1503) | ||
| (1491) (fn. 12) | Wal. Rowden | lawyer (fn. 13) | d. 1513 | |
| (1492) | Wm. Cooke | d. 1494 (fn. 14) | ||
| (1492) | Phil Pridith | (by 1503) | ||
| (1492) | John Elliott | tanner | (d. 1497) (fn. 15) | |
| (1495) (fn. 16) | Rob. Rawlings | draper | d. 1497 (fn. 17) | |
| (1499) | Garet van Eck | merchant (fn. 18) | d. 1506 | |
| (1501) | John Cooke | mercer | d. 1528 (fn. 19) | |
| (1503) | Wm. Henshaw | bellfounder (fn. 20) | d. 1522 | |
| (1503) | Wm. Marmion | res 1530 | ||
| (1503) | Thos. Asplyn | res. 1510/11 | ||
| (1503) | Thos. Tayloe | clothier (fn. 21) | d. 1531 | |
| (1503) | Thos. Lane | d. 1504 | ||
| (1503) | John Natton | mercer (fn. 22) | d. 1519 | |
| (1503) | David Vaughan | merchant (fn. 23) | d. 1504 | |
| 1504 | Wm. Goldsmith (or Smith) | goldsmith (fn. 24) | d. 1517 | |
| 1504 | Thos. Studley | d. 1511/12 (fn. 25) | ||
| 1505 | Nic. Elliott | d. 1517 | ||
| 1506 | Ric. Rowden | mercer (fn. 26) | d. 1517 | |
| 1510/11 | Ralph Sankey | capper (fn. 27) | d. 1524 | |
| 1511/12 | Rob. Plavis | d. 1519 | ||
| 1513 | John Hawkins | brewer (fn. 28) | d. 1523 | |
| 1517 | Thos. Porter (or Hartland) (fn. 29) | draper (fn. 30) | d. 1522 | |
| 1517 | Wm. Jordan | cutler (fn. 31) | d. 1545 | |
| 1517 | Ralph Halsey | d. 1519 | ||
| 1517 | John Allen | tanner (fn. 32) | d. 1524 | |
| 1519 | John Falconer | capper (fn. 33) | d. 1545 | |
| 1519 | John Rawlings | draper (fn. 34) | d. 1532 | |
| 1519 | Wm. Hazard | dyer (fn. 35) | d. 1543 | |
| 1522 | Thos. Osborne | mercer (fn. 36) | d. 1541 | |
| 1522 | John Chapman | res. 1527/8 | ||
| 1523 | John Semys | d. 1540 | ||
| 1524 | John Rastell | d. 1533 | ||
| 1524 | Thos. Massinger | d. 1534 | ||
| 1527/8 | Wm. Matthews | tanner (fn. 37) | d. 1539 | |
| 1528 | Adam ap Howel | d. 1546 | ||
| 1530 | Hen. Marmion | d. 1542 | ||
| 1531 | Thos. Bell (later Kt.) | capper (fn. 38) | d. 1566 | |
| 1532 | Lewis ap Rice | d. 1533 | ||
| 1533 | Thos. Payne | draper (fn. 39) | d. 1560 | |
| 1533 | Rob. Poole | merchant (fn. 40) | d. 1545 | |
| 1534 | Thos. a Morgan | d. 1534 | ||
| 1534 | Phil. Redvern | mercer (fn. 41) | d. 1549 | |
| 1539 | Thos. Loveday | d. 1558 | ||
| 1540 | Thos. Bell | d. 1560/1 (fn. 42) | ||
| 1541 | Maur. Vaughan | mercer (fn. 43) | d. 1542 | |
| 1542 | John Huggins | capper (fn. 44) | d. 1544 | |
| 1542 | Ralph Rawlings | d. 1548 | ||
| 1543 | David Lewis | draper (fn. 45) | d. 1545 | |
| 1544 | Thos. Clutterbuck | merchant (fn. 46) | res. 1557 | |
| 1545 | John Rastell | draper (fn. 47) | d. 1558 | |
| 1545 | John Sandford | clothier (fn. 48) | res. 1554 | |
| 1545 | Wm. Traherne | d. 1549 | ||
| 1545 | Wm. Mitchell | draper (fn. 49) | d. 1555 | |
| 1546 | Thos. Pury | mercer | d. 1579 | |
| 1548 | Wm. Hazard | draper (fn. 50) | res. 1555 | |
| 1549 | Rob. Moreton | vintner (fn. 51) | d. 1571 | |
| 1549 | Wm. Jenkins | d.1566/7 | ||
| 1554 | John ap Richard | d. 1558 | ||
| 1555 | Wm. Bond | goldsmith (fn. 52) | d. 1565 | |
| 1555 | Hen. Machen | d. 1567 | ||
| 1557 | Thos. Massinger | d. 1565 | ||
| 1558 | Thos. Hyde | tanner | d. 1574 | |
| 1558 | Lawr. Singleton | draper | res. 1593 | |
| 1558 | John Woodward | mercer | d. 1575 | |
| 1560/1 (fn. 53) | Hen. King | mercer | d. 1571 | |
| 1560 | Thos. Semys | clothier | d. 1603 | |
| 1565 | Wm. Massinger | d. 1594 | ||
| 1565 | John Kirby | clothier | d. 1578 | |
| 1566/7 | Hen. ap Rice | vintner | d. 1569 | |
| 1566 | Luke Garnons | draper | d. 1615 | |
| 1567 | Thos. Wicks | d. 1572 | ||
| 1569 | Wm. Sandford | clothier | d. 1570 | |
| 1570 | Peter Romney | clothier | d. 1577 | |
| 1571 | Ric. Cugley | baker | d. 1586 | |
| 1571 | Thos. Francombe | merchant | d. 1579 | |
| 1572 | Jas. Morse | tanner | d. 1578 | |
| 1574 | Thos. Machen | mercer | d. 1614 | |
| 1575 | Thos. Lane | maltster | d. 1584 | |
| 1577 | John Smith | brewer | d. 1586 | |
| 1578 | Lawr. Holliday | mercer | d. 1587 | |
| 1578 | John Webley | dyer | d. 1588 | |
| 1579 | Thos. Best | d. 1587 | ||
| 1579 | John Cowdale | tanner, later maltster | d. 1607 | |
| 1584 | John Browne | mercer | d.1593 | |
| 1586 | Ric. Coxe | maltster | d. 1605 | |
| 1586 | Rob. Walkeley | mercer, later brewer | rem. 1604 | |
| 1587 | Ric. Webb | baker, later brewer | d. 1598 | |
| 1587 | John Rastell | d. 1587 | ||
| 1587 | Ric. Ward | upholsterer | d. 1593 | |
| 1588 | John Taylor | maltster | rem. 1615 | |
| 1593 | Hen. Hazard | maltster | res. 1616 | |
| 1593 | Ric. Hands | diocesan registrar | d. 1593 | |
| 1593 | Grimbald Hutchins | draper | rem. 1602 | |
| 1593 | Wal. Nourse | mercer | rem. c. 1606 | |
| 1594 | John Jones | diocesan registrar | d. 1630 | |
| 1598 | Chris. Capel | mercer | d. 1626 (fn. 54) | |
| 1602 | Thos. Rich | mercer | d. 1607 | |
| 1603 | John Payne | innkeeper | d. 1605 | |
| 1604 | Hen. Darby | baker | d. 1614 | |
| 1605 | Lawr. Wilshire | clothier (fn. 55) | d. 1612 | |
| 1605 | John Baugh | mercer | d. 1621 | |
| c. 1606 | John Brewster | furrier | d. 1610 | |
| 1607 | John Thorne | brewer | d. 1618 (fn. 56) | |
| 1607 | John Browne | brewer | d. 1638 | |
| 1610 | Wm. Hill | mercer | d. 1636 | |
| 1612 | Thos. Adams | clothier | d. 1621 | |
| 1614 | Edm. Clements | mercer | d. 1633 (fn. 57) | |
| 1614 | Ric. Smith | tanner | d. 1637 | |
| 1615 | Mat. Price | tanner | d. 1635 | |
| 1615 | Geof. Beale | mercer | res. 1635 | |
| 1616 (2nd term) | John Taylor | maltster | d. 1626 | |
| 1618 (fn. 58) (2nd term) | Hen. Hazard | maltster | d. 1625 (fn. 59) | |
| 1621 | Ric. Beard | mercer | d. 1638 | |
| 1621 | John Walton | goldsmith | d. 1626 | |
| 1625 | Wm. Price | mercer (fn. 60) | d. 1640 | |
| 1625 | Hen. Browne | d. 1637 | ||
| 1626 | Ant. Robinson | d. 1641 | ||
| 1626 | Toby Bullock | d. 1641 | ||
| 1630 | John Brewster | maltster (fn. 61) | d. 1649 | |
| 1633 | John Webb | d. 1643 | ||
| 1635 | Wm. Lugg | tanner (fn. 62) | d. 1646 | |
| 1635 | Wm. Singleton | draper (fn. 63) | rem. 1662* | |
| 1636 | Wm. Capel | rem. 1662* | ||
| 1637 | Jas. Powell | d. 1646 | ||
| 1637 | John Hayward | d. 1640 | ||
| 1638 | Thos. Hill | d. 1652 | ||
| 1638 | Thos. Pury | attorney (fn. 64) | res. 1662 | |
| 1640 | John Scriven | ironmonger (fn. 65) | d. 1645 | |
| 1640 | Dennis Wise | mercer (fn. 66) | rem. 1662* | |
| 1641 | Nic. Webb | d. 1647 | ||
| 1641 | Leon. Tarne | vintner (fn. 67) | d. 1642 | |
| 1642 | Luke Nourse | rem. 1662* | ||
| 1643 | Lawr. Singleton | draper (fn. 68) | rem. 1662* | |
| 1645 | Jasper Clutterbuck | d. 1659 (fn. 69) | ||
| 1646 | Jas. Wood | d. 1646 | ||
| 1646 | John Madock | d. 1657/8 | ||
| 1646 | Hen. Cugley | d. 1669 | ||
| 1647 | Jas. Stephens | tanner, later maltster (fn. 70) | rem. 1672* | |
| 1649 | Ant. Edwards | d. 1660 | ||
| 1652 | Edm. Collett | tanner (fn. 71) | res. 1658 | |
| 1657/8 | Rob. Tyther | tanner (fn. 72) | d. 1660 (fn. 73) | |
| 1658 | Toby Jordan | bookseller | rem. 1663* | |
| 1659 | Rob. Payne | rem. 1662* | ||
| 1660 | Thos. Pierce | rem. 1663* | ||
| 1660 | Thos. Lugg | mercer | rem. 1662* | |
| 1661/2 | Wm. Clarke | rem. 1662* | ||
| 1662* | Wm. Russell | furrier | d. 1682 | |
| 1662* | John Powell | d. 1666 | ||
| 1662* | Thos. Yate | apothecary | d. 1668 | |
| 1662* | Thos. Price | d. 1679 | ||
| 1662* | John Woodward | d. 1667 | ||
| 1662* | Ant. Arnold | attorney (fn. 74) | rem. 1672 | |
| 1662 | Rob. Fielding | physician | rem. 1671 | |
| 1662 | Nic. Webb | rem. 1663* | ||
| 1663* | Hen. Ockhold | d. 1669 | ||
| 1663* | John Wagstaffe | res. 1689 | ||
| 1663* | Hen. Fowler | physician | d. 1685 | |
| 1666/7 | Wm. Bubb | rem. 1672* | ||
| 1666/7 | Ric. Massinger | brewer (fn. 75) | d. 1668 | |
| 1668 | Wm. Scudamore | rem. 1672* | ||
| 1668 | Toby Langford | bookseller | rem. 1672* | |
| 1669 | Wm. Hodges | rem. 1672* | ||
| 1669 | Rob. Longden | rem. 1672* | ||
| 1672* | Hen. Norwood | landowner (fn. 76) | d. 1689 | |
| 1672* | Wm. Cooke | landowner (fn. 77) | d. 1703 | |
| 1672* | Duncombe Colchester (later Kt.) | landowner (fn. 78) | d. 1694 | |
| 1672* | Hen. Brett | landowner (fn. 79) | d. 1674 | |
| 1672* | Wm. Selwyn | landowner (fn. 80) | d. 1679 | |
| 1672* | John Gythins | draper | d. 1690 | |
| 1672* | Thos. Aram | mercer | d. 1679 | |
| 1672* | John Rogers | baker | d. 1694 | |
| 1674 | John Webb | mercer (fn. 81) | d. 1686 | |
| 1679 | Rob. Halford | d. 1683 | ||
| 1679 | Francis Singleton | ironmonger (fn. 82) | d. 1682 | |
| 1679 | John Price | d. 1687 | ||
| 1682 | Wm. Lambe | chapter registrar | res. 1691 | |
| 1682 | Wm. Jordan | apothecary | rem. 1687* | |
| 1683 | John Hill | res. 1689 | ||
| 1685 | Benj. Hyett | attorney (fn. 83) | rem. 1687* | |
| 1686 | John Smallwood | rem. 1687* | ||
| 1687* | Anselm Fowler | landowner (fn. 84) | res. 1688 | |
| 1687* | John Essington | landowner (fn. 85) | rem. 1689 | |
| 1687* | Thos. Browne | res. 1712 | ||
| 1687* | Thos. Snell | rem. 1690 | ||
| 1689 | Wm. Hodges | d. 1703 | ||
| 1689 | Rob. Payne | mercer | d. 1713 | |
| 1689 | John Ewens | draper | d. 1696 | |
| 1689 | Wm. Nicholls | tanner | d. 1693 | |
| 1690 | Sir John Guise, Bt. | landowner (fn. 86) | d. 1695 | |
| 1690 | Wm. Corsley | goldsmith | d. 1691 | |
| 1690 | Wm. Taylor | ironmonger | d. 1706 | |
| 1691 | John Hyett | mercer | d. 1711 | |
| 1691 | Thos. Longden | ironmonger | d. 1702 | |
| 1693 | Wm. Scudamore | draper (fn. 87) | d. 1695 | |
| 1694 | Giles Rodway | mercer | d. 1729 | |
| 1694 | Thos. Willcocks | d. 1699 | ||
| 1695 (2nd term) | Thos. Snell | d. 1706 | ||
| 1695 | Thos. Webb | mercer | d. 1734 | |
| 1696 | Nic. Webb | d. 1712 | ||
| 1699 | Sam. Eckley (later Kt.) | landowner (fn. 88) | rem. 1705 | |
| 1702 | Nic. Lane | apothecary | d. 1718 | |
| 1703 | Sam. Palmer | rem. 1707 | ||
| 1703 | Sam. Lye | grocer | d. 1712 | |
| 1705 | John Bell | mercer | d. 1719 | |
| 1706 | Capel Payne | mercer | d. 1743 | |
| 1706 | Wm. Nicholls | d. 1721 | ||
| 1707 | Edm. Gregory | furrier | d. 1720 | |
| 1711 | Sam. Hayward | grocer | d. 1715 | |
| 1712 | Jas. Furney | ironmonger | d. 1737 | |
| 1712 | Ric. Green | maltster | d. 1729 | |
| 1712 | Sam. Browne | maltster | d. 1738 | |
| 1713 | Thos. Ludlow | draper | d. 1734 | |
| 1715 | Thos. Nicholls | plumber | d. 1719 | |
| 1719 | Ric. Corsley | goldsmith | d. 1742 | |
| 1719 | John King | dyer | d. 1730 | |
| 1719 | Gabriel Harris | bookseller | d. 1744 | |
| 1720 | Dan. Washbourne | maltster | res. 1727 | |
| 1721 | John Rodway | mercer | d. 1736 | |
| 1727 | John Selwyn | landowner (fn. 89) | d. 1751 | |
| 1729 | Thos. Carill | hosier | d. 1736 | |
| 1729 | John Small | landowner (fn. 90) | d. 1739 | |
| 1730 | Wm. Bell | landowner, tax collector (fn. 91) | d. 1768 | |
| 1734 | John Hayward | mercer | d. 1758 | |
| 1734 | Ric. Lewis | goldsmith | d. 1745 | |
| 1736 | Thos. Hill | apothecary | d. 1760 | |
| 1736 | Chas. Selwyn | landowner (fn. 92) | res. 1740 | |
| 1737 | Wm. Nicholls | postmaster (fn. 93) | d. 1769 | |
| 1738 | Edw. Machen | d. 1740 | ||
| 1739 | Sam. Worrall | proctor (fn. 94) | d. 1745 | |
| 1740 | Ric. Finch | res. 1749 | ||
| 1740 | Thos. Hayward | d. 1781 | ||
| 1742 | Lawr. Crump | upholder (fn. 95) | d. 1776 | |
| 1744 | John Blackwell | d. 1760 | ||
| 1745 | Benj. Saunders | wine merchant, former innkeeper (fn. 96) | d. 1763 | |
| 1745 | Gabriel Harris | bookseller (fn. 97) | d. 1786 | |
| 1747 | Mic. Bailey | d. 1749 | ||
| 1749 | Sam. Farmer | apothecary (fn. 98) | d. 1778 | |
| 1749 | Ric. Roberts | d. 1757 | ||
| 1751 | Jas. Herbert | d. 1758 | ||
| 1757 | Geo. Augustus Selwyn | landowner (fn. 99) | d. 1791 | |
| 1758 | Jos. Cheston | apothecary (fn. 100) | d. 1779 | |
| 1758 | Ric. Webb | grocer (fn. 101) | d. 1772 | |
| 1760 | John Baylis | woolstapler (fn. 102) | d. 1772 | |
| 1760 | Edw. Baylis | woolstapler (fn. 103) | d. 1775 | |
| 1764 | Thos. Branch | d. 1784 | ||
| 1768 | John Jefferies | pinmaker (fn. 104) | d. 1778 | |
| 1769 | John Webb | grocer (fn. 105) | d. 1785 | |
| 1772 | Benj. Baylis | woolstapler (fn. 106) | d. 1777 | |
| 1772 | Abraham Saunders | wine merchant (fn. 107) | d. 1793 | |
| 1775 | Wm. Crump | surgeon (fn. 108) | d. 1784 | |
| 1776 | John Box | pinmaker (fn. 109) | res. 1783 | |
| 1777 | Jas. Sadler | woolstapler (fn. 110) | d. 1779 | |
| 1778 | Wm. Lane | attorney (fn. 111) | d. 1789 | |
| 1778 | John Bush | woolstaper (fn. 112) | d. 1781 | |
| 1779 | Thos. Weaver | pinmaker (fn. 113) | d. 1805 | |
| 1779 | Wm. Cowcher | pinmaker (fn. 114) | d. 1785 | |
| 1781 | Ric. Webb | d. 1787 | ||
| 1781 | Chas. Howard, earl of Surrey (later duke of Norfolk) | landowner (fn. 115) | d. 1815 | |
| 1783 | Sam. Colborne | apothecary | apothecary (fn. 116) | d. 1813 |
| 1784 | Edwin Jeynes (later Kt.) | mercer, later banker (fn. 117) | d. 1810 | |
| 1784 | Sir John Guise, Bt. | landowner (fn. 118) | d. 1794 | |
| 1785 | John Webb | landowner (fn. 119) | d. 1795 | |
| 1785 | John Jefferies | pinmaker (fn. 120) | d. 1818 | |
| 1786 | Sam. Woodcock | Post Office surveyor (fn. 121) | d. 1829 | |
| 1787 | Jas. Sadler | mercer (fn. 122) | d. 1810 | |
| 1789 | Giles Greenaway | landowner, former innkeeper (fn. 123) | d. 1815 | |
| 1791 | Wm. Middleton | d. 1793 | ||
| 1793 | Thos. Mee | landowner (fn. 124) | d. 1812 | |
| 1793 | John Turner | banker (fn. 125) | res. 1812 | |
| 1794 | John Ready | res. 1806 | ||
| 1795 | John Cooke | wine merchant (fn. 126) | res. 1808 | |
| 1805 | Ric. Nayler | surgeon (fn. 127) | d. 1816 | |
| 1806 | Dan. Willey | landowner (fn. 128) | d. 1817 | |
| 1808 | David Arthur Saunders | wine merchant | d. 1828 | |
| 1810 | Sir Berkeley Wm. Guise, Bt. | landowner (fn. 129) | d. 1834 | |
| 1810 | Thos. Commeline | former attorney (fn. 130) | d. 1830 | |
| 1812 | John Pleydell Wilton | surgeon | (1835) | |
| 1812 | Edw. Weaver | pinmaker | res. 1819 | |
| 1813 | Jas. Jelf (later Kt.) | banker | res. 1815 | |
| 1815 | Sam. Ricketts | attorney | d. 1820 | |
| 1815 | Thos. Washbourne | druggist, later banker (fn. 131) | d. 1824 | |
| 1815 | David Walker | printer | res. 1829 | |
| 1816 | Chas. Weaver | pinmaker | res. 1818 | |
| 1817 | Ralph Fletcher | surgeon | (1835) | |
| 1818 | John Phillpotts | barrister | res. 1823 | |
| 1818 | John Baron | physician | res. 1821 | |
| 1819 | Sam. Jones | brushmaker | (1835) | |
| 1820 | Jas. Wood | banker, mercer | (1835) | |
| 1821 | Hen. Wilton | attorney | d. 1822 | |
| 1822 | Wm. Price | timber merchant | (1835) | |
| 1823 | Thos. Smith | attorney | res. 1825 | |
| 1824 | John Cooke | attorney | res. 1829 | |
| 1825 | Shadrach Charleton | grocer (fn. 132) | res. 1831 | |
| 1828 | David Mowbray Walker | printer | (1835) | |
| 1829 | Alex. Walker | printer | (1835) | |
| 1829 | Wm. Hen. Hyett | landowner (fn. 133) | res. 1834 | |
| 1829 | Edw. Bower | currier | (1835) | |
| 1830 | John Wm. Wilton | surgeon | (1835) | |
| 1831 | Wm. Morgan Meyler | surgeon | (1835) | |
| 1834 | Thos. Russell | banker (fn. 134) | (1835) | |
| 1834 | Elisha Farmer Sadler | land surveyor (fn. 135) | (1835) |