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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the hiring of servants, and all are much frequented by the clothiers from Yorkshire. The living is a perpetual curacy; …
A History of the County of Somerset
… who served as governors of the grammar school included clothiers and sergemakers. 43 Among the town's clothiers was the Quaker Thomas Whitehead, who at his death …
A History of the County of Stafford
… which stretched south from the Winshill mills. 19 Early Clothiers The scale of clothworking is revealed by a dispute … 21 Other members of the Clerk (or Clark) family who were clothiers included Henry (fl. 1602), 22 Robert (fl. 1625), 1 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in 1618. 18 By the mid 1590s most of the clique of leading clothiers and wealthy inhabitants who controlled Burton were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… serges, and worsteds were made, and c. 1795 there were 14 clothiers, 2 woolstaplers, a worsted maker, and a fuller in the town. 68 In 1822 there were 3 clothiers, 3 woolstaplers, and a list maker. 69 The industry … mill took its earlier name from that of a family of clothiers in Calne in the 16th and 17th centuries, was used …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… landowners and their nominees. 21 The first group included clothiers. William Allen, who attended six parliaments … who was elected in 1603, was a member of a local family of clothiers. 23 Local landowners who were M.P.s included Sir … five times between 1689 and 1702, was of a family of Calne clothiers and owned land in the parish, 30 Henry Blake (d. …