COLWELL, Thomas ( - 1578) ‹ LBT 08273 ›

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Floruit: 1560–1578

Floruit 1560 (A) — 1578 (B);  Male, married

Life Events

Event Date Source
Death - before 3 Mar 1578

Family Relationships

LBTNumber Name Relationship Occupation Comments
3232 COLWELL, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 03232 › spouse

Livery Companies

Company Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

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

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
POWELL, William ‹ LBT 08269 ›

Had Apprentice(s): (3)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
BALLARDE, Lawrence ‹ LBT 07184 › (fl. 1571-1571)
LENTHROPPE, Mathewe ‹ LBT 07185 › (fl. 1578-1578)
WYTTERS, Roberte ‹ LBT 07186 › (fl. 1571-1571)

Addresses (3)

Date Address Trade at Addr Source Comment
1560 Charing Cross McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) - besides (dw)
1562, (1562) St Bride's Churchyard McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) - against North door
1565, (1565) Fleet Street McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) - Sign of St John the Evangelist

Events (5)

Date Event type Description
13 Oct 1556 Bound to William Powell (LBT/08269)
30 Aug 1560 Freed - Servitude
24 Jun 1564 Appr - Binding Lawrence Ballarde (LBT/07184)
25 Dec 1564 Appr - Binding Robert Wytters [LB T/7186]
24 Aug 1568 Appr - Binding Mathew Lenthroppe [LB T/7185]

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, pp.43-4

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.74

COLWELL (THOMAS), printer in London, 1561-75; (1) St. Bride's Churchyard over against the North Door of the Church, 1562-3; (2) St. John the Evangelist, beside Charing Cross; (3) St. John the Evangelist, Fleet Street, beneath the Conduit. Apprentice with William Powell { POWELL, William ‹ LBT 08269 › } [Arber, i. 40). Took up his freedom August 30th, 1560 [Arber, i. 159]. His first entry in the Registers was a ballad entitled The Woman of Canyne, which was entered before July 24th, 1562 [Arber, i. 177]. He succeeded Robert Wyer { WYER, Robert ‹ LBT 02899 › } at the sign of St. John the Evangelist beside Charing Cross, and used his blocks and ornaments.