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Floruit: 1560–1598
Floruit 1560 (A) — 1598 (B); Male, married
Life Events
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Date |
Source
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| Death |
- before 1 Aug 1598 <Probate> |
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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PROB 11/92, Lewyn: 58-103, 144/523
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1598-08-01
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PRO - Stationer of London. --- McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - P.C.C. 72 Lewyn - 'he bequeathed his house in Aldgate, known by the sign of the Broad Axe, to his wife Mary'. ---
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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| Stationer |
Will
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (15)
| Name |
Premium |
Paid By |
Comments
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| BARNES, Thomas ‹ LBT 07194 › |
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- to serve his term with Richard Bankworth [ST/0:0120] - not to be counted among Conway's apprentices.
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| CONNEWAY, James ‹ LBT 07195 › |
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| CONNEWAYE, Peter ( - 1589) ‹ LBT 07196 › |
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| CONNEWEY, William ‹ LBT 07197 › |
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| DAVES, Thomas ( - 1603) ‹ LBT 07198 › |
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| FOWLER, Thomas ‹ LBT 07201 › |
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| GARDENER, Lawrence ‹ LBT 07202 › |
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| GOODMAN, Thomas ‹ LBT 07203 › |
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| GRIFFEN, Richard ‹ LBT 07205 › |
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| GRIFFIN, Edward ‹ LBT 07206 › |
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| STANDON, Thomas ‹ LBT 07207 › |
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| WALL, Henry ‹ LBT 07208 › |
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| WARD, Adam ‹ LBT 07209 › |
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| WARD, John ‹ LBT 07210 › |
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| FAN, Robert ‹ LBT 07283 › |
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Addresses (3)
Events (17)
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
/ CONVAYE / CONWAY / CONWAYE,
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.75
CONWAY or CONNEWAY (HENRY), (?) bookseller in London, 1560-98 : The Broad Axe without Aldgate. Apprentice to Richard Richardson { RICHARDSON, Richard ‹ LBT 08324 › }, and made free of the Company of Stationers on April 8th, 1560. He does not appear to have been a publisher, but he became an important member of the Company, serving the offices of Warden in the years 1585-6, 1587-8, 1591-2 and 1592-3 [Arber, i. 41, 122 et passim). He died in 1598, without male issue, and by his will proved on August 1st, 1598, he bequeathed his house in Aldgate, known by the sign of the Broad Axe, to his wife Mary { CONWAY, Mary ‹ LBT 30664 › } [P.C.C., 72, Lewyn).
