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- [S211] Parish Records, England, UK, (Church of England), Great Saxham Parish Records; Marriage License indicates that he was form Bramford, Middlesex, UK, howerver Bramford is a town in Suffolk, UK; there is no Bramford, Middlesex, UK. The birth date was estimated from the fact that he would have been aged 21 when he was admitted to the Barber and Surgeons Company (Guild) in 1593.; Ful-John2, Section 1, Ful-John2, Section 1.
- [S227] Author: Info on documents from England, Research Notes and Research Documents from England, Info was obtained from the original document: Film: Ms 5265/1; from the Guildhall Library, London. Freedom Admissions to the Barber Surgeons’ Company.They are one of the London Livery Companies.
Walter Cole was admitted to the Barber Surgeon’s Company (Guild) on 8 May 1593. We know that Walter Cole was a Barber Chirurgeon as stated in his Will dated Aug 13, 1652 and we also know from his marriage document that his birth name was likely Randall.
The word Chirurgeon is a medieval term from which the modern “Surgeon” is derived. The 16th and 17th century’s profession of Barber Surgeon required the apprentice to live with a full member of the Barber Surgeon Guild, for seven years while being taught the trade.
The Master (Guild member) was responsible for giving him food and clothing throughout the term of the apprenticeship.
After the apprenticeship, Randall (Walter) Cole was admitted as a Freeman Member of the Barber Surgeon Company (we have a copy of the document).
TheBarber Surgeonwas one of the most commonmedicalpractitioners ofmedieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiersduring or after abattle. In this era,surgerywas not generally conducted by physicians, but bybarber-[surgeons].
Formal recognition of their skills (in England at least) goes back to 1540, when theFellowship of Surgeons(who existed as a distinct profession, but were still not "Doctors/Physicians" for reasons including that, as a trade, they were trained by apprenticeship rather than academically) merged with theCompany of Barbers, a Londonlivery company, to form theCompany of Barber-Surgeons.
However, the trade was gradually put under pressure by the medical profession and in 1745, the surgeons split from theBarbers' Company(which still exists) to form theCompany of Surgeons. In 1800 aRoyal Charterwas granted to this company and theRoyal College of Surgeons in London came into being (later it was renamed to cover all of England – equivalent Colleges exist forScotland andIrelandas well as many of the old UK colonies, e.g.Canada). [per wiki].
Source: original document:
Film: Ms 5265/1; from the Guildhall Library, London. Freedom Admissions to the Barber Surgeons’ Company.They are one of the London Livery Companies.
The records of the Company are retained by them and are not easy to access, although for a time they were deposited at Guildhall Library in London, which now hold microfilms of the relevant records; Ful-John1, section 2, Ful-John1.
- [S211] Parish Records, England, UK, (Church of England), Lavenham Parish Records, St Peter and St Paul Church, Laveham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Used Parish Burial Record.; Ful-John2, Section 1, Ful-John2, Section 1.
- [S211] Parish Records, England, UK, (Church of England), Lavenham Parish Records, St Peter and St Paul Church, Laveham, Suffolk, England, UK.
"1652 Burials, p201, 3 September - Walter Cole"; Ful-John2, Section 1, Ful-John2, Section 1.
- [S211] Parish Records, England, UK, (Church of England), Parish of Great Saxham, Suffolk, UK; Marriage Record of St Andrews Church, book 1555-1812; "1609 Marriages; Randall Cole and Susanna Northfield were married January 30".
The Original Parish Marriage License in Latin translated as follows:
Walter Cole and Susan Northfeild[marginal heading]: “On the same day and year aforesaid [29 January 1609/10] issued a license for marriage between Walter Cole of Bramford in the county of Middlesex single and Susan Northfeild of Great Saxham lately of Lavenham single, directed to Master Reginald Northfeild clerk, minister of Great Saxham aforesaid.
The said Walter,“Barbor Cyrurgyon,and John Clarke of Lavenham,Maulster,were bound.”; Ful-John2, Section 1, Ful-John2, Section 1.
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Abt 1572 - 1652 (~ 80 years)
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