The Guilds or Incorporated Companies

The full names of the companies varied over time, as amalgamations took place (rather like trade unions today). The following list, in contemporary spelling, is taken from Eneas Mackenzie’s Historical Account of Newcastle upon Tyne, dated 1824, which is likely to be reasonably accurate;

 

Bakers and Brewers

Barber Surgeons (spelt as Chirugeons in Mackenzie)

Butchers

Colliers, Paviors and Carriagemen

Coopers

Cordwainers

Feltmakers, Curriers and Armourers

Fullers and Dyers

Hoastmen (generally spelt Hostmen today)

House Carpenters

Joiners

Masons

Masters and Mariners (also called Trinity House)

Merchant Adventurers (incorporating the Drapers)

Millers

Plumbers, Pewterers and Glaziers

Ropemakers

Saddlers

Sailmakers

Scriveners

Shipwrights

Skinners and Glovers

Smiths

Tanners

Taylors (i.e. Tailors)

Upholsterers, Tinplateworkers and Stationers

Weavers

(This is a fuller list than on the Freemen’s website,  because that includes only the Companies that still exist)