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	Lightermen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were closely associated with the watermen, who carried passengers, and had their own livery company called the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.
		The lightermen were a vital component of the Port of London before the enclosed docks were built during the 19th and 20th century.
		The lightermen's trade was eventually largely swept away by the technological and economic changes that led to the closure of most of London's docks in the 1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lightermen (458 words)

	Watermen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Watermen were river workers who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain.
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen still licences Thames Watermen to carry passengers today and their ancient archives are a unique resource to genealogy research.
		Many of these routes trodden by watermen for centuries have not been in regular use since the 1930 's and their continued existence as rights of way appears untenable despite their undoubted importance historically and as future sites for archaeological investigation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Watermen (320 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Society Guardian \| Making waves
		In 1700, the watermen combined with their colleagues in cargo as the Company of Watermen and Lightermen (CWL), which still regulates people working on the Thames, many of whom are qualified in both disciplines of waterage and lighterage.
		The watermen's business began to decline during the 17th and 18th centuries as bridges were built across the river, reducing the number of passengers who needed to be rowed across.
		Jane Jeffery, one of the first licensed female watermen and lightermen, and mother of a young daughter, was apprenticed to her father at 16.
	society.guardian.co.uk /societyguardian/story/0,,998562,00.html (1416 words)

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		The Fishmongers' Company, with assistance from Watermen's Company, the Association of Master Lightermen and Barge Owners, the Almshouse Benevolent Fund and the Tugmen's Guild, then provided clinker gigs to be used in the race; and Mr George Odell, who himself won the race in 1902, added another boat in 1962.
		The Company decided that for the time being the race should be opened to include unsuccessful candidates of the past four years providing they were under the age of 26 on the day of the race.
		From 1988 the Fishmongers' and Watermen's Companies agreed that, subject to the rules and conditions outlined above, young persons in the year of their Freedom and the first and second years thereafter should be eligible to compete for the Wager.
	www.watermenshall.org /history/doggett.htm (1413 words)

	Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Records of the Watermen & Lightermen
		The Company of Watermen was formed in order to put an end to what a 1566 Act of Parliament calls divers and many misfortunes and mischances, caused by evil and ignorant persons who robbed and spoiled of their [passengers'] goods, and also drowned them.
		The structure of the company was that of a fellowship.
		The records of the Watermen and Lightermen's Company held by the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library reflect its rich and diverse history.
	www.history.ac.uk /gh/water.htm (1471 words)

	Knollys Rose Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Master of The Company of Watermen and Lightermen, Mr Robert E Lupton, cuts the rose in Seething Lane Gardens, in front of a goodly crowd.
		The Master of The Company of Watermen and Lightermen, Mr Robert E Lupton, formally presents the rose to the Rt.
		The Ceremony is organised by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, and the Company, the Knollys family and the Vicar of All Hallows invite guests to this annual ceremony which takes place at the Mansion House.
	www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk /knollys_rose_ceremony.htm (230 words)

	ParishRegister.com - Watermen & Lightermen
		All Watermen and Lightermen have passed through the hallowed doors to be examined by the Court at the time of their Binding and Freedom admission.
		The Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen was established in 1872 as the Amalgamated Society of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames.
		The insurance companies provided their fireman with a distinctive livery, consisting of caps, coats, breeches, stockings and shoes, and with a large badge to wear upon the upper part of the left sleeve of their coat, with the company's emblem embossed on it.
	www.parishregister.com /aboutstp.html (5870 words)

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		From time to time the watermen made complaints about the `unfitness and corruption' of the rulers (which they blamed for their poverty), and in 1621-3 and again in 1631-2 revolts broke out in the company.
		By this act the rulers and assistants were annually to appoint the watermen of the principal places of plying, `or the major part of them', and such watermen were to choose forty to sixty assistants.
		The Humble Petition of the Ancient Overseers, Rulers and Assistants of the Company of Watermen.
	www.geocities.com /thameswatermen/original.htm (4050 words)

	Thames Watermen - Trades, industries and institutions - Port Cities
		A further Act of 1555 led to the foundation of the Company of Watermen and the introduction of apprenticeships on the river.
		The Company was responsible throughout the 19th century for regulating watermen and lightermen and their fees, and for registering their boats.
		Today, the principal activities of the Company are the training of apprentices and the charitable support of watermen and their families.
	www.portcities.org.uk /london/server/show/ConNarrative.142/chapterId/2956/Thames-Watermen.html (415 words)

	RTWLA: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Watermen’s Company was established by an Act of Parliament in 1555.
		The company is in fact governed by an oligarchy of co-opting elite which has no place in the 21st century There is also no mechanism for participation in the Company’s affairs or decision making for the majority of the Freemen members of the Company (the time served Journeymen Freemen).
		This culminated in 1642, with the election of new rulers by the Freemen of the Company.
	www.rtwla.org.uk /history.html (615 words)

	Thames Watermen & Lightermen
		Watermen in the Navy lists the surname and forenames of some 525 Watermen, together with both the name of the ship they were serving in and how many guns it had.
		Watermen Killed in Action, or Invalided from Service covers the same period and the original was compiled by the same clerk.
		Dated 2nd February 1628, it is a Muster of Watermen compiled by the Admiralty as part of a national assessment during the reign of Charles I of those liable for naval impressment.
	www.parishchest.com /en-gb/dept_1612.html (797 words)

	The Company of Watermen and Lightermen
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, Watermen's Hall, 16 St Mary-at-Hill, London, EC3R 8EF
		Watermen's Hall dates back to 1780 and is the only original Georgian Hall in the City of London.
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen was established in 1555 to control the workmen on the Thames responsible for the movement of goods and passengers.
	www.stringofpearls.org.uk /pearl70/pea70.html (74 words)

	East End history, London history, End End of London, Tower Hamlets, Doggett's Coat and Badge, River Thames, watermen
		Today, the watermen and lightermen live on as the crews of the small boats that operate on the river, but once they were thousands strong.
		In 1566 a new Act formed the Company of Watermen, to put an end to 'divers and many misfortunes and mischances [caused by] evil and ignorant persons who robbed and spoiled of their [passengers'] goods...
		Entry to the company was only granted after a seven-year apprenticeship, and you weren't likely to win that unless your dad or uncle was a waterman.
	www.eastlondonhistory.com /doggetts.htm (1082 words)

	East of London FHS Online Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Royal Asylum for Poor, Aged, Decayed and Maimed Freemen of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames and their Wives or Widows.
		The Company of Watermen & Lightermen of The River Thames.
		With over 1,100 entries this index shows the surname and forenames of the individual; or in the case of a wife or widow who the husband was, the date of admission and finally where the individual was living at the time admission was recorded.
	www.eolfhs.org.uk /eolstore/products.asp?id=104 (291 words)

	Livery company links -- All Hallows by the Tower
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen’s licensing powers were transferred to the Port of London Authority in 1908, but it still retains its powers of binding apprentices to learn the trade and the admission of freemen.
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames have long enjoyed a close and warm relationship with the Parish of All Hallows by the Tower.
		The Company’s Honorary Chaplain is the Archdeacon of London, The Venerable Peter Delaney MBE.
	www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk /livery_links.htm (1411 words)

	watermen
		KENT surname Apprenticeship (Binding) Indexes for the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames 1692-1949 by Robert J.Cottrell
		watermen and lightermen were free of the attention of the press gang.
		Watermen and Lightermen, it appears that the Company registered his bumboat.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~kentsurnameuk/watermen.htm (4913 words)

	Watermen's Hall Two
		He points out that the watermen were "the taxi drivers of their times".
		The History of the Origins and Progress of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames with Numerous Historical Notes, by Henry Humpherus, 1859, is a mine of information.
		Monamy obviously didn't paint his picture before the hall was rebuilt, and it therefore cannot portray the first winner of the race, except anachronistically, and the earliest sensible date to put on the painting is 1721 or even 1722.
	www.cichw.net /pmhallwm1.html (419 words)

	Watermen's Hall - londonlaunch.com - Corporate Event Management London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames was established by Act of Parliament in 1555 to regulate watermen and wherrymen carrying passengers by boat under oars on the River Thames.
		The Act of 1555 introduced apprenticeship for a term of one year to learn the watermen’s trade, and the Company has continued to train watermen and later lightermen upon the present time.
		On completion of their apprenticeship, young Freemen of the Company are eligible to compete in the oldest sculling contest, Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager, first rowed in 1715.
	www.londonlaunch.com /company.asp?retid=36&companyID=4968 (430 words)

	The Thames Watermen: A History 1555 - 1700 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Thames Watermen in the Century of Revolution
		The watermen's quest for a voice in their company won a spectacular success in the English Revolution of 1640 - 1660.
		The Democratic Revolution in the Company of Thames Watermen, 1641 - 1642
	www.geocities.com /thameswatermen (170 words)

	Apprentices UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Waterman's Company dates from 1555 and in 1585 were granted their own coat of arms by Queen Elizabeth I.
		In 1700 they were amalgamated with the watermen to form the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.
		The Watermen and Lightermen were close knit communities and fathers apprenticed sons or nephews; brother apprenticed brother; sons of Watermen often married daughters of Watermen.
	www.zip.com.au /~rsterry/gen/apprents.htm (826 words)

	Report and special report from the Select Committee on Watermen's and Lightermen's Company Bill and Barge Owners' &c ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Report and special report from the Select Committee on Watermen's and Lightermen's Company Bill and Barge Owners' &c Liability Bill: together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix
		In a Special Report, they state that although numerous witnesses have been examined, they could not consider dealing with the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company Bill and made no amendments.
		Questions referred to the workings of the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company, their court, membership of the Company, rights of non-Freemen, barge licensing
	www.bopcris.ac.uk /bop1833/ref1683.html (186 words)

	lightermen Watermen Lightermen Apprenticeship Records Thames Riverside Parish
		The River Thames Watermens and Lightermens The River Thames Watermens and Lightermens.
		The Worshipful Company of Watermen and Lightermen The only City Livery Company to be formed and governed by Act of Parliament.
		Watermen and Lightermen Byelaws 1992 Regulatory Navigational Watermen and Lightermen Byelaws 1992 as amended - Maritime information relating to vessel navigation and marine safety on the tidal River Thames for the commercial and leisure mariner.
	carrins.blog6.diaryging.com /1143723513.html (940 words)

	Economy of London
		The Baltic Exchange is a UK company that operates the premier global marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers.
		The company was founded in the mid- eighteenth century.
		It is Britain's oldest manufacturing company, having been established in 1570 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and has operated continuously since then.
	www.shortopedia.com /E/C/Economy_of_London (792 words)

	Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the Thames
		North West Kent F.H.S. Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the Thames
		A Companion to the original watermen and lightermen binding indexes CDW1.
		Over 1100 names of watermen and their wives (widows) with dates and location.
	www.parishchest.com /en-gb/dept_872.html (114 words)

	Bennetts Tugs Limited
		Ensuring all key employees have served recognised apprenticeships with a watermen and lightermen company, and hold local and national certificates of competence
		Foster Yeoman Limited - a quarrying, contracting and logistics company - established an aggregate depot operation at the Isle of Grain in 1986 and appointed Alan C. Bennett as their lighterage contractor, hauling aggregates to their Thames-side wharves at Grays, Essex and Northfleet, Kent.
		This began an association that saw Foster Yeoman Limited take a 51% interest in the company in 2002 as a means of securing their lines of supply for the CTRL contract and to take advantage of the opportunity to expand their marine logistics interests.
	www.bennetts-tugs.co.uk /index.cfm?ObjectId=1581 (306 words)

	This is Local London \| CommuniGate \| History
		The railway company laid track along much of the route, though it had to make new cuttings and straighten bends, as to minimise costs the canal had hugged natural contours.
		The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Almshouses were built to provide accommodation for retired freemen of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen and their widows.
		In 1839 two acres of land, including a well, were presented to the Company by wealthy Penge landowner John Dudin Brown, and Queen Adelaide became patron of the new institution, donating 100 guineas towards the cost.
	www.communigate.co.uk /london/pengeforum/page8.phtml (893 words)

	My Family History Annals by Alf Allen - Records of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen
		Because of the potential difficulties this posed the Corporation of London was appointed Conservator of the Thames in 1193, its duties including the licensing of boat operators on the river.
		Records of contracts 1865-1926 (Ms 19548A) from 1865, watermen and lightermen too old to serve an apprenticeship could obtain a licence by being contracted, i.e.
		Records concerning regulation and discipline of company members, including the records of the Court of Complaint, which dealt with complaints against watermen for infringing regulations, using abusive language etc.
	www.mike-allen.org.uk /alf/records.htm (1538 words)

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		These watermen were both older and fewer in number than the apprentices and freemen of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.
		His uncle was a Royal Navy Petty Officer serving in WW2 on convoys to Russia, and was on board the battle cruiser, HMS Exeter, which took part in the Battle of the River Plate against the German battleship Graf Spee off Montevideo in 1939.
		The Company of Watermen & Lightermen has him listed as an apprentice commencing 10 Sep 1829, bp 3 May 1815 at Milton & Gravesend, no birth date recorded, but apprenticeships started at age 14 to 14 3/4.
	www.spiers.net /trinity.htm (3696 words)

	Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Livery Company Membership Guide: Watermen and Lightermen's Company
		The freedom admission records of this company are not indexed.
		As far as can be ascertained, however, all freemen of this company were, until the late 19th century, admitted by apprenticeship (not by patrimony or redemption), and all dates of freedom are entered in the apprenticeship registers, 1688-1908 (Ms 6289/1-24), which are indexed for all dates except 1743-4.
		From 1865, watermen and lightermen too old to serve an apprenticeship could obtain a licence by being contracted (i.e.
	www.history.ac.uk /gh/w&l.htm (245 words)

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