Guild of Shoemaker

Hi bill, sorry it don't have any answers for you, my ancestor was a boot maker in Wexford so I'd be interested in any guilds as well. I'm thinking that the village or townlands shoe maker would have been a person of note, even esteem. If he shod the villagers. It's so hard to find any info but I'll remember you if I do.
Regards
Pam

Hi, Pam.

Hope to hear from you soon.  ;-)  Good hunting.  I'll post if I find anything.

Bill

I'm most interested in this information if you ever find it.  My gggfather was a shoemaker in Bagenalstown as well. His surname was Reddy. 

Mary Ross

Brisbane, Qld Australia

Hi there, My Grandfather was also a shoemaker/bootmaker in Bagenalstown.. John  Kelly was his name.  I can from a long line of shoe and bootmakers (both male and female).  I went to Bagenalstown in 2009 to search for any history.. and found an old man that showed me the shop that used to be the cobblers (shoemakers) and it is now a betting shop!!  Appropriate since my Dad (Tom Kelly) was addicted to horse racing.  

Carol Davis (nee Kelly)

Central Coast, NSW, Australia 

Hi Everyone,

There WAS a guild in Ireland for shoemakers.  My 4x great grandfather was Edward Roche of Cork City and in 1825 he was a Warden of the Guild of Boot and Shoe Makers along with Daniel Hogan who was Master of the Guild.  It is a controvertial issue though because at some point, not sure if it was before this time or after, it was illegal to belong to a union of any kind.  Or it was illegal for the Masters of a trade to belong to one but it was ok for the workers.  I haven't been able to find any written documents regarding the Guild but am going to Cork in July and plan to visit the local studies department at the library.  There may also be more information in Dublin.

Kat

Hi All,

I too would be interested in any information relating to the Boot & Shoe making trade.

I have a few ancestors who were bootmakers originating somewhere in Ireland and were listed as 'Master Bootmakers' when found in Manchester in the mid 1800's

I have been trying for numerous years to find the county they came from.

Andrew Cochlan (B:1826 in Ireland) and William Coghlan (B:1812 - C' Carlow) were both Master bootmakers and operating seperate businesses within half a mile of each other in Manchester.

Andrew's Father, Myles, was also a Master bootmaker.

What would be the chances of William being related to Myles and Andrew.

Best Regards,

Andy Coghlan

Hello Everyone, My mother's Grandfather was a John Morris, stated as from Cork in the UK Census 1861, probably born in about 1815, who came to London and in 1834 married Amelia Hunt. They lived in Marylebone.

In 1841 Census he is recorded as Shoemaker, and she as Shoe Binder.  He continues to be recorded as a Shoemaker in 1851 and 1861. In 1871 he records no occupation. He died in 1875. I haven't found his name in the Irish records so far. 

I would be very interested to know more about the Boot/Shoe-Making Trade, and did look at a Gazetteer for Cork where names (not including his) are recorded for some years in early 19th Century. Best wishes, Celia 

My ggf was also a shoemaker in Cork and in NYC. EMIGRATED in about 1865. Seemed to have gotten off the boat and walked across the street (ok 2 streets) to Cherry st. The shop way either on Cherry or Catherine. 

Anyway I cannot find where in Cork he was from. Name was John Barrett, which I understand is a common name

 I'll be following this post

Thanks, 

Eileen Barrett

I'm interested to hear more about this guild as I'm researching a number of people with the surname MARKS who were shoemakers/cordwainers in Youghal, Cork.

Is there some sort of searchable database for people who were part of the guild?

Thanks

Andrea Marks

Further to my continued searching for a Boot & Shoe makers guild, I stumbled across a historical directory of trade unions in Ireland, where information on Boot & Shoe Makers can be found on page 147. Here's a link to the directory. If you haven't already seen this, then I hope it is of some help to your research.

 https://www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Historical-Directory-of-Trade-Unions-in-Ireland.pdf

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