In 1813, Robert William Young put himself to Apprentice to William Ashman "Gold and Silver Beater, a Citizen and Goldsmith of London, to learn his Art of a Gold and Silver Beater..."
So, I interpret this to mean that Ashman had the Freedom of the Goldsmith Company, and the same would be true when Young completed his apprenticeship - right? What is catching me is that Ashman is a Gold Beater who will train Young to do the same - but a Gold Beater is a specialty within the Goldsmith Company??
I did find that Gold Beaters were craftsmen who made gold leaf. One occupation dictionary for the 1891 census profoundly said that it was one who beats gold...
BTW - Young took on at least one other Apprentice to train as a Gold Beater.
So, I interpret this to mean that Ashman had the Freedom of the Goldsmith Company, and the same would be true when Young completed his apprenticeship - right? What is catching me is that Ashman is a Gold Beater who will train Young to do the same - but a Gold Beater is a specialty within the Goldsmith Company??
I did find that Gold Beaters were craftsmen who made gold leaf. One occupation dictionary for the 1891 census profoundly said that it was one who beats gold...
BTW - Young took on at least one other Apprentice to train as a Gold Beater.
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