Genealogy
Many people researching family history come across a reference to a shipwright forefather, and ask the Company for further information. Sadly, they are usually disappointed. There are two major reasons for this:-
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Livery Companies History
The Government's 'City of London' Web site contains a wealth of information on the City of London's Livery Companies. Click here to visit the 'City of London' website....Read More |
Industry History
Shipbuilding is one of mankind's oldest and most significant technologies. The ancestors of the aborigines could only have reached Australia, as they did 50,000 years ago, by making an voyage of over eighty kilometres in the open sea, which indicates not only that they could build seagoing craft, but that their techniques were sufficiently well-established and reliable to give them the confidence to undertake such a momentous journey....Read More |
Shipwright's History
While the Shipwrights' Company is 59th in the order of seniority, due to its livery being granted in 1782, the earliest written reference to it dates back to 1387, and in fact it exists "by prescription", which means it is acknowledged to have been in existence before 1199: the Company has never petitioned for or been granted a charter. ...Read More |
