The Guild of Carpenters, Joiners, Wheelwrights, Sawyers and Coopers was established in the City of Durham in 1661.

Records of the Joiners' Company

Reference: DCG 9

Dates of creation: 1712-1965

Extent: 5 volumes; 7 items

Records of the Joiners company, formerly the Carpenters and Joiners, Wheelwrights, Sawyers and Coopers, and can be viewed via the Special Collections Catalogue.

Records Summary

Orders: 1717-1721, 1735-1743, 1754-1826, 1848
Minutes: 1744-1895
Accounts: 1749-1917
Apprenticeships: 1712-1872, 1883
Admissions: 1730-1731, 1750-1911, 1924, 1936-1938, 1957-1968
Lists of freemen: 1726, 1743-1781, 1796-1869

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