Virtual Jamestown - Records of Christ's Hospital

The Records of Christ's Hospital

Personal Information
The records of Christ's Hospital contain a wealth of information about each apprentice and where they ended up. This page explains what each of the fields in the record means. This page lists all the fields found in the original records. If there is no value for a field in the records, that field will not be displayed on the printout of the record.
Apprentice Name:	The name of the apprentice, given as Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.
Apprentice Gender:	Male or Female. Most apprentices were male, but there are 3 females listed in the records.
Family Information
Father's Name:	The apprentice's father, given as Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.
Father's Occupation:	The occupation of the apprentice's father.
Mother's Name:	The apprentice's mother, given as Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.
Mother's Occupation:	The occupation of the apprentice's mother.
Christ's Hospital Record
Date Admitted:	Date apprentice was admitted to Christ's Hospital, given as Year-Month-Day.
Age at Admittance:	Age of the apprentice when admitted to Christ's Hospital.
Date of Birth:	The apprentice's date of birth, given as Year-Month-Day.
Date of Baptism:	The apprentice's date of baptism, given as Year-Month-Day.
Date When Clothed:	The date when the apprentice was first clothed at Christ's Hospital.
Parish/Town Admitted From:	The apprentice's home parish/town.
Admittance Requested By:	The person who requested that the apprentice be admitted into Christ's Hospital.
Requester's Relationship to Apprentice:	The relationship of the person requesting the apprentice's admittance into Christ's Hospital.
Date of Apprenticeship:	Date when the apprentice was admitted to Christ's Hospital.
Date of Discharge:	Date when the apprentice was discharged from Christ's Hospital.
Governor who Presented Apprentice:	The governor who presented the apprentice to the school. The presenting governor generally paid for the apprentice's education at Christ's Hospital.
Governor's Title:	The title of the governor who presented the apprentice for admittance.
Governor's Notes:	Any notes attached to the record of the presenting governor.
Person Requesting Apprentice's Admittance:	The person who requested that the apprentice be admitted into Christ's Hospital. Generally, this was a family member or a board member.
Requester's Occupation:	The occupation of the person who requested the apprentice's admittance to Christ's Hospital.
Requester's Notes:	Any notes attached to the record of the person who requested the apprentice's admittance.
Discharge Information
Destination Region:	Region of the world that the apprentice was sent to.
Destination Colony:	Colony the apprentice was sent to.
Destination Town:	Town the apprentice was sent to.
Ship Name:	Ship the apprentice was sent on.
Master's Name:	The apprentice's master, given as Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.
Master's Title:	The title of the apprentice's master (Major, Colonel, Lady, etc.)
Master's Occupation:	The occupation of the apprentice's master.
Master's Colony of Residence:	The colony of residence of the apprentice's master.
Master's Town of Residence:	The town of residence of the apprentice's master.
Person Discharged to:	The person the apprentice was discharged to. In many cases, there were multiple entries for this field.
Person's Occupation:	The occupation of the person to whom the apprentice was discharged.
Person's Notes:	Any notes attached to the record of the person the apprentice was discharged to.
Company Apprenticed to:	The company the apprentice was apprenticed to. Both the Virginia Company and the Hudson's Bay Company apprenticed children from Christ's Hospital.