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01-05-18, 17:54
John Higho of Paul's Alley, Red Cross Street, watchmaker took on an apprentice for 7 years, Joseph James Denison in 1819. Joseph became a watchmaker and indeed married his master's daughter Caroline Sarah Higho.
But the apprenticeship was recorded in the City of London Haberdashers and Freemen record. And John Higho, watchmaker, ended his days in the Haberdasher's Aske's Almshouse in Hoxton.
What is the connection between haberdashery and watchmaking?
But the apprenticeship was recorded in the City of London Haberdashers and Freemen record. And John Higho, watchmaker, ended his days in the Haberdasher's Aske's Almshouse in Hoxton.
What is the connection between haberdashery and watchmaking?