Master Tailor's from 1830's to 1870's

[florna]

My 3 x Great Grandfather was born in Sutton Coldfield in 1772. He was a tailor for his whole life. On his Death Certificate it states that he was a 'Master Tailor'. How was this different to being an 'ordinary' tailor? Could he charge more? Did he have a better lifestyle?
Can someone give me some ideas please
Thanks
Dave

 

[Key Hill Brian]

Hi Dave,

I have a long string of Tailors in my family - Grandad and 4 generations prior, but oly recently came across a cousin who went to London and is a 'Master Tailor' - made quite a bit and had premises at 8 Saville Row!
apparently - A Master Tailor would have served an apprenticeship, usually seven years, then become a journeyman before becoming a Master Tailor, which means he employed other people.


Hope this helps - Probably is a guild as well - if he is an Employer

Brian

 

[florna]

Hi Dave,

I have a long string of Tailors in my family - Grandad and 4 generations prior, but oly recently came across a cousin who went to London and is a 'Master Tailor' - made quite a bit and had premises at 8 Saville Row!
apparently - A Master Tailor would have served an apprenticeship, usually seven years, then become a journeyman before becoming a Master Tailor, which means he employed other people.


Hope this helps - Probably is a guild as well - if he is an Employer

Brian

Brian
Many thanks for that info it backs up what I have gleaned from someone on another forum. I think my ancestor was a bit better off than I imagined. I appreciate your help.
Dave

 

[Astonian]

hi florna
my mothers family had a relative on her family side whom came to birmingham from london whom also wa a tailor
whom is bussiness shop was in the alley way right next to the midland hotel at the bootom end of new street birminham
i cannot recall the name of the alley way where you walked through it was a small entrance with only a couple of shops in there
it was an old shop with the little square windows as i recall he certanly had a prime postion it was virualy ajoining to the hotel war
he was there in the thirtys an through till at least the sixtys he was one of the really rich ones of the family but for some reason the story went tht none of them would speak with him through out he generations may be he was because he was one of the early membersof the famiy to come to brum
there was another member whom would not speak to him whom had the bussiness in carrs lane whom ran the guns and sport shop just up the rd
and there name was jelfs ; guns and sports and jelfs the tailors these are the early generations of the jelfs that moved down to brum then the coffee houses
along with joe lyons and pattersons whom was the jelfs first venture in the arcade which was my great grand fathers whom built up the chain around brum
and thee was one on colmore row next to the station ; best wishes astonian;;