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    lauraathawes
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    Question Cordwainers Hall London

    Hi all wondering if anyone could help explaining this to me as I am little confussed!!

    My relation Thomas Athawes born abt. 1705 died 1764 was an attorney, but all of the documents I have found that relate to him say that he lived at Cordwainers Hall, London. I thought Cordwainers Hall was for shoemakers so why was an attorney living their??

    Thomas also had a partner in business called Samuel Commeline and there are quiet a few occasions when the Athawes and Commeline surname cross in documents. But I have just found this morning a document saying the Samuel Commeline also lived at Cordwainers Hall and he was an attorney.

    Very confused??

    Laura

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    Coromandel
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    Perhaps he acted as attorney for the Cordwainers Company and had an office at their hall? Certainly there was a connection with a later Athawes: Gentleman's Magazine vol. 79 (on Google Books) announces the death on 19 May 1796 of 'Edward Athawes, esq. many years clerk to the Cordwainers Company.'

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    An official address is distinct from a home address.

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