tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post780785167173688347..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Glimpses of Boston’s Town CriersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-66556136948698927752022-01-31T08:52:09.416-05:002022-01-31T08:52:09.416-05:00I found another town crier around the time of the ...I found another town crier around the time of the Revolution: John Weare Sr. (last name also spelled Ware, Wear, Weyer, or Wears.)<br /><br />I originally found him in Appendix 1 of Henry J. Cadbury's, "Quaker Relief during the Siege of Boston," Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 34, 1937. In Dec 1776, "John Wair & Wife" and their three children were in Shirley with many other poor refugees who fled Boston. John's occupation was given as "Town Crier." They received one pound of relief money from the committee.<br /><br />The Thwing entry 62798 for John Wears/Weyer/Wear lists him as a Constable from 23 Oct 1776 to 1 Apr 1778, when he was dismissed for neglecting his duties. He was appointed/listed as Town Crier on 18 Dec 1782 and in 1786, a Ticket Porter. Based on the information he provided the Quakers, he was likely a crier before 1776, too, but I haven't searched for verification of that.<br /><br />(Could he also be the John Ware, carter, married to Katharine, who sold some property on 3 Apr 1765 and is in Thwing 60039?)<br /><br />Dexter's Memoranda recorded his 1800 death, "John Weare, many years in the service of the town, as Town Crier, d. Jany 1800, a. 71, Eliot St." Laurie Halse Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-37485419858382277002009-11-15T16:28:54.739-05:002009-11-15T16:28:54.739-05:00There are still over 450 town criers in the world....There are still over 450 town criers in the world. Most are in England, but also USA, Canada, many European countries, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. - Gary Long, Town Crier for Middleton and Berwick, Nova Scotia, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-21592879444386755972009-09-22T12:02:25.443-05:002009-09-22T12:02:25.443-05:00I don’t know of books for kids specifically about ...I don’t know of books for kids specifically about town criers. But from the regular inquiries for homework help at EarlyAmerica.com’s <a href="http://www.earlyamerica.com/towncrier/" rel="nofollow">Town Crier Forums</a>, it was obvious that a lot of students have the assignment of finding out what a town crier did. <br /><br />For the photo above, I went on Flickr and searched for town criers, and found a bevy of older men dressed in outlandish mélanges of 17th, 18th, and 19th century uniforms. Almost all were from Britain. So I’m guessing that many towns in Britain still do have town criers, either volunteer or with small compensation, for the sake of either tourism or eccentricity.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-46244755996253664252009-09-22T09:14:05.425-05:002009-09-22T09:14:05.425-05:00Most interesting, John. I love the topic. Years ag...Most interesting, John. I love the topic. Years ago I wrote a book of unconventional activities for kids and one of them was "Be a Town Crier." Has there, to your knowledge, been any picture books about town criers? <br /><br />And is the photo above to indicate that Ledbury STILL has an active (and compensated) town crier?Marchttp://noblemania.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com