The list of men below were Freemen of Macclesfield Between 1750 and 1830.
Some will have earned the right to be on the Burgess list, others may have bought the title, but frequently they inherited it by being the son of a Freeman at the time of birth.
Highlighted are Mayors of Macclesfield
Surnames A-B are on this page, please follow links for other surnames
| Date | Surname | Forename | Notes |
| 1750 | Allen | Joshua | |
| 3/10/1760 | Andrew | Matthew | son of James |
| 7/10/1774 | Allen | Thomas | Dyer Mayor 1798-1799 |
| 20/9/1771 | Arden | Richard Pepper Esq. | |
| 13/10/1786 | Andrew | William | |
| 12/10/1787 | Allen | Phillip | Clockmaker |
| 2/10/1789 | Allen | John | |
| 2/10/1789 | Ashworth | John | |
| 28/9/1791 | Alcock | George | |
| 710/1796 | Ayton | William |
Mayor 1804-1805 |
| 12/10/1798 | Allen | Thomas Junr. | Mayor 1823-1824 |
| 12/10/1798 | Andrew | Matthew | |
| 18/10/1799 | Allen | James | |
| 20/2/1805 | Ayton | Charles | |
| 9/10/1807 | Anderson | Ralph | Butcher |
| 8/10/1824 | Ayton | G. H. | |
| 22/1/1830 | Ainsworth | Thomas | |
| 22/1/1830 | Ainsworth | Francis | |
| 22/1/1830 | Ashness | George | |
| 22/1/1830 | Ashness | John | |
| 20/2/1830 | Abercromby | Houble | |
| 2/3/1830 | Alcock | Thomas | |
| 1751 | Broadhurst | David | Butcher |
| 1752 | Braddock | Nathaniel | |
| 1754 | Briscoe | Thomas | |
| 1754 | Bradford | Samuel | |
| 1754 | Bradbourn | Josiah | |
| 1756 | Broadhurst | Thomas | |
| 20/9/1760 | Booth | John | The Younger, Butcher |
| 20/9/1760 | Bullock | Ralph, Junr. | Butcher |
| 3/10/1760 | Bayley | John | son of Johathan |
| 1761 | Bradburn | John | Freeborn |
| 30/9/1763 | Bennett | John | son of Henry |
| 7/10/1763 | Burgess | Thomas | son of Thomas |
| 14/9/1765 | Birtles | John | Of Sutton Gent. |
| 14/9/1765 | Brocklehurst | Thomas, Gent. |
Mayor 1766-1767 and 1805-1806 |
| 20/9/1765 | Brocklehurst | William | |
| 11/10/1765 | Buckley | John | |
| 30/9/1765 | Barber | Jonathan | |
| 7/10/1768 | Broadhurst | Peter | |
| 5/10/1770 | Bullock | James | son of Benjamin of Long Moss |
| 12/10/1770 | Bullock | Reuben | son of Ralph |
| 11/10/1771 | Buxton | Samuel | Aleseller |
| 5/4/1772 | Broster | Charles | son of George |
| 2/10/1772 | Bresiver | Samuel | son of Samuel |
| 2/10/1772 | Bullock | Thomas | son of Ralph |
| 2/10/1772 | Bayley | John | son of Edward |
| 2/10/1772 | Bayley | Matthew | son of Edward |
| 2/10/1772 | Brocklehurst | Mr John | |
| 8/10/1773 | Brocklehurst | William Esq. | |
| 8/10/1773 | Burgess | Thomas | |
| 5/11/1773 | Brocksbank | William | Mayor 1774-1775 |
| 7/10/1774 | Broadhurst | Ralph | Chapman |
| 6/10/1775 | Broster | Samuel | son of George of Bollington |
| 6/10/1775 | Bayley | George | son of Johathan |
| 13/10/1775 | Broadhead | John | son of William of Rainow |
| 13/10/1775 | Broughton | Sir Thomas | |
| 11/10/1776 | Bancroft | Chinley | |
| 11/10/1776 | Bradford | Samuel | son of John of O Withington |
| 10/10/1777 | Braddock | Charles | |
| 10/10/1777 | Brocklehurst | John | The Elder |
| 1/10/1779 | Brocklehurst | John Junr. | |
| 8/10/1779 | Brocklehurst | William | |
| 8/10/1779 | Brocklehurst | Bennett | Thomas |
| 21/10/1780 | Bullock | Joseph | son of James |
| 12/10/1781 | Bradburn | Joseph | son of Anthony |
| 12/10/1781 | Beswick | Francis | Mayor 1797-1798 |
| 12/10/1787 | Bayley | William | son of Fortunatus |
| 12/10/1787 | Bradford | George | son of James of O Withington |
| 30/9/1790 | Bayley | Thomas | son of Edward |
| 2/10/1789 | Barber | James | son of Ralph |
| 9/10/1789 | Bennett | James | son of Edward |
| 9/10/1789 | Bullock | Francis | son of Ralph |
| 28/10/1791 | Bradburn | John | son of Anthony |
| 28/10/1791 | Bradley | Peter | |
| 28/10/1791 | Bradford | John | son of John |
| 28/10/1791 | Blagg | William | son of Samuel |
| 28/10/1791 | Bayley | William | Son of John |
| 28/10/1791 | Bradburn | James | son of Anthony |
| 28/10/1791 | Bramhall | Peter | son of James |
| 28/10/1791 | Booth | John | son of John |
| 28/10/1791 | Barber | Thomas | son of Ralph |
| 28/10/1791 | Bennett | Henry | son of Edward |
| 28/10/1791 | Bayley | Samuel | son of James |
| 7/10/1772 | Bayley | Edward | son of James |
| 19/10/1794 | Bullock | Ralph | son of Ralph of Mixonhay |
| 9/10/1795 | Bailey | Abraham | |
| 9/10/1795 | Bosley | Alexander | |
| 9/10/1795 | Bosley | Rev. George | |
| 6/10/1797 | Bosley | James | |
| 12/10/1778 | Brocklehurst | William | |
| 2/10/1801 | Browne | Rev. John |
Mayor 1812-1813 |
| 2/3/1804 | Bullock | Joseph | son of Ralph of Mixonhay |
| 2/3/1804 | Bullock | Thomas | son of Ralph of Mixonhay |
| 2/3/1804 | Broster | William | son of Richard |
| 2/3/1804 | Broster | Thomas | son of Richard |
| 2/3/1804 | Bailey | Matthew | son of James |
| 2/3/1804 | Bailey | Daniel | son of James |
| 2/3/1804 | Broadhurst | Cyrus | son of Ralph |
| 2/3/1804 | Broadhead | James | son of John |
| 2/3/1804 | Broadhead | William | son of John |
| 2/3/1804 | Burgess | James | son of Thomas |
| 2/3/1804 | Bullock | William | son of Thomas |
| 2/3/1804 | Bullock | Ralph | son of Thomas |
| 2/3/1804 | Bradburn | Thomas | son of David |
| 2/3/1804 | Bradburn | David | son of David |
| 2/3/1804 | Bradburn | Anthony | son of David |
| 19/7/1804 | Browne | David | |
| 12/10/1804 | Booth | Timothy | |
| 11/10/1805 | Burrows | William | of Sutton Mills |
| 7/10/1808 | Barrow | Enock | |
| 6/10/1809 | Brinsley | Daniel | |
| 13/10/1809 | Brocklehurst | William |
Mayor 1836-1837 |
| 7/6/1810 | Broughton | John Delves Esq. | |
| 4/10/1811 | Boden | Thomas |
Mayor 1815-1816 |
| 23/10/1811 | Brooke | Thomas | Pott Shrigley |
| 9/10/1812 | Billinge | George | Silk Broker London |
| 8/10/1813 | Barber | Peter | Prestbury |
| 19/10/1816 | Brocklehurst | John Junr. | |
| 19/10/1816 | Bailey | William | |
| 11/10/1816 | Birchinall | John | Turk Head |
| 10/10/1817 | Booth | Hugh | Butcher |
| 9/10/1818 | Brodrick | Thomas |
Mayor 1825-1826 |
| 9/10/1818 | Barnett | William |
Mayor 1843-1844 |
| 6/10/1818 | Baker | G. F. |
Mayor 1824-1825 |
| 13/10/1820 | Bayley | John | son of William |
| 11/10/1822 | Brook | James | |
| 7/1/1827 | Braddock | James | |
| 12/10/1827 | Brinsley | Daniel | |
| 3/10/1828 | Burstop | James | Clothier |
| 22/1/1830 | Brinsley | Charles | |
| 22/1/1830 | Bradley | Samuel | |
| 22/1/1830 | Barton | Samuel |
Mayor 1858-1859 |
| 22/1/1830 | Baker | James | |
| 22/1/1830 | Bullock | Cyrus | |
| 22/1/1830 | Binloss | Thomas |