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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Occupations|Occupations]]'' [[Image:England Occupations Tailor.png|thumb|right|207x293px]] Knowing an ancestor’s occupation can help you distinguish him from other individuals with the same name. The records associated with your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his life and family. | ||
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Knowing an ancestor’s occupation can help you distinguish him from other individuals with the same name. The records associated with your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his life and family. | |||
Some occupations are more likely to have records about the people in those occupations than others. There are many records of people in trades, such as bootmakers, tailors, and so on. | Some occupations are more likely to have records about the people in those occupations than others. There are many records of people in trades, such as bootmakers, tailors, and so on. | ||
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Between 1710 and 1811 a tax was assessed on the masters of the many who were apprenticed. For more information about these tax records, see the [[England Taxation|Taxation]] topic page. | Between 1710 and 1811 a tax was assessed on the masters of the many who were apprenticed. For more information about these tax records, see the [[England Taxation|Taxation]] topic page. | ||
Apprenticeship books of Great Britain : Inland Revenue, town registers, Oct. 1711-Jan. 1811 and country registers, May 1710-Sept. 1808; and indexes to apprentices, 1710-1774 and indexes to masters, 1710-1762 See the following: | Apprenticeship books of Great Britain : Inland Revenue, town registers, Oct. 1711-Jan. 1811 and country registers, May 1710-Sept. 1808; and indexes to apprentices, 1710-1774 and indexes to masters, 1710-1762 See the following: | ||
*Online index 1710-1774 | *Online index 1710-1774 | ||
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British Origins has put up on their website the index to these apprenticeship records 1710-1774. [http://www.britishorigins.com/ [British Origins]] | British Origins has put up on their website the index to these apprenticeship records 1710-1774. [http://www.britishorigins.com/ [British Origins]] | ||
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_q=apprenticeship&_sd=yyyy&_ed=yyyy&x=0&y=0 The National Archives provides downloadable PDFs for these records for free]. You do have to register, but once that is done, you can choose the files you want and download them to your own computer. Once that is done, you can search them page by page. | *[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_q=apprenticeship&_sd=yyyy&_ed=yyyy&x=0&y=0 The National Archives provides downloadable PDFs for these records for free]. You do have to register, but once that is done, you can choose the files you want and download them to your own computer. Once that is done, you can search them page by page. | ||
*The Family History Library | *The Family History Library | ||
These records are on microfilm at The Family History Library at the following link {{FHL|281086|title-id|disp=}}] | These records are on microfilm at The Family History Library at the following link {{FHL|281086|title-id|disp=}}] | ||
== Guilds == | == Guilds == | ||
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== Professionals == | == Professionals == | ||
In early use, the term "profession" was limited to the law, the established Church, and medicine (these three often called the "learned professions") and sometimes extended to the military profession. Training was undertaken, not through apprenticeship, but at schools, colleges and universities, although the solicitors' branch of the law was subject to a special form of apprenticeship called 'articles' undertaken by articled clerks. | |||
Members of the did not join guilds; they had their own associations, disciplinary bodies and publications. For details see: | |||
* [[Doctors: Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists and Apothecaries in England]] | |||
* [[Lawyers in England and Wales]] | |||
* [[Clergy of Church of England (in England)]] | |||
See also: | |||
* [[Religious non-conformity in England]] | |||
== Definitions and Histories of Occupations == | == Definitions and Histories of Occupations == | ||
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - OCCUPATIONS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - OCCUPATIONS | ||
ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH or CITY] - OCCUPATIONS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH or CITY] - OCCUPATIONS | ||
== Related articles == | |||
*[[The Police of the United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[The Police of the United Kingdom]] | |||
{{Place|England}} | {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Occupations]] | [[Category:England|Occupations]] | ||