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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Occupations|Occupations]]'' [[Image:England Occupations Tailor.png|thumb|right|207x293px | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Occupations|Occupations]]'' [[Image:England Occupations Tailor.png|thumb|right|207x293px]] <br>Knowing an ancestor’s occupation can help you distinguish him or her from other individuals with the same name. The records associated with your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his or her 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 and tailors. | ||
== What was my ancestor's occupation? == | == What was my ancestor's occupation? == | ||
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== Historical Occupations == | == Historical Occupations == | ||
[[Image:England Occupations Scythe.png|thumb|right|171x236px | [[Image:England Occupations Scythe.png|thumb|right|171x236px]]The following book categorizes the duties of many occupations in England: | ||
*General Register Office. ''Classification of Occupations, 1960''. London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1960. (Family History Library book Q {{FHL|290598|title-id|disp=942 U2gr}}.) | *General Register Office. ''Classification of Occupations, 1960''. London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1960. (Family History Library book Q {{FHL|290598|title-id|disp=942 U2gr}}.) | ||
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Learn more about: | Learn more about: | ||
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*[[England Agricultural Occupations (National Institute)|Agricultural Labourers]] | *[[England Agricultural Occupations (National Institute)|Agricultural Labourers]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Animal Husbandry, Gamekeepers, Poachers (National Institute)|Animal Husbandry]] | *[[England Occupations Animal Husbandry, Gamekeepers, Poachers (National Institute)|Animal Husbandry]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations, Commercial Services, General Labourers (National Institute)#Keeping_Lodgers|Boarding Houses]] | *[[England Occupations, Commercial Services, General Labourers (National Institute)#Keeping_Lodgers|Boarding Houses]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Paper, Printing, Bookbinding (National Institute)#Bookbinding|Bookbinders]] | *[[England Occupations Paper, Printing, Bookbinding (National Institute)#Bookbinding|Bookbinders]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Sports_and_Games_Equipment|Bowyers]] | ||
*[[England Metal Working Occupations A to C (National Institute)#Brass.2C_Bronze_and_Copper|Braziers]] | *[[England Metal Working Occupations A to C (National Institute)#Brass.2C_Bronze_and_Copper|Braziers]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Food and Drink (National Institute)#Beverages|Brewers]] | *[[England Occupations Food and Drink (National Institute)#Beverages|Brewers]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations, Clothing, Needlecraft, Dress Making, Embroidery (National Institute)#Embroidery|Broderers]] | *[[England Occupations, Clothing, Needlecraft, Dress Making, Embroidery (National Institute)#Embroidery|Broderers]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations A to H (National Institute)#Brushmaking|Brushmakers]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations A to H (National Institute)#Brushmaking|Brushmakers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Housekeeping_Items|Button Makers]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations Building Trades and Projects (National Institute)|Canal Builders]] | *[[England Occupations Building Trades and Projects (National Institute)|Canal Builders]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Food and Drink (National Institute)#Preserving_Food|Canning Industry]] | *[[England Occupations Food and Drink (National Institute)#Preserving_Food|Canning Industry]] | ||
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*[[England Manufacturing Occupations A to H (National Institute)#Featherworking|Featherworkers]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations A to H (National Institute)#Featherworking|Featherworkers]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Wool Industry (National Institute)|Feltmakers]] | *[[England Occupations Wool Industry (National Institute)|Feltmakers]] | ||
*[[England Occupations, Fishing, Whaling (National Institute)#Fishing|Fishers]] | *[[England Occupations, Fishing, Whaling (National Institute)#Fishing|Fishers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Fishing_Equipment|Fishing Equipment]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Sports_and_Games_Equipment|Fletchers]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Skinners_and_Furriers|Furriers]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Skinners_and_Furriers|Furriers]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations Animal Husbandry, Gamekeepers, Poachers (National Institute)|Gamekeepers]] | *[[England Occupations Animal Husbandry, Gamekeepers, Poachers (National Institute)|Gamekeepers]] | ||
*[[England Agricultural Occupations, Land and Machinery, Gardeners, Nurserymen (National Institute)|Gardeners]] | *[[England Agricultural Occupations, Land and Machinery, Gardeners, Nurserymen (National Institute)|Gardeners]] | ||
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*[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Lead_and_Plumbing|Leadworkers]] | *[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Lead_and_Plumbing|Leadworkers]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Leatherworking|Leatherworkers]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Leatherworking|Leatherworkers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Sports_and_Games_Equipment|Longbowstringmakers]] | ||
*[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Small_Metal_Goods|Loriners]] | *[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Small_Metal_Goods|Loriners]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations Machinery, Guns, Munitions (National Institute)#Machinery|Machinists]] | *[[England Occupations Machinery, Guns, Munitions (National Institute)#Machinery|Machinists]] | ||
*[[England Occupations, Domestic Services (National Institute)#Economic_Contribution_of_Women|Maids]] | *[[England Occupations, Domestic Services (National Institute)#Economic_Contribution_of_Women|Maids]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations, Millinery, Quilting, Patchwork, Smock Making, Staymaking, Tailoring (National Institute)#Staymaking|Staymakers]] | *[[England Occupations, Millinery, Quilting, Patchwork, Smock Making, Staymaking, Tailoring (National Institute)#Staymaking|Staymakers]] | ||
*[[England Metal Working Occupations D to S (National Institute)#Iron_and_Steel|Steel Industry]] | *[[England Metal Working Occupations D to S (National Institute)#Iron_and_Steel|Steel Industry]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations, Millinery, Quilting, Patchwork, Smock Making, Staymaking, Tailoring (National Institute)#Tailoring|Tailors]] | *[[England Occupations, Millinery, Quilting, Patchwork, Smock Making, Staymaking, Tailoring (National Institute)#Tailoring|Tailors]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Tanning_and_Currying|Tanners]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Tanning_and_Currying|Tanners]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations Building Trades and Projects (National Institute)|Thatchers]] | *[[England Occupations Building Trades and Projects (National Institute)|Thatchers]] | ||
*[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Tin|Tinplateworkers]] | *[[England Metal Working Occupations P to Z (National Institute)#Tin|Tinplateworkers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[England Occupations Tool Making, Sports Equipment (National Institute)#Agricultural_and_Woodworking_Tools|Toolmakers]] | ||
*[[England Occupations Instruments and Toys (National Institute)#Toys|Toymakers]] | *[[England Occupations Instruments and Toys (National Institute)#Toys|Toymakers]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Trunk_making|Trunkmakers]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Trunk_making|Trunkmakers]] | ||
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*[[England Occupations Wool Industry (National Institute)|Wool Dyers]] | *[[England Occupations Wool Industry (National Institute)|Wool Dyers]] | ||
*[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Wool_industry|Wool Industry]] | *[[England Manufacturing Occupations H to Z (National Institute)#Wool_industry|Wool Industry]] | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwkidz/oldjobs.htm An online list is available on Rootsweb.ancestry.com] | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwkidz/oldjobs.htm An online list is available on Rootsweb.ancestry.com] | ||
== Occupational Training == | == Occupational Training == | ||
To learn a trade, an individual had to be apprenticed. Records were usually created of the agreement between the master (the one doing the teaching) and the person (father, guardian) or the organization (parish) placing the apprentice. | To learn a trade, an individual had to be apprenticed. Records were usually created of the agreement between the master (the one doing the teaching) and the person (father, guardian) or the organization (parish) placing the apprentice. | ||