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== Online Resources == | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/ Scottish Record Society] | *[http://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/ Scottish Record Society] | ||
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/records/index.htm ElectricScotland: Scottish Record Society] | *[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/records/index.htm ElectricScotland: Scottish Record Society] | ||
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*[http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/ Scottish Mining Website] | *[http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/ Scottish Mining Website] | ||
== Introduction == | ==Introduction== | ||
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 or her life and family. Such information could include family relationships or birthplaces. Some apprenticeship records state family relationships, such as parents or father, and indicate movement from birthplace to the place of apprenticeship. Court and land records also list relationships and movements. | 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 or her life and family. Such information could include family relationships or birthplaces. Some apprenticeship records state family relationships, such as parents or father, and indicate movement from birthplace to the place of apprenticeship. Court and land records also list relationships and movements. | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burgh | In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burgh | ||
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A person could become a member of a guild of burgesses by: | A person could become a member of a guild of burgesses by: | ||
*Completing an apprenticeship | *Completing an apprenticeship | ||
*Being the son of a burgess | *Being the son of a burgess | ||
*Marrying the daughter of a burgess | *Marrying the daughter of a burgess | ||
The guilds could monopolize business in the burgh and they kept careful records of their members. Records of tradesmen and craftsmen living outside of the burghs generally were not kept. | The guilds could monopolize business in the burgh and they kept careful records of their members. Records of tradesmen and craftsmen living outside of the burghs generally were not kept. | ||
== Record Types == | ==Record Types== | ||
=====Apprenticeship===== | |||
*Freedom | *Freedom | ||
*Land | *Land | ||
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=====Apprenticeship Indentures===== | =====Apprenticeship Indentures===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
*Name of father | *Name of father | ||
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=====Apprenticeship Record Books===== | =====Apprenticeship Record Books===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
*Name of apprentice and master | *Name of apprentice and master | ||
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=====Records of Freeman===== | =====Records of Freeman===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
*Name of freeman | *Name of freeman | ||
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*Place of residence | *Place of residence | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Some lineage linkage | *Some lineage linkage | ||
=====Land or Court===== | |||
*Sasines | *Sasines | ||
*Service of heir | *Service of heir | ||
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*Probate and court records give names, dates, and relationships | *Probate and court records give names, dates, and relationships | ||
== Accessing the Records == | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
===National Records of Scotland=== | ===National Records of Scotland=== | ||
'''National Records of Scotland'''<br> | '''National Records of Scotland'''<br> | ||
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In addition to burgess and guild records, the Scottish Record Office also has records of: | In addition to burgess and guild records, the Scottish Record Office also has records of: | ||
*Doctors | *Doctors | ||
*Lawyers | *Lawyers | ||
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*Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library book {{FHL|366857|title-id|disp=941 D27s}}.) | *Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library book {{FHL|366857|title-id|disp=941 D27s}}.) | ||
=== Family History Library === | ===Family History Library=== | ||
The Family History Library has no original occupational records but has many works and indexes relating to occupational records. Look in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | The Family History Library has no original occupational records but has many works and indexes relating to occupational records. Look in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
:SCOTLAND - OCCUPATIONS | :SCOTLAND - OCCUPATIONS | ||
Look also in ''Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources Scotland'' (FHL book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/745737 941 D23]). This is a subject index to items found in selected periodicals, books, films, and so forth in the Library’s collection. This book has been digitized. | Look also in ''Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources Scotland'' (FHL book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/745737 941 D23]). This is a subject index to items found in selected periodicals, books, films, and so forth in the Library’s collection. This book has been digitized. | ||
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:Raymond, Stuart. ''Occupational Sources for Genealogists: A Bibliography''. 2nd ed. Exeter, Devon, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 U23rs|disp=942 U23rs}} 1996.) <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Scotland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-2001.</ref> | :Raymond, Stuart. ''Occupational Sources for Genealogists: A Bibliography''. 2nd ed. Exeter, Devon, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 U23rs|disp=942 U23rs}} 1996.) <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Scotland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-2001.</ref> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland Occupations]] | [[Category:Scotland Occupations]] | ||