Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
67,901
edits
m
→Online Resources: Project: Adding New Collections
m (Batsondl moved page England Occupations to England Business and Occupations) |
m (→Online Resources: Project: Adding New Collections) |
||
| (26 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{England | {{CountrySidebar | ||
{{breadcrumb | |Country=England | ||
|Name=England | |||
|Type=Topic | |||
|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Business and Occupations | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]] | | link1=[[England Genealogy|England]] | ||
| link2= | | link2= | ||
| link3= | | link3= | ||
| link4= | | link4= | ||
| link5=[[England Occupations|Occupations]] | | link5=[[England Business and Occupations|Business and Occupations]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{| style="float:right; margin-right:200px" | {| style="float:right; margin-right:200px" | ||
| Line 13: | Line 19: | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''314-1853''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/34793/ England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853] ($) | *'''314-1853''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/34793/ England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853] - index ($) | ||
*'''1700-present''' [http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/disasters/index.html Coalmining Accidents and Deaths Database, The Coalmining History Centre, 1700 to present] | *'''1700-present''' [http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/disasters/index.html Coalmining Accidents and Deaths Database, The Coalmining History Centre, 1700 to present] | ||
*'''1710-1811''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1851 UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811] ($), index. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-country-apprentices-1710-1808 findmypast] ($), index | *'''1710-1811''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1851 UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811] ($), index. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-country-apprentices-1710-1808 findmypast] - index ($) | ||
*'''1737-1969''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1933 British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969] ($) | *'''1720-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62979/ U.K. and U.S., Blacksmiths and Related Trades Index, 1720-1940] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1737-1969''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1933 British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969] - index ($) | |||
*'''1746-1939''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61468/ UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *'''1746-1939''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61468/ UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1818-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3787 UK, Civil Engineer Lists, 1818-1930] ($) | *'''1767-1973''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/britain-royal-and-imperial-calendars-1767-1973-browse Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973 Browse] at Findmypast — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1833-1956''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1728 UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956] ($), index | *'''1818-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3787 UK, Civil Engineer Lists, 1818-1930] - index ($) | ||
*'''1871-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9057 UK, Electrical Engineer Lists, 1871-1930] ($) | *'''1833-1956''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1728 UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956] - index ($) | ||
*'''1871-1901''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9058 UK, Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871–1901] ($) | *'''1860-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62452/ UK, Royal Mail Pension and Gratuity Records, 1860-1970] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*''' | *'''1871-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9057 UK, Electrical Engineer Lists, 1871-1930] - index ($) | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection- | *'''1871-1901''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9058 UK, Electrical Engineer Membership Forms, 1871–1901] - index ($) | ||
*'''1871-1942''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/civil-service-commission-appointments-promotions-and-transfers-1871-1942 Civil Service Commission Appointments, Promotions and Transfers 1871-1942] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
*'''1878-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62506/ UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1878-1951] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1889-1923''' [https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/the-accidents/ Railway Worker Accidents] - index | |||
*'''1899-1900''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50941/cranes-directory-uk-europe-australasia-1899-1900?s=275764761 Crane's Directory UK, Europe Australasia 1899-1900] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20179/british-red-cross-society-volunteers-1914-1918?s=275764761 British Red Cross Society Volunteers, 1914-1918] at MyHeritage; index ($) | |||
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20179/british-red-cross-society-volunteers-1914-1918?s=275764761 British Red Cross Society Volunteers, 1914-1918] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1914-1918''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-red-cross-register-of-overseas-volunteers-1914-1918 British Red Cross Register Of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918] - index ($) | |||
*'''1939-1945''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/royal-engineers-journals-1939-1945 Royal Engineers Journals 1939-1945] at Findmypast, index & images ($) | *'''1939-1945''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/royal-engineers-journals-1939-1945 Royal Engineers Journals 1939-1945] at Findmypast, index & images ($) | ||
*[http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/factmine/mines.htm Conditions of the Mines] | *[http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/factmine/mines.htm Conditions of the Mines] | ||
==What was my ancestor's occupation?== | ==What was my ancestor's occupation?== | ||
| Line 349: | Line 362: | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Additonal Lists=== | |||
*RootsWeb has a general [https://web.archive.org/web/20160430021240/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwkidz/oldjobs.htm list]. | |||
RootsWeb has a general [https://web.archive.org/web/20160430021240/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwkidz/oldjobs.htm list]. | *For a list of occupations found in census [http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php reports] | ||
For a list of occupations found in census [http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php reports] | *[[Victorian England Occupations in City and Town|Victorian England Occupations in City and Town]].<br> | ||
*[[Rural Life in Victorian England|Rural Life in Victorian England]].<br> | |||
[[Victorian England Occupations in City and Town|Victorian England Occupations in City and Town]].<br> | *[http://www.oed.com Oxford English Dictionary] is the definitive source for occupation definitions. Of great value to the family historian, it also provides time periods when occupational terms were in use. | ||
[[Rural Life in Victorian England|Rural Life in Victorian England]].<br> | |||
===Obtaining Records=== | |||
'''Survey.''' For a survey of the records of approximately 700 companies in England and Wales that began business between 1856 and 1889 and were still in existence in 1980, see:<br> | |||
*Richmond, Lesley, and Bridget Stockford. ''Company Records''. Aldershot, Hampshire: Gower Publishing Company Limited, 1986. (FS Library book 942 U34r.) Each entry lists the history and extant records of each company along with a current address. | |||
<br> | |||
'''Locating Records.''' For help with locating English business records, write:<br> | |||
:'''Business Archives Council<br>'''185 Tower Bridge Road<br>London, SE1 2UF<br>England <br>[https://businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/ Website] | |||
<br> | |||
'''Additional Information.''' For more information about company records, see:<br> | |||
*Watts, Chris T., and Michael J. Watts. "Company Records as a Source for the Family Historian''", Genealogist’s Magazine,'' June 1983, pp. 44–54. (FS Library book 942 B2gm.) | |||
<br> | |||
'''Classification of Occupations'''<br> | |||
For classification of occupations in England, see: | For classification of occupations in England, see: | ||
*General Register Office. ''Classification of Occupations, 1960''. London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1960. (FS Library book Q {{FSC|290598|title-id|disp=942 U2gr}}.) | *General Register Office. ''Classification of Occupations, 1960''. London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1960. (FS Library book Q {{FSC|290598|title-id|disp=942 U2gr}}.) | ||
| Line 412: | Line 433: | ||
The London Livery Company Apprenticeship Registers are in book form and indexes {{FSC|682418|title-id|disp=}}] | The London Livery Company Apprenticeship Registers are in book form and indexes {{FSC|682418|title-id|disp=}}] | ||
The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of books on the histories of occupations and guilds. The FamilySearch Library has a very good collection of the London Guild Records on microfilm. {{FSC| | The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of books on the histories of occupations and guilds. The FamilySearch Library has a very good collection of the London Guild Records on microfilm. {{FSC|England, London - Occupations|subject|subject-id=535066728|disp=}}] | ||
==Professionals== | ==Professionals== | ||
| Line 445: | Line 466: | ||
==Occupational Indexes for Finding Ancestors== | ==Occupational Indexes for Finding Ancestors== | ||
{| cellspacing=" | {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="600" border="1" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! align="center" scope="col" |INDEX<br> | ! align="center" scope="col" |INDEX<br> | ||
| Line 870: | Line 891: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml Society of Genealogists] | |[http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml Society of Genealogists] | ||
| | |40 Wharf Road<br>London N1 7GS<br>Email [mailto:hello@sog.org.uk hello@sog.org.uk]<br>[https://societyofgenealogists-shop.myshopify.com/ Bookshop] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://www.snr.org.uk/ Society of Nautical Research] | |[http://www.snr.org.uk/ Society of Nautical Research] | ||