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-The [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.
+===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:
 *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}}.)