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''[[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. | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Occupations|Occupations]]'' [[Image:England Occupations Tailor.png|thumb|right|207x293px|England Occupations Tailor.png]] 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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== Apprenticeship Tax == | == Apprenticeship Tax == | ||
Between 1710 and 1811 a tax was assessed on the masters of the many who were apprenticed. | 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 | 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 | ||
British Origins has put up on their website the index to these apprenticeship records 1710-1774. | 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. | ||
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Guild records are usually among city or borough records or in the possession of the modern guild. Many are in London at the [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Libraries/City_of_London_libraries/guildhall_lib.htm Guildhall Library]. Chapter 14 in the following book explains guild records: | Guild records are usually among city or borough records or in the possession of the modern guild. Many are in London at the [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Libraries/City_of_London_libraries/guildhall_lib.htm Guildhall Library]. Chapter 14 in the following book explains guild records: | ||
*''A Guide to Genealogical Sources in Guildhall Library.'' Second Revised Edition. London, England: Corporation of London, 1981. (FHL book 942.1/L1 A3g 1981. BYU Harold B | *''A Guide to Genealogical Sources in Guildhall Library.'' Second Revised Edition. London, England: Corporation of London, 1981. (FHL book 942.1/L1 A3g 1981. BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''CS 414 .G84x 1988'''.) | ||
Freemen and apprenticeship records are usually at the [http://www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm county record offices]. | Freemen and apprenticeship records are usually at the [http://www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm county record offices]. | ||
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==== London Guild Records Indexes Online ==== | ==== London Guild Records Indexes Online ==== | ||
British Origins has an index of just under 500,000 names a this link for | British Origins has an index of just under 500,000 names a this link for [http://www.britishorigins.com/ [London Apprentices 1442-1850]] | ||
==== The Family History Library Indexes and Records of London ==== | ==== The Family History Library Indexes and Records of London ==== | ||
The London Livery Company Apprenticeship Registers are in book form and indexes {{FHL|682418|title-id|disp=}}] | |||
The Family History Library has a good collection of books on the histories of occupations and guilds. | The Family History Library has a good collection of books on the histories of occupations and guilds. The Family History Library has a very good collection of the London Guild Records on microfilm. {{FHL|344382|subject-id|disp=}}] | ||
== Professionals == | == Professionals == | ||
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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. | 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: | 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]] | *[[Doctors: Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists and Apothecaries in England]] | ||
* [[Lawyers in England and Wales]] | *[[Lawyers in England and Wales]] | ||
* [[Clergy of Church of England (in England)]] | *[[Clergy of Church of England (in England)]] | ||
See also: | See also: | ||
* [[Religious non-conformity in England]] | |||
*[[Religious non-conformity in England]] | |||
== Definitions and Histories of Occupations == | == Definitions and Histories of 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 | *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}}.) | ||
*[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] | ||