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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. | ||
== | == Tradesmen == | ||
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. | ||
A child could be apprenticed by his father or by the parish council if the child was an orphan or a pauper. A person was apprenticed between the ages of 7 and 18 years. An indenture was a legal agreement that bound the apprentice to serve a number of years, usually 7. Indentures usually contain the names of the apprentice and the master, the master’s trade and residence, the terms of apprenticeship, and sometimes the name, occupation, and residence of the apprentice’s father. | |||
After learning the trade, the '''apprentice''' became a '''journeyman'''. A journeyman was an employee who received wages. | After learning the trade, the '''apprentice''' became a '''journeyman'''. A journeyman was an employee who received wages. | ||
'''Master''' was the level after journeyman. A master was the most skilled craftsman | '''Master''' was the level after journeyman. A master was the most skilled craftsman. | ||
== Guilds == | == Guilds == | ||