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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. | ||
== Apprenticeship Tax == | |||
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 Taxation topic page. | |||
== Guilds == | == Guilds == | ||
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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]. | ||
== | == Professionals == | ||
Doctors, lawyers, ministers, and other professionals were educated at British schools and universities rather than through apprenticeship. While not members of guilds, they did have organizations that published biographical directories of members and sometimes histories. | Doctors, lawyers, ministers, and other professionals were educated at British schools and universities rather than through apprenticeship. While not members of guilds, they did have organizations that published biographical directories of members and sometimes histories. | ||