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''[[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. | ''[[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 or her from other individuals with the same name. The records associated with your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his or her 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 | 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 and tailors.. | ||
== | == Trades == | ||
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. | ||
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*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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Freemen records are more useful than apprenticeship records because they usually give ages, birthplaces, parentage, and occupations. | Freemen records are more useful than apprenticeship records because they usually give ages, birthplaces, parentage, and occupations. | ||
== Records | == Trades' 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: | 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: | ||
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==== 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 == | ||