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==Introduction== | |||
Knowing an ancestor’s occupation can help you distinguish him or her from others with the same name. The records about your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his or her life and family. | |||
Most trades required a training period or apprenticeship that included several steps. Records were often created to indicate the progress or completion of this training. These records can provide information about the apprentice such as age, place of residence, length of apprenticeship, and father’s name. | |||
In most societies, occupations were a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others, were organized into guilds. Guild records often give information about workers such as names of parents, place of origin, occupation, and age. | |||
Some types of occupational records that you will find are: | |||
* Apprenticeships | |||
* Registers | |||
* Appointments | |||
* Histories | |||
* Guild records | |||
==Finding Business Records== | ==Finding Business Records== | ||
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