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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Occupations|Occupations]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Occupations|Occupations]]'' | ||
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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. | |||
[[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. | |||
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 | == 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. | ||
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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: | 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. [http://www.britishorigins.com/ [British Origins]] | British Origins has put up on their website the index to these apprenticeship records 1710-1774. [http://www.britishorigins.com/ [British Origins]] | ||
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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 of Tradesmen | == Records of Tradesmen == | ||
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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ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH or CITY] - OCCUPATIONS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH or CITY] - OCCUPATIONS | ||
== Related articles == | |||
* [[The Police of the United Kingdom]] | |||
{{Place|England}} | {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Occupations]] | [[Category:England|Occupations]] | ||