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''[[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Scotland_Occupations]]'' | ''{{Scotland-sidebar}}''[[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Scotland_Occupations]]'' | ||
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 or her life and family. | 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 or her life and family. | |||
In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burghs. Craftsmen and tradesmen who lived and worked within the burghs were called burgesses. The burgesses would often band together into guilds to regulate trade and to protect their members’ interests. A person could become a member of a guild of burgesses by completing an apprenticeship, by being the son of a burgess, or by marrying the daughter of a burgess. The guilds could monopolize business in the burgh and they kept careful records of their members. Records of tradesmen and craftsmen living outside of the burghs generally were not kept. | In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burghs. Craftsmen and tradesmen who lived and worked within the burghs were called burgesses. The burgesses would often band together into guilds to regulate trade and to protect their members’ interests. A person could become a member of a guild of burgesses by completing an apprenticeship, by being the son of a burgess, or by marrying the daughter of a burgess. The guilds could monopolize business in the burgh and they kept careful records of their members. Records of tradesmen and craftsmen living outside of the burghs generally were not kept. | ||