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Knowing an ancestor’s occupation can help you distinguish him from other individuals with the same name. | == Online Resources == | ||
The records associated with your ancestor’s occupation could provide information about his or her life and family. | *[http://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/ Scottish Record Society] | ||
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/records/index.htm ElectricScotland: Scottish Record Society] | |||
*[http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/Research/witches/ The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft] | |||
*[http://scottisharchitects.org.uk/ Dictionary of Scottish Architects] | |||
*[https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/archives/collections/business/ Scottish Business Archive] | |||
*[http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/ Scottish Mining Website] | |||
== Introduction == | |||
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. Such information could include family relationships or birthplaces. Some apprenticeship records state family relationships, such as parents or father, and indicate movement from birthplace to the place of apprenticeship. Court and land records also list relationships and movements. | |||
== History == | |||
In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burgh | In Scotland, the cities and towns, or burghs, were often established by royal charter, in which case they were called royal burgh | ||
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*Completing an apprenticeship | *Completing an apprenticeship | ||
*Being the son of a burgess | *Being the son of a burgess | ||
*Marrying the daughter of a burgess | *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. | 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. | ||
== Record Types == | |||
===== Apprenticeship ===== | ===== Apprenticeship ===== | ||
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*Court and probate records. | *Court and probate records. | ||
Time period: 16th century to present | Time period: 16th century to present | ||
=====Apprenticeship | =====Apprenticeship Indentures===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
* | *Name of father | ||
*Occupation of apprentice | *Occupation of apprentice | ||
*Ages and sometimes birthplace | *Ages and sometimes birthplace | ||
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*Names, addresses and occupation of masters | *Names, addresses and occupation of masters | ||
=====Apprenticeship | =====Apprenticeship Record Books===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
*Name of apprentice and master | *Name of apprentice and master | ||
*Sometimes residence | *Sometimes residence | ||
=====Records of | =====Records of Freeman===== | ||
*Dates | *Dates | ||
*Name of freeman | *Name of freeman | ||
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*Place of residence | *Place of residence | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Some lineage linkage | *Some lineage linkage | ||
===== Land | ===== Land or Court===== | ||
*Sasines | *Sasines | ||
*Service of heir | *Service of heir | ||
*Deeds | *Deeds | ||
*Probate and court records | *Probate and court records give names, dates, and relationships | ||
===== | == Accessing the Records == | ||
National | ===National Records of Scotland=== | ||
'''National Records of Scotland'''<br> | |||
Edinburgh <br> | General Register House<br> | ||
Scotland | 2 Princes Street<br> | ||
Edinburgh<br> | |||
Scotland<br> | |||
EH1 3YY<br> | |||
The National Records of Scotland houses many guild and burgh records. To learn more about what these records contain and how to access them, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crafts-and-trades Crafts and Trades] and [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/burgh-records Burgh Records] research guides. | |||
== | ===Scottish Record Society=== | ||
*[http:// | The Scottish Record Society is one of Scotland's oldest historical societies. It has published, and continues to publish, calendars, indexes, and texts of historical records. Many of these records have been digitized and made available online. While most of the volumes require a fee to view, older volumes can be viewed for free.<ref>Scottish Record Society, "SRS: Scottish Record Society," 2018, www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk, accessed 2 August 2018.</ref> | ||
*[https://www. | |||
The Society has published lists of burgesses and guild brethren for Edinburgh, Canongate, Glasgow, and Dumbarton; the apprentices of Edinburgh; and burgh registers. Many books that contain these records have been digitized and are available to view online for free. Visit the [http://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/publications/old-series/ Old Series Publications] for a list (including links to view) of these free volumes. Electric Scotland has also digitized many of these volumes and made them available online for free. Visit [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/records/index.htm Scottish Record Society] for a listing of (and links to) all their digitized books. The Family History Library also has many of these volumes, but most are either available in book or microfilm form. Search for {{FHL|941 B4sr|call number-id|disp=941 B4sr}} in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] to see a list of what the Library holds. | |||
In addition to burgess and guild records, the Scottish Record Office also has records of: | |||
*Doctors | |||
*Lawyers | |||
*Architects | |||
*Railway men | |||
*Schoolmasters | |||
*Coal miners | |||
*Other occupations | |||
A list of the holdings of the Scottish Record Office is found: | |||
*[http://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/publications/ Scottish Record Society website] | |||
A guide to the holdings of the Scottish Record Office is found: | |||
*Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library book {{FHL|366857|title-id|disp=941 D27s}}.) | |||
=== Family History Library === | |||
The Family History Library has no original occupational records but has many works and indexes relating to occupational records. Look in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | |||
:SCOTLAND - OCCUPATIONS | |||
Look also in ''Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources Scotland'' (FHL book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/745737 941 D23]). This is a subject index to items found in selected periodicals, books, films, and so forth in the Library’s collection. This book has been digitized. | |||
A useful source in helping to locate occupational records is: | |||
:Raymond, Stuart. ''Occupational Sources for Genealogists: A Bibliography''. 2nd ed. Exeter, Devon, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 U23rs|disp=942 U23rs}} 1996.) <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Scotland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-2001.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||