Many websites give information about the various trades and occupations our ancestors followed. Apprentice records will list those who are indentured and the nature of the role. If you are seeking information in a specific occupation please try the Occupations search page.
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners - History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924002777294 |
| Description: | Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. History of the society 1860-1910, but does have a chapter headed 1853-1860. Includes some London names and their street location, also names of those who were important in the formation of the society. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874 |
| Link: | Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874 |
| Description: | Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874 |
| Extra Info: | This database contains records associated with articles of clerkship for young men apprenticed to attorneys for the years 1756-1874. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Anglers Rest Genealogical Information |
| Link: | https://anglersrest.net/ |
| Description: | Anglers Rest Genealogical Information |
| Extra Info: | Mainly newspaper deaths and pharmacist's obituaries. |
| Classification: | Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
| Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Extra Info: | Includes some apprentices, list of masons, subscribers to prayer books and more. Also a list of Portsmouth Synagogue membership list. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Apprentices Of Great Britain |
| Link: | http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/apprentices-of-great-britain/ |
| Description: | Apprentices Of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | These records are abstracts from tax records kept by the Inland Revenue. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Archive -The Mills Archive |
| Link: | https://new.millsarchive.org/ |
| Description: | The Mills Archive |
| Extra Info: | A permanent repository for historical and contemporary material on traditional mills and milling. Searching is free, but you need to a 'friend' of the archives to access more detailed information. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Association of Lighthouse Keepers |
| Link: | https://alk.org.uk |
| Description: | Association of Lighthouse Keepers |
| Extra Info: | Includes lists of keepers and lighthouses. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.thebatstones.org.uk/OneNameStudy/index.... |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Beamish Collections Online |
| Link: | http://collections.beamish.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Online Collection from Beamish Museum |
| Extra Info: | Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Black Sheep Index |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
| Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Blacksmiths Index |
| Link: | https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/ |
| Description: | A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations |
| Extra Info: | As well as blacksmiths, includes many other related occupations, also blacksmiths residing in asylums and workhouses. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Colombia |
| Link: | https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/2018/08/23/record... |
| Description: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1830 some up to 1890 |
| Extra Info: | Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. PDF file format. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | British Coastguards 1841-1891 |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/ |
| Description: | British Coastguards 1841-1891 |
| Extra Info: | Includes place of birth and family details in many cases. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British Steam Locomotive History |
| Link: | https://www.steamindex.com/ |
| Description: | British Steam Locomotive History |
| Extra Info: | Includes biographies of the civil and locomotive engineers and managers and information on the locomotives themselves. May not work properly in all browsers. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British Transport Police Website |
| Link: | https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-tr... |
| Description: | British Transport Police Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of some murders and a rogues gallery. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Capital Punishment UK |
| Link: | http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ |
| Description: | Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment |
| Extra Info: | Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat01britgo... |
| Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes notes on Lord Burghley's map of Lancashire 1590, Catholic chaplaincies and families in the eighteenth century, the KNIGHT family of Lincolnshire, nuns from the institute of Mary in York and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
| Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.combs-families.org/combs/ |
| Description: | COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes some names from the Worshipful Drapers Company of London. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915 |
| Link: | https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/ |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Directories, Living Relatives and Newspapers |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - Directories, Living Relatives and Newspapers |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Discover your ancestors' occupations |
| Link: | Discover your ancestors' occupations with Ancestry.co.uk |
| Description: | Discover your ancestors' occupations with Ancestry.co.uk |
| Extra Info: | Professional and organizational directories were often published specifically those engaged in a specific profession or those involved in a professional, ethnic, political, fraternal, or military organization. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Education and Work Records, Occupations |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - Education and Work Records, Occupations |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
| Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Click on records for many FOSKETTs. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20141028163014/http://... |
| Description: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Index of missionaries and families with dates. Index of archives and where to find them. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
| Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | HALE and HAYTER One Name Study |
| Link: | http://ourgenealogy.co.uk/tng9/ |
| Description: | HALE and HAYTER One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes HALE London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1568-1850. Look under one name study, other databases. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.hemingway.uk.com/ |
| Description: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes variants of the name. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
| Link: | https://www.clockswatches.co.uk |
| Description: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
| Extra Info: | A website which lists clock and watchmakers from the UK and Ireland. Search by name or place. Searching is free however a small subscriptons is require for details. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | History of Photography |
| Link: | http://www.mpritchard.com/photohistory/ |
| Description: | History of Photography from its Beginnings to the 1920's |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | HOGARTH Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.hogarth.org.uk/ |
| Description: | HOGARTH Family Website |
| Extra Info: | Click on reference section for records. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Index of UK Portrait and Studio Photographers |
| Link: | http://www.earlyphotographers.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Index of UK Portrait and Studio Photographers c1840-1950 |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Inner Temple Admissions Database |
| Link: | https://archives.innertemple.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Inner Temple Admissions Database |
| Extra Info: | Online biographical information about past members of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four London-based Inns of Court. Many records include father's name and address. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Link: | https://www.icaew.com/library/historical-resources... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Extra Info: | An index to obituaries and photographs of individuals from 1874 to 1965. Also has some details about evolutions of the larger accountancy firms |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/listofmembers19000instr... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Lists the members in 1904 and details of their employment. Also includes some members practicing abroad. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/ |
| Description: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Lots of data categorised by year. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Midland Railways Records |
| Link: | https://www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/King_... |
| Description: | Midland Railways Records |
| Extra Info: | Includes a developing 'Midland Railway Staff Index' and a list of those who joined up in 1914 and those who are listed on the Midland Railway War Memorial. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
| Link: | http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
| Extra Info: | Information and images of the history of music hall and thatre in the UK and Ireland. Includes histories of the theatres, biographies of some entertainers and many playbills. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America |
| Link: | https://www.themusichallguild.com/ |
| Description: | Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America |
| Extra Info: | Includes a database of artistes, many with photographs. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
| Extra Info: | Online Merchant Navy indexes and records. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes medals awarded to merchant seamen in WWI and WWII, also an index to seamen's names 1860 -1867, and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page. Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war one. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war two. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Nursing in the Boer War |
| Link: | https://boerwarnurses.com/ |
| Description: | Nursing in the Boer War - Nurses and Others Who Cared for the Sick and Wounded |
| Extra Info: | Includes a database of nurses. |
| Classification: | Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Old Occupations of England |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220129151438/http://... |
| Description: | Old Occupations |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however the information is still available to view. Lists many old occupations and meanings, taken from census records. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Old Scottish Clockmakers |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/oldscottishclock00smit... |
| Description: | Old Scottish Clockmakers 1453-1850 |
| Extra Info: | Online free book. Published in 1921, Also has an index. Starting at page 401 there is also a list of some English, Irish and Isle of Man Clockmakers. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Information on photographers of Great Britain and Ireland from 1840-1940, their photographs, their studios and their customers. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Awards for Gallantry |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21466385 |
| Description: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories |
| Link: | https://pubwiki.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories |
| Classification: | Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Railway Work, Life and Death |
| Link: | https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Life, Work and Death on the Railways |
| Extra Info: | May be slow to load. Find out about railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland in the later 19th and early 20th century |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Railway Workers Who Died in World War One |
| Link: | https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-arch... |
| Description: | Railway Workers Who Died in World War One |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to Fallen Railwaymen Database. List of over 20,000 railway employees who died in World War One. Includes details of the railway company they worked for, their military service and in some cases family information. May take a while to load. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Link: | http://www.roe-bryan-genealogy.org.uk/ |
| Description: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of photographers from Whitby. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Link: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Description: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Extra Info: | For many lists occupation, date of birth and address. Some have photographs. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Royal College of Physicians |
| Link: | https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicia... |
| Description: | Royal College of Physicians |
| Extra Info: | The Munk's Roll, a list of obituaries of past fellows. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Link: | http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/index.html |
| Description: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Extra Info: | Includes the war diary of Matron-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force for 1914-1919. |
| Classification: | Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220409185047/http://... |
| Description: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information is available to browse. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/ |
| Description: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Extra Info: | A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht... |
| Description: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Extra Info: | Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
| Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
| Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
| Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
| Extra Info: | For apprentices click on miscellany. |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.strudwicke.com/ |
| Description: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948 |
| Link: | http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/teachers-registrations/ |
| Description: | Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948 |
| Extra Info: | The Teachers' Registrations give details of nearly 100,000 people who taught in England and Wales between 1870 and 1948. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The British Institute of Organ Studies |
| Link: | https://www.bios.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The British Institute of Organ Studies |
| Extra Info: | Click onResources. Contains details of 31,000 organs including 10,000 pictures and 260 sound recordings, with details of builder, current locations and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/britishtariff00unkngoog |
| Description: | The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue) |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of officers and clerks. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The Society of Brushmakers' Descendants |
| Link: | http://www.brushmakers.com/ |
| Description: | The Society of Brushmakers' Descendants |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of brushmakers 1790-1890. Index if free, but you will need to join the society for further details. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The Stage Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/t... |
| Description: | The Stage Archive - 125 Years of Stage History and News |
| Extra Info: | Now part of British Newspaper Archive. Click on 'Find Out More' for free quick search. The 170,000+ pages provide a rich and fascinating record of changing fortunes and fashion in the world of showbusiness. Subscription required for detailed information. |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The Surman Index Online |
| Link: | http://www.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliams/surman/in... |
| Description: | Biographical Card Index of Congregational Ministers |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
| Link: | http://www.calmview2.eu/bristoltheatrearchive/calm... |
| Description: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
| Extra Info: | The Theatre Collection is one of the world's largest archives of British theatre history and live art. Use this link to search by person and find their performances and productions. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
| Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/trinity-house-calendars/ |
| Description: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
| Extra Info: | Covering the period 1787 to 1854, most of the papers are Petitions for aid, submitted by the seaman or, often, his widow. Also includes Apprentice Indentures and Miscellaneous Papers. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Trinity House Personnel at Lighthouses 1841-1910 |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Lighthouses/ |
| Description: | Trinity House Personnel at Lighthouses 1841-1910 |
| Extra Info: | Includes service dates at lighthouses and in some cases their families and their origin. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Information about UK and Eire photographers from the period 1840-1940. The information is base mainly on two extensive collections - one of British and Irish portrait photographs and another of British trade directories. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Windmill World |
| Link: | http://www.windmillworld.com/ |
| Description: | Windmill World |
| Extra Info: | Many windmills around England with locations, some with photographs. For watermills look for the link part way down the home page. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Surrey |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SRY/ |
| Description: | General Information for Surrey |
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