Forum: Occupations

The occupations and trades of our ancestors

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  1. Occupations - general forum

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  2. Actors & Artistes

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  3. Apprentices

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  4. Bakers

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  5. Canals and Watermen

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  6. Carpenters, Wheelwrights, etc.

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  7. Clergymen

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  8. Coastguards and Customs Officers (Preventive Men)

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  9. Cordwainers, Shoemakers, Saddlers, etc.

    Ancestors who worked with leather.

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  10. Husbandmen, Yeoman, etc.

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  11. Labourers

    Agricultural or otherwise.

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  12. Licensed Victuallers, Innkeepers, etc.

    Ancestors who were in the hospitality trade.

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  13. Mariners and Ships

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  14. Medical Occupations

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  15. Military - Army

    All regiments

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  16. Military - Royal Air Force

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  17. Military - Royal Navy & Royal Marines

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  18. Military - General

    Anything from early times up to the present day. (Any country)

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  19. Miners

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  20. Policemen

    For ancestors who served in the Police Force.

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  21. Photographers and old photographs

    What was the date of that old photograph? Who was the photographer?

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  22. Railwaymen

    Did your ancestor work on the railway? Also for discussion of the different railway companies.

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  23. Smiths

    For ancestors who were Blacksmiths, Silversmiths, Goldsmiths, etc.

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  24. Stone Masons & Builders

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  25. Tailors and Dressmakers.

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  26. Teachers

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