Occupational Sources for UK Genealogy
Apprenticeship records
- Apprenticeships – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/guide/trade/apprentices.htm
- Cambridgeshire Masters & Apprentices 1763-1811 – http://www.cfhs.org.uk/Apprentices/index.html
- English Apprentices – http://www.originsnetwork.com/BOWelcome.aspx (London apprenticeships 1442-1850, Great Britain apprentices 1710-1774, costs)
- English Apprentices FFHS – http://www.findmypast.com (see 'Miscellaneous', 'FFHS Other Records', costs)
University Records
- Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900) – http://www.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 (costs)
- Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886) – http://content.ancestry.com.au/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8942&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 (costs)
- FamilyRelatives.com – http://www.familyrelatives.com/ (school & university alumni, costs)
Occupation lists (see also Directories)
- Clergy of the Church of England database (1540-1835) – http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html
- Crockford's Clerical Directory – http://www.crockford.org.uk/ (modern)
- (The) Coalmining History Resource Centre – http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html (includes 'National Database of Mining Deaths in Great Britain' & 'Mines location maps')
- Colonial Occupations – http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sam/occupation.html
- Congregational Ministers (Surman index) – http://surman.english.qmul.ac.uk/
- Cotton Mill Occupations – http://www.sciway3.net/proctor/dillon/history/cotton/occup.html
- English & Welsh National Archives – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (includes Royal Naval Seamen, WW1 POWs, WW1 Campaign Medals, etc)
- FamilyRelatives.com – http://www.familyrelatives.com/ (military service records, medical directories, costs)
- FindMyPast – http://www.findmypast.com (see 'Military' & 'Miscellaneous', cost)
- Lothian Health Services Archive – http://www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk/family/index.htm (patient, nurse, doctor, hospital employee records)
- Medieval jobs – http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle32.htm
- Museum of English Rural Life – http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/interface/public/countrypeople/farmersworkers_p.html
- Occupations ("Old Occupation Names") – http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/
- Occupations of old – http://www.scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm
- Pub History (of SE England) – http://pubshistory.com/index.shtml
- Pubs in Preston – http://pubsinpreston.blogspot.com.au/
- Royal Mail Group War Memorials Database – http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/bpmadocs/memorials.htm
- Trade Union Membership Registers – http://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/britain-trade-union-membership-registers?sourceID=13 (costs)
UK Military Records
- British Army in WW1 – http://www.1914-1918.net/index.htm
- British Army & Royal Navy Service Records, Pensions, Medals, etc on Ancestry.co.uk – http://www.ancestry.co.uk (costs)
- British Military links – http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Links/index.html
- (British) Roll of Honour – http://www.roll-of-honour.com/
- Children of Far East Prisoners of War – http://www.cofepow.org.uk/
- Common British military abbreviations – http://www.1914-1918.net/abbrev.htm
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission – http://www.cwgc.org
- First World War 100 – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/first-world-war/ (The National Archives UK)
- Forces War Records – http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/ (costs)
- Imperial War Museums – http://www.iwm.org.uk/
- IN MEMORy – http://www.inmemories.com/index.htm
- Lives of the First World War – https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/
- Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ (The British Army in WW1)
- London Gazette – http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/ (Notifications of promotions & awards)
- Machine Gun Corps, Old Comrades' Association – http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/
- Naval History – http://www.naval-history.net/
- Nurses (military) – http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk
- Online global map of the First World War – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/951.htm (The National Archives UK)
- Royal Mail Group War Memorials Database – http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/bpmadocs/memorials.htm
- Scottish National War Memorial – http://www.snwm.org/
- The Victoria Cross Registers – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/victoriacross.asp
- Veterans UK – http://www.veterans-uk.info/
- War Graves Photographic Project – http://twgpp.org/index.php