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BOOKS ON OCCUPATIONS
   
  My Ancestors Series
  This long running and expanding series published by the Society of Genealogists provide comprehensive and thorough guides to tracing ancestors who were engaged in specific occupations. The authors are invariably experts in their particular fields and write with well informed authority.
   
  My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer - £7.50
  My Ancestor was an Anglican Clergyman - £6.50
  My Ancestor Was a Coalminer - £8.50
  My Ancestor was a Lawyer - £10.50
  My Ancestors were Manorial Tenants - £5.95
  My Ancestor was a Merchant Seaman - £8.50
  My ancestor was a Policeman - £5.50
  My Ancestors were Thames Watermen - £5.95
  My Ancestor worked in the Theatre - £5.95
   
  Purchase online at the Society of Genealogists Online Shop
   
   
   
   
   
  Was your Grandfather a Railwayman?
 

This handy guide provides a comprehensive listing of railway company records and documents. It details what information they contain and where they can be found.

  Author Tom Richards
  Published 2002
   
  Purchase online at the National Archives Bookshop (for £5.56) or at the Institute of Heraldry & Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £6.95)
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Researching Brewery and Publican Ancestors
  Provides details on records relating to the publican trade and where you can find them. It includes a glossary of terms, a short bibliography and list of web sites
  Author Simon Fowler
  Published 2003
   
  Purchase online at the Institute of Heraldry & Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £3.95) or at the East of London FHS Online Store (for £3.95)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Records of the Medical Profession
  This useful guide covers the period 1512 through to 1900. It describes the records of the medical professions, their patients and the places in which they worked.
  Authors Susan Bourne and Andrew Chicken
  Published 1994
   
  Purchase online at the Institute of Heraldry & Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £3.00)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
 
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