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  Transport: Roads and Railways

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 31-03-20, 09:53
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  Transport: Roads and Railways

  This page collects together resources which will give you an insight into the history and development of road transport and the railways.
  
  The article includes links to resources which might lead you to finding your own ancestors. ...

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  Glass & Bottlemaking: Occupations

  • Created by: Elaine ..Spain
  • Published: 05-01-12, 12:27
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  Glass & Bottlemaking: Occupations

  A brief description of occupations found in glass bottlemaking, generally carried out by men.
  
  

  • Ballmaker: Would dip a hollow rod into the molten glass and make it into a ball to pass to the blower.
  • Bottle blower: Takes the rod and blows air in to inflate the gather.
  • Bottlemaker: Forms the rim on the bottle.
  • Finisher Off: Blows the glass till it cools in a mould. The blower or finisher off would not

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  Trades and Occupations

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-03-10, 13:41
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  Trades and Occupations

  To enable you to find out about how your ancestors lived and worked, this section of the Reference Library contains a large collection of resources about a variety of occupations.
  
  General

  • FTF Big Book of Genealogyincludes definitions for occupations.

  • Index of Old Occupations
  • Another list of occupations
  • Old Occupation Names
  • Victorian Occupations
  • Nostalgic Memories of 20th Century British Life
  • Accountancy Ancestors, Who was who in accountancy for 1874-1965

  • Woolworths

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  Last edited by Caroline; 22-12-21, 12:31.

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  Emigration and Immigration

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 02-03-10, 13:44
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  Emigration and Immigration

  Whether your ancestors emigrated voluntarily or not, there are many resources available online to track them down.
  
  This page holds a collection of resources dealing with emigration/immigration, shipping and passenger lists including convict transportation. ...

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  Last edited by Grimsqueaker; 06-06-20, 13:29. Reason: Dead link removal

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  Irish Social and Political History

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 05-02-10, 09:51
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  Irish Social and Political History

  This page gives you some resources for finding out more about Irish History. ...

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  Weights, Measures, Money and Time

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-02-10, 15:43
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  Weights, Measures, Money and Time

  A collection of resources to answer many questions about old money, measures and calendars. ...

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  Sport

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-02-10, 14:53
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  Sport

  This page holds a collection of resources relating to the history and playing of many sports. You may well find leads which will help you trace the amateur and professional sportsmen and women in your tree. ...

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  Jewish History

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-02-10, 14:11
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  Jewish History

  A guide to resources available for tracing members of the Jewish faith. ...

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  Fairground, Showmen and Travellers

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-02-10, 13:04
  • 4 comments

  Fairground, Showmen and Travellers

  Many people come across references to ancestors who were members of the travelling community. Naturally, they are often difficult to track down, so we hope that this page includes links to resources which will lead you to finding your own peripatetic ancestors. ...

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  Broadcasting, Theatre and Entertainment

  • Created by: Caroline
  • Published: 04-02-10, 13:02
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  Broadcasting, Theatre and Entertainment

  This page gathers together resources for finding out about people involved in the acting profession, as well as musicians and dancers, and their way of life.
  
  It includes links to resources which may help you to follow their careers.
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