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Clare, Ireland : Classification : Occupations / Trades / Apprentices


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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: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: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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915
Link:https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Failte Romhat Website
Link:https://www.failteromhat.com
Description:Failte Romhat Website
Extra Info:Includes Kellys Directory of Leather Trades in Ireland 1915.
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 - 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, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Link:http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
Description:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Extra Info:Includes some lists of landowners, some court extracts, trade directory extracts, newspaper extracts, Royal Irish Constabulary lists and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Irish Ancestral Pages
Link:https://www.geocities.ws/irishancestralpages/
Description:Irish Ancestral Pages
Extra Info:Click on on-site databases.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Irish Mariners
Link:http://www.irishmariners.ie/
Description:Irish Mariners
Extra Info:An index of nearly 25,000 Irish born merchant seamen, many photographs, includes voyages undertaken and more.
Classification:Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanmilliken/geneal...
Description:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames Genealogical Research
Extra Info:Surnames of Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mulliken, Mullikin, and Mulligan etc.
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: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: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: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: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 Royal Irish Constabulary
Link:The Royal Irish Constabulary
Description:The Royal Irish Constabulary, 1816-1921
Extra Info:This index is a work in progress and now contains approx. 70,000 persons.
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: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
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.

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