Employee records help tell how our ancestors earned a living. Many old registers have been scanned and are now online to be viewed and searched.
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Accrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society - History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924087522441 |
| Description: | Accrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. History of the society 1860-1910. Includes photographs of workers within the society, photographs and details of the branches, and biographies of many key people of the society. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Beamish Collections Online |
| Link: | http://collections.beamish.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Online Collection from Beamish Museum |
| Extra Info: | Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Bolton, Lancashire Genealogy Website |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~boltongenealogy/gen... |
| Description: | Bolton, Lancashire Genealogy Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes information on Halliwell Bleachworks, Rumworth Mill and more. |
| Classification: | Information, Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | British and Irish Furniture Makers Online |
| Link: | https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/ |
| Description: | Faces Behind the Furniture, 1500-1914 |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited - History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/storyofcwsjubile00redfu... |
| Description: | Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. History of the CWS 1863-1913. Includes many names of branch managers and works, including those in Ireland, and a long service roll. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Education and Work Records, Occupations |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - Education and Work Records, Occupations |
| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors |
| Link: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past |
| Description: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past |
| Extra Info: | Search registers of UK directors whose companies are registered with Companies House along with the UK’s electoral registers beginning from 2002. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Failsworth Industrial Society Limited - History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/failsworthindust00ogde |
| Description: | Failsworth Industrial Society Limited - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. History of the society 1859-1909. List many names of key people of the society, photographs and details of some of the branches and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Great and Little Bolton Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofgreatli00peap |
| Description: | Great and Little Bolton Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Extra Info: | History of the Society from 1859-1909. Includes a list of the 66 members who formed the society, information on branches, many names associated with the society, photographs, lists of committee members and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Hyde Equitable Co-operative Society Limited |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/jubileehistoryof00jone |
| Description: | Hyde Equitable Co-operative Society Limited |
| Extra Info: | History of the Hyde Equitable Co-operative Society Limited 1862-1912. Includes details on branches, many names associated with the society, photographs and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Leigh Friendly Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/jubileehistoryof00boyd |
| Description: | Leigh Friendly Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Extra Info: | History of the Leigh Friendly Co-operative Society Limited 1857-1907. Includes details on branches, many names associated with the society, photographs and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Limited |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/jubileehistoryof00tayl |
| Description: | Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Limited - Jubilee History 1850-1900 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes photographs, a list of presidents, details of stalwart Co-operators and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Royton Industrial Co-operative Society Limited - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/roytonindustria00burtgo... |
| Description: | Royton Industrial Co-operative Society Limited - A History 1857-1907 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes notable workers, photographs, information on the shops, such as the one at Chadderton and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Stalybridge Good Intent Industrial Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924091529481 |
| Description: | Stalybridge Good Intent Industrial Co-operative Society Limited History |
| Extra Info: | History of the Society from 1859-1909. Includes information on branches, many names associated with the society, photographs, lists of committee members and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information |
| Link: | http://www.mawer.clara.net/intro.html |
| Description: | Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information |
| Extra Info: | Includes Sun fire office valuations, fires and fatalities, case studies and more. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
| Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
| Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Poor Rate, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Todmorden and Walsden |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden... |
| Description: | Todmorden and Walsden |
| Extra Info: | Information and pictures for mills and mines. |
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