Apprentice Records - ancestry

[kiterunner]

Another database indexed by the World Archives Project volunteers, though this one was only partially done by WAP and finished off by someone else. Anyway, the index should be free to search for everyone.

England, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811 (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1851)

Despite the name, it does include some not from England.

I'm very much hoping to find one or two of my elusive ancestors in there. Off to look now...

[BlueSavannah]

Hope you managed to find your elusive ancestors Kite, my William Jones sadly wasnt on them :(

[kiterunner]

No luck with my elusive ancestors so far.

[Rachel]

Goodness ~ mild success
There's one of mine in 1795 but how annoying that it doesn't give any clue to the names of his parents

[kiterunner]

It's only the very early ones that give father's (or mother's) name.

[Phoenix]

I take it they have copied from the Society of Genealogists? Or have they gone back to the original records from TNA?

The SoG had some interesting errors, but I seem to remember some of those were actually present in the originals, particularly when it came to unfamiliar place names.

[WendyPusey]

Success!!! Just found Nathaniel Pusey of Amersham, my OH's 6X Great Grandfather and it gives his father's name!!!!

Another generation back!:D:D

[Rachel]

Success!!! Just found Nathaniel Pusey of Amersham, my OH's 6X Great Grandfather and it gives his father's name!!!!

Another generation back!:D:D

Oooooooo *stamps foot and turns green with envy* :D

fantastic news :d

[Sue from Southend]

I take it they have copied from the Society of Genealogists? Or have they gone back to the original records from TNA?

The SoG had some interesting errors, but I seem to remember some of those were actually present in the originals, particularly when it came to unfamiliar place names.

They were retranscribed by World Archive Project volunteers. I did a few..... hopefully not those with errors!!

[kiterunner]

I take it they have copied from the Society of Genealogists? Or have they gone back to the original records from TNA?

The SoG had some interesting errors, but I seem to remember some of those were actually present in the originals, particularly when it came to unfamiliar place names.

It's been indexed from the original records, Phoenix. Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books, Series IR 1; The National Archives of the UK (TNA). And there are a lot of strange spellings of place names in there, I know, because I did some of the indexing (snap, Sue!).

I thought the Society of Genealogists database was from the Livery Companies of London? Or have they got another apprenticeship database as well as that one?

[Phoenix]

If you remember on Origins those really irritating indexes that never produced the answers you expected? Those were the Sog ones. Virtually a wall full of maroon volumes that to judge from the typeface were done in the 1920s. Because it was indexed on a Soundex type basis, you were likely to find Phillips under F!

They do have lots of minor indexes that Cliff Webb has produced , plus stuff by Crisp and I dare say a few other goodies.

[kiterunner]

Sorry, I know that there are lots of SOG databases on British Origins (and now on findmypast) but what I meant was, the only apprenticeship one of theirs that I know of is the Livery Companies of London one.

[Asa]

I've not made an great progress but I have had some good finds that support or add to stuff I know

[Phoenix]

Mutter, mutter....

Although this database originated with TNA, it is not available AT TNA.

I did mention this to a member of staff there... who will be dining with a member of Ancestry's staff tonight... but as neither of them are particularly high up in their organisations, I'm not holding my breath.

You can't even do searches at TNA.