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Apprentices of Connecticut 1637-1900

A book by Kathy A. Ritter.

Chester County Archives: Guide to the Records of the Court of Quarter Sessions 1681-1969

Chester County, Pennsylvania. Includes records for indictments, tavern license papers, indentured servant and apprentice records, reports of directors of the poor, and licenses for hawkers, peddlers, and Indian traders.

Chester County Archives: Indentured Servant and Apprentice Records 1700–1855

Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778

Search for ancestors in an index to orphaned or impoverished Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778.

East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911

A book by Alan N. Miller, II. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.

GenealogyMagazine.com - Buncombe County North Carolina Apprenticeships

Apprentice Bonds of Buncombe County, North Carolina 1795—1868, abstracted by James Pylant. County courts were required by law to bind out poor orphans or minors to court-appointed individuals who were responsible for the child’s education and training in a useful trade, as well as providing "sufficient diet, washing, lodging, and apparel." This abstract lists the date of the indenture, name of the orphan, age (if given), and the individual to whom the orphan was bound.

Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Sources for Tracing Apprenticeship and Membership in City Livery Companies and Related Organisations

Labouring Children: British Immigrant Apprentices to Canada, 1869-1924

A book by Joy Parr.

London Apprenticeship Abstracts 1442-1850

Over 165,000 of these record abstracts are contained in the database, with over half a million names indexed: apprentices, their parent, and masters. Less than 30% of the "London" apprentices actually came from the London area.

Nineteenth Century Apprentices in New York City (Special Publications of the National Genealogical Society, No. 55)

A book by Kenneth Scott.

ParishRegister.com - Watermen & Lightermen

Records of London's Livery Companies Online - Apprentices and Freemen 1400-1900

The Records of London's Livery Companies Online project is a partnership between the Centre for Metropolitan History, The Bowyers' Company, The Clothworkers' Company, The Drapers' Company, The Founders’ Company, The Girdlers' Company, The Goldsmiths' Company, The Mercers' Company, The Musicians' Company, The Salters' Company and The Tallow Chandlers' Company.

Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices : Advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1796

A book by Farley Grubb.

The National Archives (U.K.) - Apprentices and masters

The National Archives (U.K.) - Apprenticeship Indentures

This collection consists of 609 Indentures, ranging in date from 1700-1913, most of which were promoted by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of Manchester and their successors the Guardians of the Poor of the Manchester Union.

The register of apprentices of the city of Edinburgh, 1583-1666

Ebook by the Scottish Record Society, 1906.

The Register of Edinburgh Apprentices, 1666-1700

Ebook by the Scottish Record Society, 1898.

The Register of Edinburgh Apprentices, 1701-1755

Ebook by the Scottish Record Society, 1898.