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An excellent FRENCH Old Occupation site. Gives old name and modern translation in French.
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Morayshire Family History Sharing - Scottish Occupations
Glossary of old occupations in Scotland from 17th-19th century records and censuses.
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Occupational Diseases: A Syllabus of Signs and Symptoms
A book by E.R. Plunkett.
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List of occupations found in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Census of 1860.
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Ranks, Professions, Occupations, and Trades
From the Cambridgeshire, EnglandGenWeb Project.
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The ‘Family and Business in North-west England, 1760-1820’ Project Website
Searchable database of individuals and families involved in small family businesses in the north-west of England between 1760-1820. Includes several thousand images of original documents.
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The National Archives | The Catalogue | Research Guides: A to Z
United Kingdom.
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The Olive Tree Genealogy: Obsolete Occupations
Some medieval and obsolete English trade and professional terms used from 1086-1400.
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The Parchment Rustler - Bringing Home the Bacon (Part 1)
How to research your ancestor when you don't even recognise their occupation or the industry it comes from? This how-to guide is part 1 of a three-part series, outlining strategies and resources to unearth even the most mystifying of ancestral job titles in your genealogy research.
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The Parchment Rustler - Bringing Home the Bacon (Part 2)
What's THAT job? Part 2 of a three-part series looking at how to decipher the baffling or unfamiliar occupations we meet in our genealogy research. From pure-finders to maltsters, fellmongers to philosophical instrument makers, this instalment looks at strategies and resources you can apply to 19th and 20th century occupations.
