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- Army Schoolmasters - Punishment Ledgers
- Army Schoolmasters - Punishment Ledgers
- Army Schoolmasters 1847-1876
- Army Schoolmasters 1847-1876
- Army Schoolmasters 1847-1876
- Berkshire, Eton College Register, 1441-1698
- Britain, Business Indexes 1892-1987
- Britain, Business Indexes 1892-1987
- Britain, Children's Employment Commission Part 2, 1842
- Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1835-1857
- Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
- Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
- Britain, school and university register books 1264-1930
- Britain, Trade Union Membership Registers
- Britain, Trade Union Membership Registers, Browse
- British India Office Assistant Surgeons
- City of London, Haberdashers, Apprentices and Freemen 1526-1933
- City of London, Ironmongers, Apprentices and Freemen 1511-1923
- City of York apprentices and freemen 1272-1930
- Civil Service Commission appointments, promotions and transfers 1871-1942
- Clergy List 1896
- Dental Surgeons Directory 1925
- Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Apprentices 1570-1910
- East India Company & Civil Service pensions
- Electrical Engineering Apprentices & Trainees, 1902-1934
- England, Cheshire school records, 1782-1950
- Gloucester Apprentices 1595-1700
- Lancashire, Barrow-In-Furness Shipbuilding & Engineering Employees
- Lloyd's Register Of Merchant Ships Index 1843
- London Apprentices from Dorset 1605-1799
- London Apprentices from Somerset 1575-1800
- London, Dulwich College Register 1619-1926
- London, Watermen In Royal Navy, 1803-1809
- London, Watermen, Admiralty Muster Of The Port Of London, 1628
- London, Watermen, Birth Register Of Contracted Men, 1865-1921
- London, Watermen, List Of Free Watermen, 1827
- London, Watermen's Petition For The King Charles I, 1648
- Manchester Apprentices 1700-1849
- Manchester Industrial School Registers1866-1912
- Manchester Police Index 1858-1941
- Match workers strike, Bow 1888
- Merchant Navy Seamen [Merchant Marines]
- National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914
- Royal Hibernian Military School admissions 1847-1932
- Royal Hibernian Military School Staff List 1864
- Royal Household Staff 1526-1924
- Royal Military Asylum apprentice ledgers 1803-1840 / Royal Military Asylum (Chelsea) admissions 1803-1901
- Scotland, Edinburgh Apprentices 1583-1800
- Surrey, Southwark Congregational Registers
- Surrey, Southwark, Newington Apprentice Register 1891
- Sussex, Lancing College Register 1901-1954
- Teachers Registration Council Registers
- Trinity House Calendars, 1787-1854
- Warwickshire, Coventry, company directories and publications 1908-1966
- White Star Line Officers' books
Find your ancestors in Scotland, Edinburgh Apprentices 1583-1800
Did your ancestors learn or practice their trade in the city of Edinburgh? Discover details of their work and training in this collection of records of apprentices and masters.
Agreements between a master and apprentice (also known as an indentures) enable a less experienced person to gather the skills required for a career in a new trade or craft. Informal indentures (where someone trained with their father or a close family member) were common, which are rarely recorded. For those that exist on record, these documents are a great way to find the place of origin of those who move to the city and later set down roots.
The life of an apprentice was completely dependent on the master that took them on and what they were to be taught was not specified (some masters spent very little time with their new charges and gave them only menial tasks to complete, rather than developing their skills). Apprentices relied on their masters for food, shelter and clothing. During their years of training, they were forbidden to marry, gamble or visit public houses.
Upon completion of their apprenticeship, the individual would be eligible for joining a guild of burgesses, of which other records may exist.