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Some links for web-sites about Occupations .
These LINKS-Topics have been been compiled from the links submitted by RootsChatters.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed. 
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Occupational descriptions (old occuptions)
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/
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http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bl_occupations.htm
The world of work has changed greatly from the times of our ancestors, causing many occupational names and terms to fall into disuse. If you found your ancestor named as a ripper, seinter, hosteler, sperviter, dobber, or pettifogger, would you know what it meant? Probably not. Yet, the work that our ancestors chose for their living is an important part of who they were. Learning about the occupations of our ancestors can provide insight into their daily lives, social status, and possibly even the origin of your family surname.
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This free glossary of old occupations explains the function of hundreds of old occupations, trades, and job titles.
The Bottle Dump
http://www.thebottledump.co.uk
The Bottle Dump web site is for the collector, and digger, of antique bottles and jars. As you can see, the Bottle Dump is split into several sections, each one covering a different bottle or container type. Bottle Bill has created a wounderfull site if your research concerns the bottling industry, be it Ginger Beer, Minerals or Stout  A lot of manufacturers were small scale, but still labelled their bottles even if the address was a terraced house.
Camera Workers
The British Columbia, Alaska & Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950
http://www.members.shaw.ca/bchistorian/cw1858-1950.html
This Web site contains a revised version of volume 1 of Camera Workers, first published in 1985, which documents photographers active prior to 1901, and volume 2, which covers professional photographers, selected amateur photographers, and cinematographers from 1901 to 1950. The geographic coverage for volume 1 includes not just what now forms the Province of British Columbia, Canada, but also Alaska Territory and Yukon Territory, both areas through which photographers frequently travelled through BC to reach. The principal period of time for the latter two areas, however, is the Klondike Gold Rush.
The Sugar Industry, Sugar Bakers
http://www.mawer.clara.net/intro.html
Database of individuals involved in the English sugar industry 16th to early 20th century: names, origins, company, address, and reference to sources. Invaluable. A brilliant source if you know or suspect your ancestors had some connection with the sugar refining industry.
... especially useful, if your ancestors came over from Germany to work in the english sugar refining industry !
Could also provide useful hints if your ancestors were Sugar-Bakers and Konditors ...
Brewery History Society. www.breweryhistory.co.uk
Brickmakers Website
http://www.davidrcufley.btinternet.co.uk/brickintro.html
Brushmakers Society Website www.brushmakers.com
Civil Servents Appointments Index http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/office
Clergymen of the Church of England Database.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/cce/
The Institute of Electrical Engineers
http://archives.iee.org/start/
The Historical Diving Society Website
www.thehds.com
Life Saving Awards Research Society (LSARS)
http://www.lsars.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
They have an online index to those awarded medals for saving someone's life. Unfortunatly you have to look through every year yourself, as there is no search facility. However, excellent resource for One-Namers.
Millers and Millwrights Archive
www.millarchive.com
The Coalmining History Resource Centre
www.cmhrc.co.uk
Welcome to the UK's largest and most comprehensive website concerning the history of coalmining - including a searchable database of over 164,000 recorded accidents and deaths...
New search site for mining history, including pit disasters and details of miners killed or injured
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