Hi all
I've recently discovered a few new occupations in the family and wondered if anyone had tips on where to look for records etc.
I found an ancestor of mine worked at Stockfield Brick Works and I've got some more info but what I really want and it's a long shot, is a book by Albert H Stephenson called The Trade Associations of Birmingham Brick Masters 1864-1933 [FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](London: The Chichester Press), written in 1933. No luck finding it so far (to buy or loan out from library), but got a few extracts from google. It's available for reference at Bham Library just ideally wanted to buy it.
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The other family members appear to be watermen & publicans in Droitwich - I think I found the pub - The Gardeners Arms on Vines Lane, but when I asked about the history of the pub they didn't tell me anything - I assume they don't know. Would there be a register of Publicans? This was the Everton family from c1770 onwards. I've not researched fully into occupations where there might be some records so any advice appreciated.
I've recently discovered a few new occupations in the family and wondered if anyone had tips on where to look for records etc.
I found an ancestor of mine worked at Stockfield Brick Works and I've got some more info but what I really want and it's a long shot, is a book by Albert H Stephenson called The Trade Associations of Birmingham Brick Masters 1864-1933 [FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](London: The Chichester Press), written in 1933. No luck finding it so far (to buy or loan out from library), but got a few extracts from google. It's available for reference at Bham Library just ideally wanted to buy it.
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The other family members appear to be watermen & publicans in Droitwich - I think I found the pub - The Gardeners Arms on Vines Lane, but when I asked about the history of the pub they didn't tell me anything - I assume they don't know. Would there be a register of Publicans? This was the Everton family from c1770 onwards. I've not researched fully into occupations where there might be some records so any advice appreciated.