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The British insurance business: a guide to its history & records

A book by H. A. L. Cockerell.

The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835 (CCEd)

Makes available and searchable the principal records of clerical careers from over 50 archives in England and Wales with the aim of providing coverage of as many clerical lives as possible from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century. The Database fills major gaps in our knowledge of one of the most important professions in early modern England and Wales. It provides an invaluable research tool for both national and local, academic and amateur historians, and genealogists who often need to discover biographical information about individual clergymen or more about the succession of clergy in a particular place. CCEd is a collaboration between historians at King

The Drapers Company of London

Its history, function and usefulness to genealogical researchers.

The Feather Trade

A virtual exhibition from the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History.

The Glovers of Fulton County

Research and documentation project that examines the glove industry of Fulton County, New York. Fulton County was long a center of world glove production. During the late 1800s and early decades of this century the county produced more than 90% of all fine leather gloves manufactured in the United States.

The Goldsmiths Company

One of the twelve great livery companies of the City of London.

The Handloom Weavers of Perth

Free transcribed resources to help research weavers based in the Scottish town of Perth.

The Last of the Blacksmiths

A novel by Claire Gebben, based on one of her ancestors and his life. Historical fiction about a 19th century blacksmith who comes to America from the Bavarian Rhineland inspired by Cooper

The Match Workers Strike Fund Register

Scanned images of a register listing over 700 workers (mostly female) who went out on strike against the Bryant and May Match Factory in London in March, 1888.

The Mercer's Company Website

The premier livery company of the City of London.

The National Archives | The Catalogue | Research Guides: A to Z

United Kingdom.

The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Servant

A book by Pamela Horn.

The Steam Engine Makers' Society

The Telegrapher Web Page

Research resources for the history of telegraphy and the work of women in the telegraph industry.

The Turkey Red Trust

The Turkey Red Trust is a Scottish Charity which aims to preserve the history of the calico printing and dyeing industry and its workers in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. History of the Works from the early 18th century to 1960 is included.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

The Union Makes Us Strong - Trades Union Council History

United Kingdom.

The Victorian Domestic Servant

A book by Trevor May.

The Victorian Engineer

A book by Adrian Jarvis.

The Victorian Farmer

A book by David J. Eveleigh.

The Victorian Ironmonger

A book by Cecil A. Meadows.