Useful Websites - Occupations

A Dictionary of Occupational Terms: Ministry of Labour. Based on the Classification of Occupations Used in the Census of Population, 1921 London: HMSO, 1927 (online edition by Peter Christian, 2016)

Our ScotlandsPeople website's glossary includes a section on occupations. Our research guides cover records for coal mining, crafts and trades, customs and excise, education, lighthouse keepers and railways.

Click on the links below for other websites:

• My ancestor was … (Scottish Archive Network)
• Dictionary of Scottish Architects, 1840-1980
• Canada Civil Service List, 1872-1918
• Dentistry (Lothian Health Services Archive)
• Nursing (Lothian Health Services Archive)
• Scottish Mining Website
• United Kingdom medical registers 1859-1959