Dear all,
Today, whilst in the State Library, I found a book which could be useful for those
who have ancestors in occupations that are not familiar or current. It's a book
written in 1747 designed to acquaint people with the tasks and wages etc.. of
the various occupations. (An early HR management tool??).
For example.. I looked up an ancester's occupation/apprenticeship which was
'lace weaver', and it told me how it was done; that most work was in weaving
coats of arms (in the correct colours) for the nobility..and drew a distinction between
the various other lace weavers, who might do quite different work. I quote:-
"a livery lace weaver is a pretty good business, a journeyman may earn from 12 to 15
shillings a week. It requires little strength and a tolerable share of ingenuity."
Details are:-
"The London Tradesman" written in 1747 by R. Campbell
reprinted (facsimile edition) 1969 by David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd
Newton Abbot, Devon. Couldn't see an ISBN number, sorry.
Kay