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Journeyman
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Karen | Report | 1 Jul 2007 13:23 |
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Several of my ancestors were journeyman shoemakers and confectioners - I know that means that they served an apprenticeship but where can I find out - how long - any records etc etc. Any help would be much appreciated. Karen |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 1 Jul 2007 13:46 |
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Northampton Museum has list of shoemakers - still ongoing. |
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Karen | Report | 1 Jul 2007 13:48 |
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Thanks Chris |
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Clive | Report | 1 Jul 2007 13:59 |
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Standard apprenticeship was 7 years. Paupers apprenticeship 14 years - they were being exploited again! Clive |
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Phyllis | Report | 1 Jul 2007 14:23 |
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Hi, In some parts of scotland journeymen where the ones to take cattle and sheep to the big markets, they would take several days stopping to collect from crofts and farms on their way. Hope this may help. phyllis |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 1 Jul 2007 14:25 |
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Know what you mean Clive and they were to an extent but bear in mind that even in late fifties apprentices had to pay a bond - my father paid £100 for my brother in 1956 as a hairdressers apprentice and he 'earned' £1 per week. So perhaps the extended apprenticeship was to make up for this but 14 years a bit much. |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 1 Jul 2007 14:35 |
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As I understand it journeyman was a term for a fully qualified tradesman eg. my FIL was a journeyman bricklayer and he certainly did not travel around! |
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Karen | Report | 1 Jul 2007 14:42 |
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Thank you all for info - so I guess they did their seven years training for next to nothing hoping to improve their futures. Karen |
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