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Apprentice Records - Edinburgh/Leith
« on: Saturday 10 June 06 18:01 BST (UK) »
I'm trying to find the apprenticeship records for two of my ancestors.
Thomas Thomson, born about 1820, lived in Leith and was a blacksmith's apprentice.
Thomas's brother, Alexander Thomson, born about 1826, also of Leith, is listed as an Engineer apprentice.
Does anyone have access to Edinburgh/Leith apprentice records for the period 1830s/1840s?

Any other information on Thomas Thomson(1820-1900) and his spose, Elizabeth Glen, also welcome.
 
Thomas Thomson, blacksmith/boilermaker, born c1820, Midlothian, married Elizabeth Glen, 1844. Children: Thomas(1844), George (1846), Alexander (1848), David (1851), James (1856), Elizabeth (1861).
Family probably from Leith, but Thomas snr worked in shipbuilding in Burntisland, Greenock, Durham, Hull, and Millwall/Poplar.
My g-grandfather is David. Family moved to Isle of Dogs 1857.
Some of family settled in Hull area.

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Re: Apprentice Records - Edinburgh/Leith
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 September 08 10:29 BST (UK) »
Hi

These records are on Ancestry.com

Also if you Google  "Midlothian Apprentice Records" you should get a link to a book digitised by Google which gives lots of information about apprentices in the area

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