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Recent questions tagged occupations
Recent questions tagged occupations
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OCCUPATIONS genealogy
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Scotland occupation and Ireland occupation new category; Coastguards
asked
Mar 9
in
Policy and Style
by
Nick Miller
G2G6 Mach 2
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23.2k
points)
categorization
occupations
scotland
ireland
+2
votes
0
answers
80
views
HM Coastguard Sticker
asked
Mar 7
in
Policy and Style
by
Nick Miller
G2G6 Mach 2
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23.2k
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military_and_war
england
coastguard
stickers
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
67
views
Can a category be created for the occupation Sutler.
asked
Feb 23
in
WikiTree Help
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Cathryn Hondros
G2G6 Mach 5
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51.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
us_civil_war
+3
votes
1
answer
78
views
How did one obtain a license to practice law in colonial America?
asked
Feb 9
in
The Tree House
by
Becky Thames-Simmons
G2G6 Mach 1
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10.0k
points)
occupations
lawyers
licenses
+4
votes
1
answer
60
views
Category Needed
asked
Jan 25
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
71
views
1860 census occupation Serving
asked
Jan 24
in
Genealogy Help
by
Debra Akin
G2G6 Mach 1
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18.9k
points)
occupations
census
categorization
holmes_county
+2
votes
1
answer
72
views
New category
asked
Dec 25, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+7
votes
2
answers
174
views
Could we create 5 new categories for Morley-3179 and associated profiles?
asked
Dec 10, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Frances Piercy-Reins
G2G6 Mach 8
(
86.1k
points)
categorization
morley
england
occupations
+9
votes
2
answers
174
views
“Drummer Boys” of the U.S. Civil War
asked
Dec 2, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Simpier
G2G6 Pilot
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661k
points)
lathrop
us_civil_war
new_york
categorization
sourcerers
occupations
+9
votes
3
answers
152
views
Is there a distinction between the "Grocers" and "Grocery Merchants" categories?
asked
Nov 26, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
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1.5m
points)
categorization
occupations
+3
votes
1
answer
76
views
Can we have a an occupation catgegory for Australian Federal Police
asked
Nov 23, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Pat McCallum
G2G5
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5.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
australia
+4
votes
1
answer
66
views
Category needed
asked
Nov 20, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+11
votes
2
answers
95
views
Shared Photo: Thomas Edward Lennon Former Buffalonian Head of Engineers in New York
asked
Nov 15, 2023
in
Photos
by
Kathleen Lennon
G2G1
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1.3k
points)
lennon
photos
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
78
views
Looking for category
asked
Nov 13, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+4
votes
2
answers
127
views
Can anyone help transcribe this 1861 occupation, please?
asked
Nov 11, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
L Parr
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.1k
points)
transcription
occupations
england
handwriting
+8
votes
0
answers
118
views
What is this occupation?
asked
Nov 7, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Beverly Diaz
G2G6 Mach 3
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39.0k
points)
paleography
occupations
passenger_list
+3
votes
1
answer
68
views
1920s wages manual vs administrative
asked
Oct 28, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Abigail Axton
G2G5
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5.1k
points)
united_kingdom
occupations
+7
votes
1
answer
113
views
help interpreting occupation 1880 New Haven CT
asked
Oct 26, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
GM Garrettson
G2G6 Mach 3
(
34.0k
points)
connecticut
occupations
new_haven
new_england
cadwell
+5
votes
1
answer
244
views
Should I use shoemaker as a profession?
asked
Oct 6, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Kate Thompson
G2G6
(
6.2k
points)
shoemakers
cordwainers
occupations
categorization
england
+29
votes
118
answers
1.7k
views
Question of the Week: Is there an occupation that was in your family for generations?
asked
Sep 18, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
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2.4m
points)
question_of_the_week
ambassadors
greeters
occupations
+4
votes
3
answers
92
views
What is a Kirchenrüger, Feldschütz, Brunnenschütz der Pfalzgass?
asked
Sep 15, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mark Swanson
G2G1
(
1.5k
points)
german
occupations
pre-1700
+7
votes
0
answers
98
views
Trying to add 'Rat Catcher' as an occupation in categories
asked
Sep 6, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Allan Entwistle
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.2k
points)
categorization
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
97
views
Category needed
asked
Aug 23, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+5
votes
2
answers
127
views
Can anyone help with Transliteration of Occupation in 1537?
asked
Aug 21, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
GM Garrettson
G2G6 Mach 3
(
34.0k
points)
german
transcription
switzerland
occupations
+6
votes
1
answer
356
views
In Quebec census records, what did the occupation "voyageur" mean after the fur trade was gone?
asked
Aug 10, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Véronique Boulanger
G2G6
(
8.0k
points)
quebecois
census
occupations
+1
vote
0
answers
72
views
Category help needed
asked
Aug 3, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Donna Lancaster
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.7k
points)
categorization
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
155
views
Category level clarification
asked
Aug 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
688k
points)
categorization
occupations
+8
votes
2
answers
180
views
Was a colonial chirurgeon (surgeon) a doctor?
asked
Aug 1, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
454k
points)
southern_colonies
occupations
pre-1700
+11
votes
5
answers
275
views
Why would a furniture store in Nebraska employ a mortician in 1950?
asked
Jul 26, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
occupations
strange_things
+10
votes
4
answers
249
views
Old profession? "Factor"
asked
Jul 26, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gus Gassmann
G2G6 Mach 4
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46.2k
points)
occupations
germany
19th_century
+1
vote
0
answers
124
views
Stickers for a coal breaker who died in an accident?
asked
Jul 23, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Sven Elbert
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.4k
points)
stickers
occupations
+3
votes
1
answer
117
views
"Mast Carpenter" = Master Carpenter?
asked
Jul 17, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Nancy Freeman
G2G6 Mach 3
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34.5k
points)
carpenter
occupations
+2
votes
0
answers
137
views
Is there an image for scales, as used in judiciary circles, on WikiTree?
asked
Jul 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Kenneth Evans
G2G6 Pilot
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244k
points)
images
stickers
occupations
+1
vote
1
answer
111
views
Civil Engineer categories
asked
Jul 10, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Warren Kuntz
G2G6 Mach 2
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20.7k
points)
categorization
civil_engineers
occupations
organizations
+31
votes
9
answers
481
views
Check out the NEW Occupational Stickers with fabulous art by Laura (Huggins) Ward
asked
Jun 6, 2023
in
Appreciation
by
Shonda Feather
G2G6 Pilot
(
373k
points)
occupations
stickers
thank-yous
+5
votes
2
answers
174
views
Railroad Conductors Category needed, please.
asked
May 23, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Nelda Spires
G2G6 Pilot
(
550k
points)
categorization
occupations
+6
votes
1
answer
122
views
New Category: Guinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
asked
May 10, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Fionnuala O'Connor
G2G6 Mach 2
(
23.5k
points)
categorization
brewer
ireland
occupations
+4
votes
1
answer
121
views
is there a sticker for racing drivers I found the category Auto Racing
asked
Apr 27, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Anon Sharkey
G2G6 Pilot
(
112k
points)
stickers
occupations
+12
votes
4
answers
174
views
New category for Dairy Farmers vs Dairymen?
asked
Apr 24, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Nathan Kennedy
G2G6 Mach 3
(
38.7k
points)
categorization
farming
occupations
+3
votes
1
answer
185
views
Occupational categorisation of a slaughterman?
asked
Apr 21, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Zachariah Cooper
G2G5
(
5.7k
points)
threlfall
categorization
australia
occupations
categorisation
+3
votes
1
answer
119
views
England Bus Conductors - Occupation Category
asked
Apr 14, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
David Weinberg
G2G6 Mach 2
(
20.0k
points)
categorization
occupations
england
+7
votes
1
answer
114
views
Are these categories for the same thing?
asked
Mar 15, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
D Anonymous
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.3k
points)
categorization
england
occupations
delete
+3
votes
1
answer
92
views
What type of soldier is: "Soldier (Pote) R A M"
asked
Mar 4, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Fionnuala O'Connor
G2G6 Mach 2
(
23.5k
points)
military
occupations
+8
votes
3
answers
242
views
Have you thought of this as a source?
asked
Mar 2, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
C. Mackinnon
G2G6 Pilot
(
329k
points)
sources
resources
england
occupations
+1
vote
0
answers
90
views
Advice for categorization of Quigley-1580?
asked
Feb 27, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Sally x
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.7k
points)
categorization
quigley
religion
occupations
new_york
+5
votes
1
answer
162
views
"Tiffany Girls" (Women who created Tiffany glass creations)
asked
Feb 24, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.5m
points)
occupations
categorization
tiffany
glass
new_york
+4
votes
1
answer
127
views
BBC ( and other communications organisations) engineers/technical staff
asked
Feb 23, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Phil Phillips
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.1k
points)
categorization
occupations
+3
votes
1
answer
133
views
Help reading occupation Care taker / Card maker
asked
Feb 17, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Abigail Axton
G2G5
(
5.1k
points)
handwriting
occupations
+6
votes
4
answers
198
views
What supercategories to use for Category "Deutsche Dienstpost Niederlande"?
asked
Feb 1, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Sven Elbert
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.4k
points)
categorization
occupations
germany
netherlands
world_war_ii
+7
votes
5
answers
237
views
Help transcribe 1782 Maryland occupation
asked
Jan 20, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
454k
points)
transcription
occupations
maryland
black_heritage
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