Dartford Branch Talk: Trade and Occupation Sources with David Cufley

STOP PRESS:  Change of Speaker on Saturday 7 June

David Cufley will talk about Trade and Occupations Sources

Unfortunately, our scheduled speaker is unwell. However, we're pleased to announce that David Cufley has kindly agreed to step in at short notice to deliver a talk on Trade and Occupation Sources.

David will give examples of the sources for trade and occupational research using mainly brickmaking as an example.

These examples can also be used to give an idea of the sources available for other trades.  David has used the same principles for researching his Rat Catching, Calico Printing and Shipbuilding ancestors. 

The trades are frequently place specific because of materials and local topology.The examples in the talk will include BMD Certificates through Census, Directories, Maps, Newspapers. Parliamentary Papers, Books, Pictures, Museums, Societies, County Histories, Atlases, Gazettes and Dictionaries of Trades.

Doors open 9.45am. The meeting / talk will start at 10.30am and end by 12.30pm. 

The Talk venue has a large, free car park but it is shared with other users and can be busy at times.

No booking, just turn up.

The Society is a registered charity and membership fees and donations are an important part of our income. The Talk is free to members but guests and visitors are asked to make a donation towards hall hire and speaker's fee. There will be a donations box at the venue.

But Society membership only costs £10 a year (£12 joint members) https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/about/membership/our-membership