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Ag labs pitch hay into a cart on a farm near Whitby, c. 1880
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What is an agricultural labourer?

A governess and her charges
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Governesses: Who were they, and what were their lives like?

A military hospital, 1914
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The best websites for finding military hospital staff

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Shop front 1829
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Where to find historical trade directories online

Post Office records
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Post Office records: How to find Post Office employee records

First World War nurses, Christmas Day 1914
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How to find First World War nurses’ records

A British coal miner c.1915
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How to find coal miners in your family history

An operation in a lecture theatre at University College Hospital Medical School, London, in 1898
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How to find doctors and nurses in your family tree

Old Forge
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Are there metalworkers in your family tree?

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Sweater Salesman
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How to find commercial travellers in your family history

Choir of St Martin's Church, Dorking, Surrey, 19th century.Artist: MJ Starling
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Servants at Biddlesden Park House, Buckinghamshire, c.1896-1920
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Was your ancestor a domestic servant?

War Time Fruit
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The 14 best websites for shopkeeper records

Agriculture
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How to find cheese-makers in your family history

Women sewing straw hats, c. 1920
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How to find hat-makers in your family history