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Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 4 Send Message	Iain	Report	7 Jan 2007 20:29
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 4 Send Message	Does anyone know how you can check work records, i have all the BDM's that state what my ancestors were employed as, but i am at a loss as to where to start looking further into their working lives.All mainly worked in scotland as weavers /dockers etc.Having dates and occupation is one thing but i would like to know more intimate details of their lives Thanks Iain
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 27 Send Message	Shirley	Report	11 Jan 2007 18:01
	Iain, Have you tried www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Leisure_Culture/libraries/Collections/ArchivesandSpecialCollections Happy hunting! Shirley
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	11 Jan 2007 18:24
	Unlikely you will get individual details on the weavers - the dockers you may have luck with perhaps as they may have belonged to a union - try National Archives site to see if they keep records. Try the Port Cities website and google for weavers/mills in the right area for your ancestors.