Thanks Don, That is great news that there may be a chance to find the details of an Apprenticeship. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately for most of us, visiting the repositories is not possible for various reasons.. You said > if you don't have the specific year< Can you please explain what you mean by that . Can anyone please tell me how long it would have taken to complete an apprenticeship as a Carpenter in the first three decades of the 1800s. Thanks Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Muirhead" <muirhead@kwic.com> To: <lanark@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [Lanark] Apprentices > There area quite a few, each is trade specific representing various > guilds. > > For Glasgow the Mitchell (library) has some as does the University of > Glasgow and of course the NAS. > > Most cover many, many years and requires someone look up the information > if > you don't have the specific year which is time consuming and if there is a > fee associated with the search, somewhat expensive.