I thought you all might be ineterested in the following meeting at Richmond. Looks an interesting talk and could unlock the Occupational mysteries that abound in Family History. Our next meeting is on Saturday, July 9th at our usual time and venue Vestry Hall, 21, Paradise Road, Richmond at 2:30 (doors open at 2:00) This month our guest speaker will be Dr Chris Watts. The subject of Chris's talk is "English Occupational Records" One of the top research objectives of Family Historians, having compiled a basic family tree, is to discover their ancestors' occupations. Although there is no single resource that will satisfy this need, there are a vast number of records that can help. In his talk. Chris will be looking at some of the records available to us and what they might reveal. This will include those employed or licensed by central and local government, such as the armed forces, police, railwaymen, merchant seamen, inn-keepers and more besides. He will also be making some reference to the tax on apprenticeships. We hope that you will be able to join us on Saturday the 9th of July for what we know will be a great talk, from yet another top quality speaker. Look forward to seeing you (and any friends or relatives you care to bring along). Maureen Burton Member ESFHS