Hi Colin, When I'm looking for information like this I go to Internet Archive (http://archive.org/index.php) and look for books written earlier as I feel that contemporary accounts are usual more 'authoritative'. Just sign up, sign in and search for Apprentice and you'll get any titles that they have. There are other sites like this, and someone else may have another URL for you. Hope this is helpful. Nancy Frey 137 Wilmot Trail Newcastle, Ontario CANADA L1B 1B9 905-623-0918 "I'm a Genealogist and I Raise Dust Bunnies as Pets." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Moretti" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:10 AM Subject: [SOG-UK] Apprenticeships > I'm presently seeking detailed information about the background to > apprenticeships, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries; can anyone > recommend an authoritative work on the subject? Does anyone have any (even > approximate) figures for the relative proportions of parish apprentices, > private apprenticeships (ie those for which a premium was paid by the > parent or guardian, etc) and family apprenticeships where the master was > the father or other family member? > > Many thanks > > Colin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message