Thank you, June, and the others who had interesting stories!. I am amazed that an apprenticeship started at 14, as some 200 odd years later when I was thinking of leaving school, apprenticeships often started at 15. Not a whole lot of change here. Regards Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: June Parker To: emullins@xtra.co.nz ; yorsgen rootsweb Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 3:40 AM Subject: RE: [YORKSGEN] age of an apprentice normally an apprenticeship started at the age of 14 and lasted 7 years. I have seen one that was for an Attorney and this was the case. June Gild of Freemen www.freemenofyork.org Family Historian to Dunnington Through The Ages www.dunningtonhistory.org.uk > From: emullins@xtra.co.nz > To: YORKSGEN@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:25:04 +1200 > Subject: [YORKSGEN] age of an apprentice > > Hello > > > > 1753, Warren Symonson was apprenticed to Mr John Alcock of Skipton, Attorney (ref UK Register of Duties paid for Apprentices Indentures 1710-1811) > > > I was wondering if anyone knows at what age someone would become indentured to an attorney in 1753. Would this indenture be to become an attorney? Any ideas where this indenture may have ended up? > > > > > > Regards > > > > Elaine > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message