The Blacksmiths Index

Compiled by Ann Spiro contact me
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Blacksmiths Submission Form
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A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations

Smithing: a smith is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects.

St Clement's Day was traditionally, and in some places, still is, celebrated on the 23 November,
a welcome festival between Halloween and Christmas.
Saint Clement is the patron saint of metalworkers and blacksmiths, and so these workers traditionally enjoyed a holiday on his feast day.

Dedicated to my Ancestors

Blacksmiths: Thomas Briggs, Thomas Richards, AlexanderBrown, and Shipwright William Baskett,

This is my personal collection of blacksmiths, cartwrights, wheelwrights, shipwrights, farriers, iron workers and any other related occupations. They are compiled from census records and with the help received from other generous researchers who have shared their ancestors details with me. Thankyou to the very patient people at freepages help site and especially to Barry from New Zealand for his assistance.

I regret I can not offer to research for you - the only information I have regarding your ancestor, is already on this index

NOTE: to add your ancestor to this website, please CLICK on this LINK and complete the FORM:

Blacksmiths Submission Form (please use a separate form for each ancestor.)

Blacksmiths of Australia & New Zealand	Blacksmiths of America & Canada
Blacksmiths of Bedfordshire	Blacksmiths of Berkshire
Blacksmiths of Bristol	Blacksmiths of Buckinghamshire
Blacksmiths of Cambridgeshire	Blacksmiths of Channel Islands
Blacksmiths of Cheshire	Blacksmiths of Cornwall
Blacksmiths of Cumberland	Blacksmiths of Derbyshire
Blacksmiths of Devon	Blacksmiths of Dorset
Blacksmiths of Durham	Blacksmiths of Essex
Blacksmiths of Gloucestershire	Blacksmiths of Hampshire
Blacksmiths of Herefordshire	Blacksmiths of Hertfordshire
Blacksmiths of Huntingdonshire	Blacksmiths of Ireland
Blacksmiths of Isle of Wight
Blacksmiths of Kent	Blacksmiths of Lancashire
Blacksmiths of Leicestershire	Blacksmiths of Lincolnshire
Blacksmiths of London	Blacksmiths of Middlesex
Blacksmiths of Norfolk	Blacksmiths of Northamptonshire
Blacksmiths of Northumberland	Blacksmiths of Nottinghamshire
Blacksmiths of Oxford	Blacksmiths of Rutland
Blacksmiths of Scotland	Blacksmiths of Shropshire
Blacksmiths of Somerset	Blacksmiths of Staffordshire
Blacksmiths of Suffolk	Blacksmiths of Surrey
Blacksmiths of Sussex	Blacksmiths of Wales
Blacksmiths of Warwickshire	Blacksmiths of Westmorland
Blacksmiths of Wiltshire	Blacksmiths of Worcestershire
Blacksmiths of Yorkshire
Related Trades(and others):
Anchorsmiths Index	Boiler Makers Index
Brownsmiths,Copper & Brass	Cartwrights & Coachsmiths
Clock & Watch Makers	Cutlers Index
Engine Fitters (pre 1920)	Link waiting to be used
Farriers Index	Fingersmiths
Gold, Pewter & Silversmiths Index	Gunsmiths Index
Iron Workers Index	Instrument Makers Index
Locksmiths Index
Makers of Bolts, Files, Hinges, Nails, Nuts, Screws etc.	Military Blacksmiths
Millwrights Index
Paupers, Asylum & Workhouse Dwellers	Plumbers Index
Prisoner Blacksmiths
Shipwrights, Shipsmiths & Boat Builders
Toolmakers: edge tools,dairy tools etc.	Whitesmiths, Brightsmiths, Tinsmiths
Wheelwrights of the World
Interesting Stories:
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Links of Interest:

"Absconding Apprentices" Articles from Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (Devon).

"Goldminers of New Zealand - August 1861 to December 1868."

"The Julers of North Walsham (Clockmakers, Foundrymen, Ophthalmologists and Estate Agents)."

"Article: How blacksmiths became clockmakers."

"The Story of a Farrier's Son"

"The Place of the Rural Blacksmith in Parish Life 1500-1900(with particular reference to Somerset & Dorset)"

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