Search Scotland, Occupations & Professions

With every record, you will find a combination of the following details about your ancestor:

• Name
• Year – this is the year that your ancestor’s name appeared on an occupation or trade list
• Occupation
• County and country
• Source – this provides you with the name of the publication where your ancestor’s name appeared
• Notes – notes can include an address, physical description, employer, or other facts

This is a growing collection on Findmypast and we will continue to add more sources and records. We used the following sources to create this index:

Clock & Watchmakers of the Scottish Highlands & Islands

List of Students of Veterinary Colleges, recognised by Government, Who Have Passed Examinations, & Obtained The Certificate of the Highland & Agricultural Society, 1874, Edinburgh with Supplements

Photographers of Central Scotland

Photographers of Edinburgh and The Lothians

Photographers of Lanarkshire

Photographers of North Eastern Scotland

Photographers of Northern Scotland

Photographers of Western Scotland

• The Edinburgh Police Register 1815-1859, P. Ruthven-Murray, Edinburgh, published 1991