TEESDALE U3A GENEALOGY GROUP

The Use of Professional Registers

in Genealogy

WHAT ARE THE PROFESSIONS?

“A paid occupation, especially one that involves

prolonged training and a formal qualification.”

Traditionally

Architecture

Clergy

Engineering

Law

Medicine

Oldest Profession

Term has been misused to mean someone who

gets paid to do something, such as professional

skateboarders or professional dog walkers.

THE PROFESSIONS

Normally a requirement that the person be a

member of a professional body in order to

practice his occupation.

Professional bodies keep records.

Records are meat and drink to a family historian

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Civil Engineer Records, 1820-1930

(Ancestry)

ICE Virtual Library

http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com

RUPERT SWINDELLS 1835 – 1908

CIVIL ENGINEER

RUPERT SWINDELLS 1835 – 1908

CIVIL ENGINEER

Application for Membership - Ancestry

RUPERT SWINDELLS 1835 – 1908

CIVIL ENGINEER

Application to Institution of Civil Engineers 1874 ... he was assistant to the resident Engineer on the Glasgow Waterworks, under Mr Bateman, three years from 1856 to 1858. He was for four years 1860 to the end of 1863 in Brazil where he had an appointment as assistant resident Engineer on the Sao Paulo Railway under Mr Brunlees and since his return early in 1864 he has been assistant to Mr Bateman & engaged on nearly all the waterworks to be constructed by that gentleman, in parliamentary work designing & carrying out the same, including Manchester, Dewsbury, Battey, Blackburn, Halifax, Oldham, Stockport, Ashton waterworks &tc, &tc .... Proposer J. Fred. Bateman M. Inst C.E. [who was also the Chairman!]

RUPERT SWINDELLS 1835 – 1908

CIVIL ENGINEER

Institution of Civil Engineers – Obituary 1908

RUPERT SWINDELLS, son of the late Mr. William Swindells, of Manchester, was born in that city on the 20th June, 1835, and was educated at Bradford and Manchester. He served his pupilage under the late Mr. Alfred Moore, when that gentleman was Resident Engineer for Mr. J. F. La Trobe Bateman, Past-President, of the Glasgow Waterworks, and subsequently entered Mr. Bateman’s service, remaining on his staff over 20 years, and with Mr. Brunlees 4 years. Under Messrs. Bateman and Hill, he designed and carried out Copster Hill reservoir for the Oldham Corporation, Whitley reservoir, Calder siphon and other works for the Dewsbury Waterworks, and was engaged upon the Thirlmere scheme for the water supply of Manchester, and various works for Stockport, Stalybridge, Batley, Blackburn and other places. (cont)

RUPERT SWINDELLS 1835 – 1908

CIVIL ENGINEER

In 1881 he commenced private practice in Manchester, and, amongst other matters, was engaged on surveys of the estuary of the River Mersey in connection with a scheme for the formation of an approach channel to the Manchester Ship-Canal by means of training walls, and on dredging operations in the estuary. In 1900 he gave up practice and went to live at Southport, where he died on the 27th February, 1908. Mr. Swindells was of a retiring disposition, conscientious and proficient in the discharge of his duties. He took great interest in young men entering upon their professional career, and was always ready to help them with advice and encouragement. He was a Fellow of the Geological and Royal Geographical Societies, and regularly attended the meeting of the British Association. He travelled much, and was the author of an account of “The Island of St. Michael and the Azores,” which he published in 1877 for circulation among his friends. Mr. Swindells was elected an Associate of The Institution on the 12th January, 1875, was subsequently placed in the class of Associate Members, and was transferred to the class of Members on the 22nd January, 1884.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

INSTITUTIONS

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)

Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)

Energy Institute (EI)

Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME)

Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)

Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)

Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)

Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM)

Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC)

Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)

Institute of Acoustics (IOA)

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)

Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)

Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

Institute of Water

Nuclear Institute (NI)

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)

Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)

Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE)

The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE)

The Welding Institute (TWI)

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY

Electrical Engineers Records 1871-1930

(Ancestry)

Application forms up till 1901

Membership lists up till 1930

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

TELEGRAPH ENGINEERS

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Membership Lists

INSTITUTION OF MINING ENGINEERS ->

THE INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS, MINERALS AND

MINING - IOM3

IOM3 was formed from the merger of the Institute of

Materials and the Institution of Mining and

Metallurgy in June 2002. Its roots go back to the Iron

and Steel Institute which was established in 1869. It

received Royal Charters in 1899 and 1975. It merged

with the Institute of Packaging (2006) and the

Institute of Clay Technology (2006). In the Summer of

2009 the Institute reached an agreement with the

Institute of Wood Science to transfer all its members

and activities to IOM3. In November 2010, IOM3 also

embraced the activities and membership of the

Institute of Vitreous Enamellers.

THE INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS, MINERALS

AND MINING - IOM3

http://www.iom3.org/library-services

THE CAMBOURNE SCHOOL OF MINES (1888)

One of the most popular uses of this Collection is family

history. We are often able to trace ancestors who have attended

the School, providing information about the dates attended,

subjects studied and background biographical information. http://library.fxplus.ac.uk/resource/camborne-school-mines-historical-records

THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES (1851) – NOW IMPERIAL COLLEGE

THE MIDLAND INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS – 1857 – SEE IOM3

INSTITUTION OF MARINE ENGINEERING

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

http://www.imarest.org/resources/the-virtual-

library Members only!

Research guide C13: Merchant Navy

How to trace merchant seamen through the National

Maritime Museum

http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/researchers/research-

guides/research-guide-c13-merchant-navy-tracing-

merchant-seamen#exmH1WRSE7W3uOOd.99

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL

ARCHITECTS

The design, construction, maintenance and operation of

marine structures.

http://www.rina.org.uk/Naval-architect-digital.html

Records, incl. membership records, transactions and papers

1860 – 2000

10 Upper Belgrave Street

London

England

SW1X 8BQ

Telephone: 020 7235 4622

hq@rina.org.uk

THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH

ARCHITECTS (RIBA)

www.architecture.com https://www.architecture.com/RIBA/Visitus/Library/Collections/Biographicalfiles.aspx

Over 20,000 biographical files are available from the Library. Each file is unique and could contain nomination papers for membership of the

RIBA, obituaries, brochures, newspaper articles, letters or other papers relating to a specific architect or firm

This collection is available for reference from the Library's Reading Room at 66 Portland Place.

Online catalogue - http://riba.sirsidynix.net.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=EaIkFs9DCq/MAIN_CAT/316540017/123

Swindells, Ernest James Jennings

Personal name Swindells, Ernest James Jennings, b. 1879 Birth date 8 Feb 1879 Birth place Leicester

Swindells, Francis Harold Personal name Swindells, Francis Harold, 1888-1969 Death date June 1969

Death place Norfolk & Norwich Hospital

Note Biographical File available on request from the Enquiry Desk

Obituaries Building v216, 27 June 1969, p26,93

ARCHITECTS Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z)

Swindells, Ernest James Jennings, b.1879 Date of birth: 8 Feb 1879 Place of birth: Leicester Address: 151 King Richards Road, Leicester. Leicestershire, England (1911) 210 Marylebone Road, London NW (1914) Education and training: Educated at Dyggeston Bye & Queen Elizabeth Grammar Schools. Articled to Messrs Goddard & Paget (Joseph Goddard (1840-1900), Henry Langton Goddard (1866-1944) & Alfred Henry Paget (1848-1909)) 1895-1900. Attended Leicester Art and Technical Schools. Assistant in Great Central Railway Architects' Department 1900-03, to J Courade, to T Knight, and to J Rowlandson from 1911. Professional qualifications: LRIBA 20 July 1911: proposed by S P Pick, A W S Cross, G Hubbard. References: Who's who in architecture (1914) RIBA Nomination Papers L v21 no.1614

THE LAW

The Law List and its successor publications

contain information on judges, counsel and

solicitors. These are annual directories of

practising lawyers dating back to 1775.

Inner Temple: http://www.innertemple.org.uk/

Middle Temple: http://www.middletemple.org.uk/

Lincoln’s Inn: http://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/

Gray’s Inn: http://www.graysinn.info/

THE INNER TEMPLE ADMISSIONS

DATABASE 1547 - 1940

http://www.innertemplearchives.org.uk/index.asp

George Swindells PERSONAL DETAILS

First Name: George Last Name: Swindells Age Given: 22

Address: St John's College Cambridge Cambridgeshire England

INN DETAILS Admission Date: 25/04/1843

Call Year: n/a Bench Year: n/a Leaving Date: not known Date of Death: not known Judicial Appointment: n/a

FATHER'S DETAILS Name: Martin Swindells

Father/Son Relationship: 2nd son

Address: Pott Hall, Shingley Macclesfield Cheshire England

MIDDLE TEMPLE REGISTER OF

ADMISSIONS

http://www.middletemple.org.uk/library-and-archive/archive-information-and-contacts/register-of-admissions

Index http://archive.middletemple.org.uk/Shared%20Documents/MTAR/MTAR%20Index.pdf

William C. Swindell 6 May 1802 Volume 1751-1850 William C. Swindell 6 May 1802 WILLlAM CHARLES SWINDELL, eldest son of Charles S ., late of the City of Dublin, esq ., decd

[Irish Prison Records

Name: Wm Chs Swindell Role of Individual: Prisoner Event Type: Prison Event Date: 1832 Event Place: Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland Prison: Kilmainham Offense: Excheqr Exon £57.16.3 Ptf {Exon -> Exon’acio – discharged?} Victim's Name: H Walker County: Dublin Item Number: 9 , Book Number: 1/10/2 , GS Film number: 2356656 , Digital Folder Number: 004492654 , Image Number: 00935 ]

THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF

LINCOLN’S INN The Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

first published by the Inn between 1896 and 1902. It comprises the Admission Registers and the Black Books.

The Admission Registers are in two volumes covering 1420-1799 and 1800-1893, with the second volume including an index to the whole.

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010436701

GRAY’S INN

We are happy to provide information in response to historical and genealogical enquiries about the Inn and its members.

https://www.graysinn.org.uk/history/contact-the-archivist

Access to the archives, for which there is no charge, is at the discretion of the Inn. Permission to access the collections may be requested by contacting the Archivist, Andrew Mussell.

https://archive.org/details/registerofadmiss00gray (1521 – 1837)

ENGLAND AND WALES, LAW LIST

The Law List 1775 - 1976 A lawyer’s name normally appears in the Law List the year after admission and continues until he or she retires, dies or is struck off . This list includes solicitors. See also Law Society.

(Ancestry 1843, www.archive.org 1907)

Counsel Date of call

The Records of the Inns of Chancery

“The records of the lesser inns or inns of chancery are, as one would

expect, similar but on a smaller scale. The abolition and

subsequent demolition of the inns, led to a loss of some or all of

their archives.”

(Use google then Archive.org)

INNS OF CHANCERY

MEDICINE

Medical Directory (1845 - date)

Medical Register (1859 - date)

The starting point as they include names, addresses, qualifications, medical school and some publications for each doctor.

The Medical Register was a mandatory list of practitioners, whilst the

The Medical Directory was a commercial venture and so not compulsory, although it can contain more information about individuals.

There is an obituary section, but notice of a doctors’ deaths usually comes from the year they disappear from the publication!

Sometimes medical directories can be accessed through Google Books,

THE MEDICAL REGISTER

(Ancestry)

1867

SWINDALE, John

Date of Registration 1866 Nov 14

Binfield, near Bracknell, Berks

Lic. Soc. Apoth. Lond. 1864

1899

SWINDALE, John Aston

Parkham, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire

Registered 1897, Oct 13 E.

M.B., Bac. Surg. 1897, Univ. Durh.

MEDICAL REGISTERS

Guildhall Library (Apothecaries' company

records)

Royal College of Surgeons (Member and

apprenticeship records)

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

TEACHERS' REGISTRATION COUNCIL

REGISTERS 1914-1948

(FindMyPast)

Voluntary registration

A-Boait missing

Nothing for my grandfather or aunt (Swindale)

Great-aunt - Mary Rattray (1872-1960) (First name(s) Mary

Last name Rattray

Sex Female

Residence Sevenoaks, Kent

Country England & Wales

First position year 1895

Registration year 1914

School histories may have more

CROCKFORD’S CLERICAL DIRECTORY

first published in 1858 by John Crockford, the son of

a clergyman.

The directory was published every few years and is

still published to this day. The directory contains

biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

A typical biographical entry for a clergyman may

include where they studied, when they obtained a

degree and a work history of where and when they

performed their clerical duties.

As with many professional directories those listed

may have been actively working, or may have retired.

Biographies would be removed when a person died.

CROCKFORD’S 1908

THOMAS GREENALL SWINDELL 1845 - 1925

Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

EARLY CLERGY LISTS

1841 – 1858 The Clergy List

The Clergy of the Church of England

Database aims to include all ordained Anglican

clergymen (1540 to 1835)

http://theclergydatabase.org.uk/

CLERGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

DATABASE - THOMAS SWINDALE 1743 - 1780

Swindale, Thomas (1769-1769)

››CCEd Person ID: 19965 ››

Comments

VENN

Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Oct. 8, 1766. B. at

Glossop, Derbs. ' Matric. Michs. 1767.

Evidence

1769 Appt(Licensing) Swindale, Thomas Bradbourne

/ Stipendiary Curate

1769 Ordi(ordination) Swindale, Thomas / deacon

1769 Subsc Swindale, Thomas Bradbourne /Curate