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*[https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html Dictionary of Old Occupations: A-Z Index] familyresearcher.co.uk
*[http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php Obscure Old English Census Occupations] worldthroughthelens.com
*[http://www.census1891.com/occupations-a.php London Census 1891 Transcription] A collection of the occupations or job descriptions of the people living in London in the 1890's. census1891.com
*[http://doot.spub.co.uk/index.php ''A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921''] by Ministry of Labour HMSO 1927. doot.spub.co.uk. Also available on [https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfOccupationalTerms Archive.org]
*FamilySearch Wiki pages:
:[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Occupations Category:England Occupations] This is the most extensive page; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ireland_Occupations Category:Ireland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Scotland_Occupations Category:Scotland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Wales_Occupations Category:Wales Occupations].
*In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."<ref>Balmer, Nick.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224237/https://groups.io/g/india-british-raj/message/306 Meaning of Provisioner] ''India British Raj History (groups.io)'' October 5, 2020, archived.</ref>
==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
