Here’s a quirky collection from Ancestry.
While most records are for blacksmiths, you will also find
Anchorsmiths
Boilermakers
Cartwrights and coachwrights
Convicts
Coopers
Coppersmiths and brass finishers
Coopers
Cutlers
Engine smiths
Farriers
Gunsmiths
Harness and saddle makers
Horologists
Locksmiths
Makers of agricultural implements
Makers of scientific, surgical, or musical instruments
Makers of bolts, nuts, nails, files, and other specialty hardware
Metalsmiths
Paupers, asylum, and workhouse dwellers
Plumbers and glaziers
Shipwrights
Wheelwrights.
Records are primarily from the United Kingdom, also from the Commonwealth and the United States, compiled by Ann Spiro at https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/index.php
Beware. What Ancestry records as the birth date is likely the date of the record, often a census. You’re better off at Ann Spiro’s site.
Well, none of my Ferdinando ancestors for whom I have documented evidence of their work as blacksmiths have been included…I will check out the site you mentioned…thanks 🙂
Quite annoyed to discover this morning that information I researched and collated and supplied to the Blacksmiths’ Index years ago has turned up on Ancestry, verbatim and uncredited, for which they no doubt charge people to view. (Although I should add that capitalising the first letter of every word appears to be an Ancestry quirk and is definitely not my work!)
I’m always very happy to share my research but I do think it’s not quite in the spirit to then go and sell it to Ancestry.
Now I’ve found your blog, I’ll be having a read.