Colonial Williamsburg Research Division Web Site

Tradesmen in the Virginia Gazette

Summaries

Summary of All Advertisers
Summary of all advertisers by occupation, with first date and last date of ad, with live links to ads.
Advertisement Totals Per Year
A table showing number of Gazette issues researched alongside the number advertisements found for each year in the database records. A good beginning to looking at the data.
Trade Totals
A table that shows the total number of advertisements in the database (including duplicates) for each different trade.
Advertiser Statistics
A table showing unique and duplicate advertisement totals for each distinct tradesman in the database. Also a short paragraph about database statistics.
Trade Count by Year
How many advertisements (including duplicates) for a given trade, per year.
Trade Count by Location
How many advertisements for a given location, by year.
Williamsburg Area Trades
Number of ads, by year and by trade, for James City County and York County.
Skilled Slaves
Advertisements that specified that the tradesman was African American.
Monthly Total Graphs
A page of links to full page graphs that show monthly advertisement counts for several years. An insight into seasonal patterns.
Master Table, 1740-1771
First of two tables that compile names, trades, dates, and advertisement descriptions.
Master Table, 1776-1780
Same as above, for the period 1776-1780.