Welcome to the Home Page for the Society of Brushmakers' Descendants!
Do you have Brushmaking Ancestors, or are you just interested in discovering more about the brushmaker's trade?
The SBD is a Historical Society/ Family History Society that specialises in the brush/broom making trades and those who have worked therein for the past few hundred years.
The Society of Brushmakers' Descendants aim is to help and inform its members,
and to discover and prove links between brushmakers families.


To join the Society please send just £20 for Lifetime Membership Registration!

Membership Information  for New Members

 Were you an S.B.D. Member Pre 2004? Click Here!

Click here to find out more about brushmaker Family Links!

You may pay by credit card from any country  with    recipient: kdoughty@ntlworld.com
( See Current Exchange Rates)

Books on Brushmakers & Brushmaking - Available to Non Members!
'Distant Horizons' - by Kenneth A Doughty - Click Here!
Hard to find 1970s book - 'Brushmaking - A Norfolk Craft' - Click Here!
SPECIAL OFFER - Book - 'A Brush With Heritage by Christine - Clark' Click Here!

ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE :-

• Brushmaker or Tramp The article that started the SBD

• Brush Drawing A common Victorian occupation.

• Ken Doughty-Who's he? A short "bio" of the SBD's founder..

• List of Books, Video and Backissues available from the Society

• List of Modern Master Brushmakers Companies that uphold the high traditions of the Brushmaking Trade

Membership List and Interests:

• Members' Interest Names List  Is an SBD member researching your interest name???

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• William Kiddier's List of Brushmakers 1790-1890 Is your ancestor shown here???

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The DOTY Puzzle


I am trying to help solve the DOTY puzzle. I need to hear from any person who finds the name DOTY, DOTEN or DOTTEN in a British family line. It will probably be pre-registration.
For more information click here The Doty Puzzle




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Links to related and family history sites:




• Robert Aborn - a modern-day American Broom-Squire
• Rootsweb - Excellent Family History site.
• UK Genealogical Interests Directory    - FANTASTIC NEW FREE SITE. A MUST FOR ALL UK RESEARCHERS!!!!!
  
• Surnamesearch.com - Surname Search
• Webpagememories.com  - Interesting Genealogical Site
• genealogysearchengines - Specialist Search Engine
• curiousfox.com - Nice site that allows you to find info by name or town/village
• genesreunited - Set your tree up on line and contact other researchers
• Family Search  - The LDS site. Free access to 1861 census, IGI etc etc
• Ancestry.co.uk - Free surname messageboards, or join to search censuses and BMD records



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Page last updated  December 2010

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page originally created by Surfin' Koala © on behalf of the Society of Brushmakers' Descendants