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Bottling and quality scene at Guinness featuring three male members of staff.

DISCOVER YOUR GUINNESS STORY

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ARCHIVE RECORDS

PERSONNEL & TRADE

The Guinness Archive is committed to digitising and making accessible archive collections pertaining to the history of Guinness and the communities in which it operates. This database allows you to search through records connected to past Guinness employees as well as local businesses across Ireland, the UK and further afield.

The personnel records preserved by the Guinness Archive document the men and women that built Guinness. The ledgers and files available here span a variety of record types with entries dating back to 1799. These include (but are not limited to) wage books, attendance registers, pension books, military service records, records of dependents and others. Find your family connection to Guinness below.

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