Genealogy Chat

Hi anne. Any idea what coal miner hewer and a coal miner drawer where? Thanks.

Hi Anne This is probably as obvious as it sounds but just to make sure could you please find out what a 'Contractors Carmen At Ashplate' does please. Thanks Yvette

Thanks Anne, that's great. You're doing a good job and we're all learning something.

Nothing on beetroot but here are a few 'B's beg...A governor of a town or district bel or beldam..An old haggard woman belter...Bell maker berner....Person in charge of a hound pack bess warden or pinder....A town official responsible for stray animals besayle...Great grandfather belly builder....Piano makerwho makes the shell and interior of the piano Its damsons next, jam and gin Anne

Thanks Anne. Wonder what a 'pickler of beetroot' would be called in your little book! Bet you've got pink hands now! I usually do, but then you were probably more organised and wore plastic gloves! Janet

Have done the best I can Trish Stryker...Striker same as corn striker, also a blacksmiths assistant Corn striker...Medieval measurer of corn into fixed sized drums to check quantity before pouring into sacks Filecutter...maker of files and rasps for woodworking/metal working etc Janet Brass finisher...Polisher of brass objects after manufacture Stick mounter and fitter... could this be walking sticks or canes? Gold and silver mounter... can't help other than the obvious Susie Huckster..Travelling salesman in small items, also a woman street seller of ale who was often also a prostitute Been busy pickling beetroot,sorry for the delay in replying Anne

Thank you Anne

Hi Anne, I have a STRYKER and a FILE CUTTER if you have time. Thank you Trish

Anne Anything in your little book about 'Brass finisher' 'Stick Mounter and fitter' 'Gold and Silver mounter' 'Gold and Silver Polisher' These are all occupations of my ancestors through 3 generations. Janet

anne could you tell me what a huckster was we seem to think it was a door to door salesman thanx susie

Hi Ruth An Iron annealer is someone who tempers the metal -makes the iron stronger and less brittle by heating it and then slow cooling. Hope this helps Lin

Thank you,Anne!

My 'little book' not too helpful this time. Ruth... sorry unable to help. will keep looking. Teresa...grate grinder would have been grinding the rough edges off the metal baskets for the fire, after the casting there are always nibs to be removed. Diane... Boxtenting worsted, worsted cloth of course came from Worsted in Norfolk, north of Norwich, at their festival each summer they demonstrate the making of the cloth in the church, not had time to search the web, have been to the festival though a wonderful day out, it takes up the whole village for two days. Anne

Thanks Bren! The rest of the household she was lodging with were actors! Makes you wonder what she was doing there!

Hi Dianne A box tenter would work in the cardroom of a woollen factory Bren

Roger A 'clicker' in the boot and shoe industry is the person who cuts out the leather. It is a very skilled job, as there must be as little waste from the skin as possible. I think they are called clickers because of the noise they made with their knives on the cutting board. Janet Northamptonshire

Any ideas what a boxtenting worsted would have done? I have a female relative with this occupation in 1901. Thanks

i know it sounds silly but what materials did a grate grinder work in, could it have been stone

Have managed to look up one or two strange occupations for other members, please ask if you are stuck, my 'little book' has some very unusual occupations. Fascinating reading!!!!! Aubobulcus...Herder of oxen Catagman....Cottage dweller Gauger...Excise officer with powers to assess and collect duty. Piecer(na)...Mill worker who joins broken threads Restio.....Rope or string maker I will post a few at a time. Please ask if you need help Anne

Thanks Anne.