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GA thats lovely what lovely memories you have of him.....xxxxx

Hi Hayley,

Not far back in my tree, but my Grandad (my dad's, dad) was so special to me.. He did so much for me, he was like a dad to me, (i'll explain)

My dad, who is very dear to me worked away for many years, mainly in the middle east when i was growing up. Dad went away to work when i was very young, came home on leave for a few short weeks here and there.
over 15 years went by and grandad was always there for me, others were to but he was my dad as well if that makes sense.. He taught me so much and was kind, caring and loving..

I miss him so much...

GA

Mel journey man means time served as an apprenice at a trade not a travelling sales man....Hatters worked in the mills with very heavy machines..up till the early 1990's Christies in Stockport was still a working hat factory.

Kitty were hatters independent and worked from home then the journeyman would the hats up and down country and the milliners more factory based or is milliner just a posh name for hatter

I got really excited once and thought I had a lawyer...............turned out to be a sawyer

And my highwayman was a journeyman..............must get new specs:((

See.................I knew it was a silly question! LOL

Oh well, off to google I go>>>>>>>>>>

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snap Hayley thats how it worked for me too x

I dont know the females that worked in the t'mills in my family were hat box makers it was only the men who were hatter journeymen I thought milleners sold hats ..

yes that was it Hayley my lot were in Warwickshire ~ Atherstone lol hatters capital so it seems a pub well in every building but he travelled far n wide where he came from no-one knows lol!

I feel a silly question coming on, but will ask it anyway *sighs*

Is it right that hatters made hats for men i.e. bowler and top hats, and milliners made hats for women?

I ask because I have a female "maker of ladies hats" in my tree, which I think would be called a miliner.

Hello Nina welcome to chat....yes there are loads of helpful people on here I am always grateful for that. no mistery really just very ...ermm to put it this way I think eyebrows would be rised today...lol

My gosh, yes, Hayley, that's totally true.

Hatting was the trade in my tree goes back 5 gens my Gt Grandfather died aged 29 of newmoania I know you dont spell it like that caused by the fumes off the stuff they used it had mercury in it and used to send them mad and thats where the saying comes f rom mad as a hatter.

You've just got me sitting here dreaming of men with good strong legs........lol

Best I busy myself looking for my missing link.

Hi Hayley, I don't yet know if any of my family were famous, although my maternal Grandma reputedely sang with the Carl Rosa opera company. What I do get a sense of though is all those poor women, having baby after baby,year after year, from being 17 through to their 40s.Well, they did in my family anyway. I havn't yet been looking long enough to know how many of the babies thrived, but if all my familie's did i'll be here forever finding living cousins. I really hope you solve your mystery, you're in the right place here, kind people are so helpful and tenatious helping you.Lots of love and good luck, Nina

*sighs* I know.............but we can all dream of solving that mystery can't we!! LOL

Good luck with it.

I'd only like a man in a kilt if he had good strong legs.........couldn't be doing with spindly ones..........lol

Better wait until I find my missing link before throwing caution to the wind.

: ))

And if you like a man in a kilt.....................well there's no lingering doubt at all.

Put them all in you tree with a clear conscience:))) LOL

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That was my way of thinking too Kitty : ))

Well Amanda.................I think your ability to play that tune proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the family legend is true!! LOL

Mel.................I worry about you sometimes, I truly do:) *tuts mad hatter indeed*