Showing posts with label Occupation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupation. Show all posts
Sunday, July 10, 2016

Occupation: Linen Draper

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An ancestor's occupation as described in a vellum Indenture:  Mortgage of 130 acres of marshlands and premises situate in the Level...
Friday, October 2, 2015

Occupation: Stevedore

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A stevedore is a skilled dock worker specializing in the task of loading and unloading a ship; placing cargo carefully in ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Workday Wednesday: Apprentices Wanted

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  The Maryland Herald ~ ~ ~
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Workday Wednesday Occupation: Mantua Maker

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From the 1860 U.S.Federal Census:   (click image to enlarge)   Widow Mary Foster and her daughter, Mary, were both listed as mantua...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Occupation: Doffer

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A doffer is someone who clears full bobbins and spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces the...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Occupation: Farm Bailiff

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  John Cassingham Occupation: Farm Bailiff Barming, Kent, 1851 England Census Record     Farm Bailiff:  An overseer appointed...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Occupation: Costermonger

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Costermonger:   A seller of fruits & vegetables; also referred to as a Coster A common sight in mid-Victorian England, these stree...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Occupation: Draper

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(Click image to enlarge) 1890: Thomas Cassingham, Draper , is listed in the Applications for Debtors Discharge. Draper :   A deale...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Occupation: Coremaker

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1899 Cleveland City Directory entry for Michael & Peter Busch:                                                    Occupation:   Core...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Occupation: Iron Moulder

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Stephen Welcheck   born.14 Dec 1864 in Bohemia, Austria, son of Frank Welcheck & Katrina Plumsky, listed his occupation in several censu...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Occupation: Grazier

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Grazier:  One who rears cattle or sheep on grazing land for market. Romney Marsh  - located in the south-east of England.  ~ ~ ~
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Occupation: Wheelwright

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(image source: History of Work )    One of our French-Canadian Ancestors:   1900 census: Peter (Pierre) Robillard of Norwich, New London,...