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Started by Richard Wright
Sat, 15 May 2004 18:14
please help with wire making occupations in 1891 census
Author: Richard Wright
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 18:14
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 18:14
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I am stumped with the handwriting of an occupation listed in the 1891 census. The place is a coal and iron ore mining town in Gloucestershire. Members of a family have three occupations listed, all associated with wire. One occupation can be clearly read as "Wire Roller". I assume that this is somebody who worked a press with grooves that rolls sheet metal into wire. Another occupation can be less clearly read, but looks like "Wire Stooker", which I interpret as somebody who arranges piles of wire. The word 'stooker' in the OED is defined as one who arranges sheaves in stooks. The third occupation appears to read "Wire Turnerinn", which I cannot interpret. An image of the entry is at http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~richwrig/LewisEnlarged.jpg I would be grateful for any suggestions about these occupations dealing with wire making.
Re: please help with wire making occupations in 1891 census
Author: "CWatters"
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 08:40
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 08:40
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"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE@tig.com.au> wrote in message news:1kiba0h3r0u801p64h513142j1b0rfiuoj@4ax.com... > One occupation can be clearly read as "Wire Roller". I assume that > this is somebody who worked a press with grooves that rolls sheet > metal into wire. or simply someone who operates the machine to wind the wire onto spools/reels/drums? > Another occupation can be less clearly read, but looks like "Wire > Stooker", which I interpret as somebody who arranges piles of wire. > The word 'stooker' in the OED is defined as one who arranges sheaves > in stooks. > > The third occupation appears to read "Wire Turnerinn", which I cannot > interpret. Could it be someone who "turns in" wire? Whatever that means? Perhaps they tuck in the ends of strands in cables?
Re: please help with wire making occupations in 1891 census
Author: genlist@spub.co.
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 10:06
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 10:06
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At 09:14 15/05/2004, Richard Wright wrote: >The third occupation appears to read "Wire Turnerinn", which I cannot >interpret. The Dictionary of Occupational Terms says: "catcher and sticker (wire); turner-in; catches rod from finishing train of hot roll mills and passes it into adjacent set of rolls, where rolls are continuous" peter
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