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help reading occupation 1861 please

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Carter

Carter Report 4 Feb 2009 10:10

hi could anyone take a look at this occupation for me i can tmake it out also is ther a site for yorkshire online parish recoards like there is for lancashire ?
thanks linda

1861 England Census
about John Bottomley
Name: John Bottomley
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Warley
Ecclesiastical parish: Luddenden
Town: Warley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Halifax
Sub registration district: Luddenden
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 38
Household Members: Name Age
John Bottomley 44
Hannah Bottomley 43
Sarah A Bottomley 21
Crosley Bottomley 15
Robinson Bottomley 10


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Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3295; Folio: 71; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543109.

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 4 Feb 2009 10:39

Something MAKER, looks like GAS???

Carter

Carter Report 4 Feb 2009 10:50

yeah i thought it said gas but what was a gas maker ???

K

K Report 4 Feb 2009 12:40

From an Old Occupations site

A ga maker made gas by heating coal to produce gas, which was purified to remove the tar. The coal would be turned into coke. The gas could be used for lighting, heating or powering a gas engine. The tar was used in road surfacing.

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Carter

Carter Report 4 Feb 2009 14:22

thanks so much for that -
linda