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Surface Horker
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Margaret | Report | 11 Apr 2007 08:36 |
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Can anybody tell me what a Surface Horker is please, It appears on a marriage cert I recently received as the employment of my relative |
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Penny | Report | 11 Apr 2007 09:01 |
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Guessing, because i dont know! 'Surface' suggests others did the same thing underground (ie he did it above ground) although what 'Horking' is I have no idea! Was it a mining area? can you cross ref with a census occupation - or is the time not appropriate for that? Not a 'surace Hooker' is it? that was to do with the weaving industry |
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Jo | Report | 11 Apr 2007 09:12 |
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Hi Margaret I think ( I'm no expert though) that it may say 'Surface Worker' implying he worked above ground at a coal mine. Hope that helps Jo |
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Heather | Report | 11 Apr 2007 11:59 |
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Does he appear on the census anywhere so you could check on there? But I too think its likely you have misread an H for a W and its a labourer at a mine who doesnt go underground. Does mining fit in for the area he lived in? |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 11 Apr 2007 15:18 |
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Presumably she was female. |
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