What is a Linsey Weaver???

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	Lesley	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:27
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	Hi all can anyone help me out please and tell me what a Linsey Weaver is tried google but no luck. Thanks Lesley
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,453 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:30
	Never heard of it.......is it on a census? Could it be mistramscribed? Reg
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	Lesley	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:41
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	yes i got it from a census and when i googled it it came up with lots of Linsey Weaver's but not a deffinition of what it is. Lelsey
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:44
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have nudged up an Occupations thread for you.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 240 Send Message	Belle Ringer	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:48
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 240 Send Message	Hi Lesley, Linsey is a shortened form of linsey-woolsey, which is a cloth made from both linen and wool. Linsey-woolsey comes up with a few more hits on Google. :-) Chris
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	Lesley	Report	1 Apr 2007 19:56
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 125 Send Message	thanks will have a look Lelsey