Genealogy Chat

Iron Dresser - Foundry worked who cleaned sand and impurities from cast metal from the mould. Reference:http://www.scotsfamily(.)com/occupations.htm

Hi. I've managed to find a relative of mine (John Mannion-Hudersfield) on the 1901 census. His occupation is listed as being an iron dresser. Does anyone know what that means-is it the same as being an iron monger? Just curious really! Thanks Jennifer

Iron Dresser ...............Foundry worked who cleaned sand and impurities from cast metal from the mould.

thanks for that! what a boring job - glad it wasn't me! Jennifer

Jennifer - I can see you are new - just a tip - anything/anywhere/anyone you want info on - try google searching - you could even find someone with a tree including your lot out on the internet. Next tip - you seem to have confined your search to 1901 which probably means you are paying through the nose to use the records search on here - get yourself an ancestry sub and be able to search from 1901 back to 1841 plus the full bmd index (which I guess you are also paying for on here) and LOTS of other goodies. Oh and get a decent family tree program on your computer for all your info and photos etc which you can back up to cd and the internet (the GR one is not a good program and if your puter crashes you dont want to lose all your work in a few years time!) Good luck!

Hi Heather, thanks for your help. I know that Ancestry is the big one for genealogy, and that you can join for a trial period for free. The thing is, you still need a credit (not debit) card to register for the free trial and I am a very anti credit card person! Personally, I do think it's a bit unfair, but that's how it is I suppose. Very little is known about my ancestors, so at the moment, BMI and the census are pretty much the only things I can use at the mo. I know what you mean about it being expensive though! Thanks again Jennifer

Jen, I think they are actually giving a 3 day free trial at the moment where you dont even need to enter credit card details. They are an absolutely bona fide company and I have no qualms at all giving my credit card details to them - but there is a free phone number on there and I do believe some people have rung and been able to send a cheque. Check it out. Ill see if I can find that 3 days free trail thread.

Cheers Heather - I'll get looking. Three days is plenty of time for me to get some info - even if it's only one lead! Thanks again Jen

I reckon after 3 days you will realise you cant live without a full sub!