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Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	4 Mar 2005 17:32
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks to everyone - has given me some ideas to work on because I didn't have a clue!
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 384 Send Message	Natalie	Report	4 Mar 2005 16:59
	Another possibility is that he was at a school like The Blue Coat school (I'm sure I've heard of it somewhere) and the scholars were called 'Blue Boys'. Just a thought! Natalie
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 2,367 Send Message	Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)	Report	4 Mar 2005 15:03
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 2,367 Send Message	Greeting's David.... Another idea :- BLUE DYER or MAKER A person who worked with blue dye used by calico printers. MIKE.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,591 Send Message	Sandra	Report	4 Mar 2005 07:12
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,591 Send Message	hi nudged helens thread for you, it may be useful sandra
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	4 Mar 2005 06:51
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Does anyone know what a 'blue boy' was? - an occupation given for a 9 year old boy in 1815. David