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striker????
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Carol | Report | 6 Jul 2004 19:37 |
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hi in the 1881 census i have my g.g.grandfathers' occupation as...striker (blks) in gateshead. what is this??? thanks carol |
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PennyDainty | Report | 6 Jul 2004 19:43 |
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Hi Carol Looked it up and theres two options A Blacksmiths assistant A Harpoon man on a whaler Christine |
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Geoff | Report | 6 Jul 2004 19:50 |
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Perhaps (blks) is short for blacksmith? |
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Carol | Report | 6 Jul 2004 22:13 |
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thankyou...now i feel dumb!!! after looking at the original census i can see it says something about hammers, so i guess it means the blacksmith...thanks |
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