Here are some good links to occupations. http://www.scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&430 I think that in some cases they were the same thing but wright could also indicate a craftsman and I am not sure if that always meant a woodworker or if a craftsman could also work with other materials. Laura > [Original Message] > From: Kathleen Ogg-Moss <koggmoss@gmail.com> > To: <Perthshire@rootsweb.com>; Aberdeen List <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> > Date: 1/1/2010 11:52:45 AM > Subject: [ABERDEEN] Occupation Help > > Is a joiner and a wright the same thing? Would a person be called a wright > in Scotland and a joiner in England? > Thanks. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message