A change-keepr was an inn keeper I think...I found this occupation list for Scotland a while ago. Jeff http://www.scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Arnold" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 8:00 PM Subject: [ANGUS] Occupation: nailer; nail maker; change keeper 1822, Dundee > Other than the obvious making nails for houses, what might a nailer be > relative to the weaving business? I did a search and found a reference to > old occupations in England (below) which refer to a nailer relative to the > wool carding machines. Presume this would be applicable to the jute > industry as well. Was the jute industry already starting/flourishing by > this time in Dundee? Is that why folks might have moved there from (for > example) Sterlingshire? My William Innes and sons William (and presumably > James) were in Dundee by 1822, and both give either nailer or nail maker > as > their trades. (But not in the 1818 Directory). (Son James was a saw > maker/saw repairer, Small's Wynd). > > What was a change keeper? > > REF: Hall Genealogy Website: Old Occupations > 1) Made iron nails by hand 2) Maintained the teeth (nails) on the carding > machine used on wool & cotton before weaving > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you to Jeff, Jenny, Nivard and Gordon who answered my questions about these two occupations and the jute industry in the early 1800s. Very helpful! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Little by little these ancestors of mine are coming into better focus, thanks to the kindness of the wonderful folks on this list. It's rather exciting! Marilyn Arnold US