Hi Pat I think he will be a freestone cutter which was a stonemason or quarryman Cheers Bill On 19 Jan 2010, at 19:26, Pat Galovich wrote: > My 2nd grt grandfather's occupation is listed in the 1841 Scotland > census, > residing in Galston, Ayrshire, as "Free Stow". Try as I might, I am > unable > to locate the meaning of this profession. The only description I > have found > is for a "Stowyer", which refers to someone packing away fishing > nets. Can > anyone shed any light? Thank you for any suggestions. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

In light of Bill's response of being a freestone cutter...upon closer inspection, do the words actually say FREE STONE in stead of FREE STOW ??? There are enough parts in the last letter for it. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA bill copland wrote: > Hi Pat > > I think he will be a freestone cutter which was a stonemason or > quarryman. Cheers Bill > >

Many thanks Bill - that sounds right; the 1851 census indicates he is a "labourer/quarrier". Regards, Pat -----Original Message----- From: bill copland [mailto:bill.copland@ntlworld.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:08 PM To: Pat Galovich Cc: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AYR] OCCUPATION - FREE STOW Hi Pat I think he will be a freestone cutter which was a stonemason or quarryman Cheers Bill On 19 Jan 2010, at 19:26, Pat Galovich wrote: > My 2nd grt grandfather's occupation is listed in the 1841 Scotland > census, > residing in Galston, Ayrshire, as "Free Stow .....................