On 27 December 1736, in the parish records of Brightwalton, BRK my ancestor was chosen to be a WAYMAN. What was a WAYMAN and what were the duties? Jim WARD MS USA

Hi Jim >From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I would have thought the former description more likely Hope that helps regards MOIRA ----- Original Message ----- From: <jimone2@telepak.net> To: <Berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:04 PM Subject: [BRK] Wayman > On 27 December 1736, in the parish records of Brightwalton, BRK my > ancestor was chosen to be a WAYMAN. > > What was a WAYMAN and what were the duties? > > Jim WARD > MS USA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message