On 2012/11/24 14:23, Joy Hungerford wrote: > I've found a reference to someone who describes himself in 1841 > as a Wisket Maker. In 1851, he is now a skuttle maker in Derby. > > > 'Skuttle' could be scuttle, of course, unless it is a mis-spelt > shuttle. Wisket is probably a dialectical version of Waistcoat. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg

Thanks for this idea, Mike. Joy > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:27:54 +0200 > From: fredbonzo@iafrica.com > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DBY] Wiskets and Skuttles > > On 2012/11/24 14:23, Joy Hungerford wrote: > > > I've found a reference to someone who describes himself in 1841 > > as a Wisket Maker. In 1851, he is now a skuttle maker in Derby. > > > > > > 'Skuttle' could be scuttle, of course, unless it is a mis-spelt > > shuttle. > > Wisket is probably a dialectical version of Waistcoat. > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message