Hi Ron: Given the area I suspect he was in coal mining and was involved in moving coal from the mine face to the foot of the shaft. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Snape" <snape@cix.co.uk> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [Black Country] Looking for some help on reading abirthcertificate >> >> It could have been, but I think it could also refer to a haulier on >> the canals >> > I have never heard the boatmen referred to as hauliers. Coal boats were > still running on the Tame Valley Canal when I was a a child, carrying > coal from Hamstead Colliery into Birmingham and to the power station at > Ocker Hill in the opposite direction. My grandmother's house backed onto > the canal. > > But I am not sure what a "hauler" would have been doing down the pit. > Working in seams that were too shallow for the ponies, perhaps? > > Ron S > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I usually go to the Shorter Oxford Dictionary when words are mentioned and this time I found the following HAULER. 1674 One who or that which hauls; a haulier. HAULIER. 1577. A man employed in hauling something, e.g. coal in a mine. The dates given are the year of the document in which the word was found. John On Jan 23, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > Hi Ron: > > Given the area I suspect he was in coal mining and was involved in moving > coal from the mine face to the foot of the shaft. > > Paul > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Snape" <snape@cix.co.uk> > To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:24 AM > Subject: Re: [Black Country] Looking for some help on reading > abirthcertificate > > >>> >>> It could have been, but I think it could also refer to a haulier on >>> the canals >>> >> I have never heard the boatmen referred to as hauliers. Coal boats were >> still running on the Tame Valley Canal when I was a a child, carrying >> coal from Hamstead Colliery into Birmingham and to the power station at >> Ocker Hill in the opposite direction. My grandmother's house backed onto >> the canal. >> >> But I am not sure what a "hauler" would have been doing down the pit. >> Working in seams that were too shallow for the ponies, perhaps? >> >> Ron S >> ------------------------------------- >> T