http://www.fashion-era.com/victorian_occupations_wojtczak.htm http://michellepetley1.tripod.com/id3.html http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/ugoretz1.html might give a flavour of what was involved. Alison PAGE wrote: > Hi List, > > My ancestor Susan Prior nee Simons was a dressmaker in Cambridgeshire in > 1871. I would like to find out more about the work that this involved but > entering dressmaker 1871 and variations into Google just sends me to > references of census records. > > Does anyone know where i might look to find a potted history and perhaps > illustrations too? > > Thanks > > Alison > > _________________________________________________________________ > Could you be the guest MSN Movies presenter? Click Here to Audition > http://www.lightscameraaudition.co.uk > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > >
Thank you Paula for the great links. I guess there is no way of knowing if Susan Prior made dresses for the rich or poor or at home or in a sweatshop. it has given me a great idea of the fashios at that time though so Thanks again Alison >From: Paula Patterson <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Dressmakers >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 22:53:53 +0100 > >http://www.fashion-era.com/victorian_occupations_wojtczak.htm >http://michellepetley1.tripod.com/id3.html >http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/ugoretz1.html >might give a flavour of what was involved. > >Alison PAGE wrote: > > Hi List, > > > > My ancestor Susan Prior nee Simons was a dressmaker in Cambridgeshire in > > 1871. I would like to find out more about the work that this involved >but > > entering dressmaker 1871 and variations into Google just sends me to > > references of census records. > > > > Does anyone know where i might look to find a potted history and perhaps > > illustrations too? > > > > Thanks > > > > Alison > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Could you be the guest MSN Movies presenter? Click Here to Audition > > http://www.lightscameraaudition.co.uk > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > -- > > This email has been verified as Virus free > > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk/