Haven't really been following this thread so don't know if anybody has suggested this already (apologies if so...) On the 1881 census where John Westgarth was described as Trimmer (Art), there is also a John Crow aged 48 with the same occupation in the Union Workhouse. What about looking for this John Crow in 1871 and/or 1891 to see what he was doing then - might throw more light on the occupation? Just a thought. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] HELP WANTED > Hi Nivard, > I don't know why 'art' has been added by the census clerk extracting > occupational details, he would be aware of 'coal trimmers' in the NE. > However in the > 'Dictionary of Occupational Terms' there are fifty different categories of > 'trimmer', including six various 'coal trimmers'! > > Regards Stan Mapstone > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >