Hi, I just discovered my old gran used to make ropes in her back yard, story says also "hangmans nooses" for a rope making company located at or near Dobbs Weir on the river Lea? not far from the Fish and Eels public house. Can anyone tell me any more information about this industry that went on near Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire? cheers Bob in Brisbane

Hi Bob Are you sure she was a ropemaker, I thought I had a couple of ropemakers in Hertfordshire from one census, but then in the later censuses it turned out to be rake makers! Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Campbell" <rcampbell3@optusnet.com.au> To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: [HRT] Ropeworks at Dobbs Weir? > Hi, > I just discovered my old gran used to make ropes in her back yard, story > says also "hangmans nooses" for a rope making company located at or near > Dobbs Weir on the river Lea? not far from the Fish and Eels public house. > Can anyone tell me any more information about this industry that went on > near Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire? > cheers > Bob in Brisbane > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Hertfordshire FHS: > http://www.btinternet.com/~hfphs/index.htm > >