Thank you Maria for this info. Yes it was in Grimsby that I came accross this occupation. Brenda On 5 February 2012 08:54, Maria Borrill <maria.borrill@ntlworld.com> wrote: > My husbands BORRILL ancestors were involved in this occupation in Grimsby, > they crushed Linseed to produce Linseed oil, I think the waste then was > turned into cattle cake. > > Maria > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B Ellis" <ellis-b@sky.com> > To: <ENG-LINCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:49 PM > Subject: [LIN] Oil Miller > > > > Hello > > Can anyone tell me what the occupation Oil Crusher on the 1891 census > > would > > be, or an Oil Miller which was in the parish register. > > Thank you > > Brenda > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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I believe husbands family had their own Mill, they lived in an area called Borrill's yard, which I believe was off Victoria Road close to the River Freshney and their mill was in this locality. The family were previously corn millers. Maria http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/undefined-headline/story-14995173-detail/story.html scroll through pictures in the article. http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Oil-Miller-s-tale-bombs-bravery/story-11536454-detail/story.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Ellis" <ellis-b@sky.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Oil Miller > Thank you Maria for this info. Yes it was in Grimsby that I came accross > this occupation. > Brenda > > On 5 February 2012 08:54, Maria Borrill <maria.borrill@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > >> My husbands BORRILL ancestors were involved in this occupation in >> Grimsby, >> they crushed Linseed to produce Linseed oil, I think the waste then was >> turned into cattle cake. >> >> Maria >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "B Ellis" <ellis-b@sky.com> >> To: <ENG-LINCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:49 PM >> Subject: [LIN] Oil Miller >> >> >> > Hello >> > Can anyone tell me what the occupation Oil Crusher on the 1891 census >> > would >> > be, or an Oil Miller which was in the parish register. >> > Thank you >> > Brenda >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message