I agree with those who identified a cordwainer as a shoemaker, but I wonder how many women were actually involved in this occupation in the 1850's? Since I have a "master cordwainer" in my line of interest, I have searched many directories online and have yet to see a female listed as a cordwainer or shoemaker. I would be interested if anyone has knowledge of female cordwainers. Nancy Vogt My web page: http://community.webtv.net/nanspage
Hi Nancy, just to follow on from Steven's message my gt.gt grandmother is on the 1871 census as follows. Aiskew. Jane PEARSON, 51, Wid, Shoemaker employing one son. Robert PEARSON, 27, Shoemaker Journeyman. Jane had inherited the business from her husband even though her son Robert was already in the trade. Jane is entered as annuitant on the next census. By that time Robert had married and later became Master Shoemaker (Cordwainer) as his father had been. Plus another son William, my gt, grandfather had already left home, married and took on the same trade. Regards, Sue. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Vogt" <nrvogt@webtv.net> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:29 AM Subject: [N'Yorks] Cordwainer > I agree with those who identified a cordwainer as a shoemaker, but I > wonder how many women were actually involved in this occupation in the > 1850's? Since I have a "master cordwainer" in my line of interest, I > have searched many directories online and have yet to see a female > listed as a cordwainer or shoemaker. > > I would be interested if anyone has knowledge of female cordwainers. > > Nancy Vogt > > > > My web page: http://community.webtv.net/nanspage > > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >