I think all pottery work was classed as "Earth", including bone china. It was just a classification added later by someone who checked the census returns. It was normally in a different handwriting. Best regards Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Leigh" <jack.leigh@shaw.ca> To: <ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 7:50 PM Subject: [Pots] Meshec and the lath treader - any Ideas? > > Regarding the fact that: > > "... the enumerator has added the word "Earth" in the vicinity. ..." > > this means that she was a lathe treader for an earthenware works. > > .......... Jack > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire >