Jeff:: Bobbins are used in sewing machines, but the ones probably used in your grandfathers situation would probably have been the lager ones. Mostly turned from wood or possibly fabricated from metal cylinders to be used in the textile mills and probably worked his way up from an apprentice to a journeyman in that trade..... Keith in Ont. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Dent" <jjdent@tadaust.org.au> To: <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:10 PM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] 1911 Census Occupation > Hi all > Just found my Grandfather and family living in the Parish of > Skelsmergh Nr Kendal on the 1911 Census, his occupation is listed as > a Bobbin Maker. > > Where would he be employed in this category?, thanks for your time. > > Jeff in Tas. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >