Hi all I am interested in finding info on The Woolen and cloth mills around Rawdon, Idle and Shipley Anyone with any info on were to look ie websites books etc. Maybe the whereabouts of websites on unusual mill jobs Worsted weavers/spinners, Warp dresser, mule spinner etc All my ancestors from various lines are all involved in Mill life, I am curious on the standard of life these people had around the 1850s Any info at all would be grand J Proctor J Proctor

Bradford Industrial Museum http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/bim/bim_main.htm They sell lots of books on local history. Well worth a visit if you can get. [visit ] Charles Expatriot Yorkshireman Suffolk UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Proctor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: [ENG-YKS-BRADFORD] Mill Life > > Hi all > I am interested in finding info on The Woolen and cloth mills around > Rawdon, > Idle and Shipley > Anyone with any info on were to look ie websites books etc. > Maybe the whereabouts of websites on unusual mill jobs Worsted > weavers/spinners, Warp dresser, mule spinner etc > All my ancestors from various lines are all involved in Mill life, I am > curious on the standard of life these people had around the 1850s > Any info at all would be grand > J Proctor > J Proctor > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >