Denise Many thanks - that is perfect. I think the term must have been Silk Dresser, but with a "long s". That would fit with him being described as a Weaver in a later census Regards Jack Earnshaw please respond to jack@jearnshaw.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: Denise Valadez [mailto:neesyval@yahoo.com] Sent: 26 August 2003 20:37 To: Jack Earnshaw; ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ BRAD] Occupations Try this website... http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html Jack Earnshaw <jack.earnshaw@ntlworld.com> wrote: Does anyone know where I can find a list of occupations that might be included on certificates, censuses etc. I have just received a birth certificate for 1843 and the occupation of the father is difficult to decipher - it looks like Silk Drefter (whatever that might be) Regards Jack Earnshaw ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== Please do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe more accurately the subject of *your* message. ============================== 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software