Smith. 1862, 1862. Clockmakers. 1666, 1704, 1738, 1773 (All of these are members of the Richter family). Linenweavers. 1826, 1745, 1862, 1835, 1862. Tailors. 1840. Shoemakers. 1790. Masons. 1862, 1867. Thatchers. 1851, 1852. Innkeepers. 1862, 1862, 1820. In the early eighteenth century or before then, only one miner is named. Other occupations, more numerous, are carpenters, wheelwrights, and clock makers. It cannot be said that Trupbach was the home of miners in the early eighteenth century. The many miners in the nineteenth century are due to deep mining made possible by the steam engine. -- John.Blankenbaker@comcast.net