i liked the occupation tambouriner I thought what the heck how many bands were there in Bathgate. In fact it is the frame you stretch linen across so you can embroider it. There were a whole host of related trades in Bathgate till the industrial revolution changed things. It looks like a tambourine. I have met a tabor and wondered if there was a relationship. Norman Thornton -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Chew via Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:14 PM To: Derek Allen ; GOONS Subject: Re: [G] Census occupation 1871 Throstle spinner, though spelt throstlspinner. Geoff On 23 November 2014 at 20:54, Derek Allen via <goons@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello Forumers > > Please can one of you decipher an occupation of a 13yr old? > > 1871 Census Bosden Cheshire RG10/3667 page 4 > > Family of Richard HOYLE aged 35 - Sapper Royal Engineers > > his daughter "Mary Emma do" 13yrs old has a longish occupation that is > trying me. Looks like it starts with "shr.......pinner". Or perhaps I am > miles off the mark? Might be something akin to her mothers occupation of > vestmaker. > > Help much appreciated > regards > Derek (Goon #216) > -- > researching Codgbrook & Westerdale > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -- Geoff Chew geoffchew1@gmail.com _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message