I was surprised to find my great-grandfather's occupation in the 1900 census as furrier (he was born in England to Irish parents who worked in the cotton mills in Lancashire). His sister-in-law was listed as a "fur cutter." Looking through the 1889 Brooklyn Directory, I found that he lived in the same neighborhood as a company called "Hatter's Fur Cutting Company", on the corner of Park Avenue and Sandford Street, Brooklyn. A search on the word "furrier" brought up dozens of names, many of which seem to be in the same neighborhood. I think "furrier" must have been a bit grandiose a term for the work they did! -Pat Gallagher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Hantke-Ogden" <s1036503010@mindspring.com> To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:56 AM Subject: [IRISH-NYC] FURRIER - Most Interesting Occupation > My g grandfather was a furrier, as was his daughter and other family > relatives. I am not certain exactly the entire scope of this occupation, > but AI do not believe it included trapping - just the finished > products. Anyone else know about this occupation? > Susan > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Do you miss receiving MISSING LINKS and SOMEBODY'S LINKS? If so, > just subscribe to: > http://www.petuniapress.com/ > > ============================== > 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 >