On my wife's side: Bonnet Maker; Fancy Goods Maker; Brickburner; Lace Designer; Potter; Lawyer's writer; Master Mariner. There are plenty of the more mundane like farmer, collier; flax worker etc. In all they seem to have come from or gone into a very varied set of occupations. Terry >-- Original Message -- >From: GaelEire@aol.com >Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:39:04 EDT >Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Most Interesting Occupation? >To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com > > >It's Labor Day weekend here in the States. I've been wondering: what is >the >most unusual and/or interesting occupation that you've discovered in your > >research? Or have you discovered an occupation or trade that runs in your > >family and maybe you never knew it? > >It was very surprising to learn that all the men in one line of mine, worked > >in various shipyards over several generations. For example, my father was > >amazed to learn that his first job as a ship-fitter was the same occupation > >once held by his father and grandfather (neither of whom he never knew). > >Anyone else find anything interesting? > >Have a wonderful and safe weekend! >Take care, >Tracy > > > >==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== >Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run frequent scans! > >============================== >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 >