Hi Annie Most likely is the same man. At this time all pipes for gas and for water were made from lead, so exactly the same skills were needed for the fitting and jointing of these pipes. The trade associated with these skills was also known as "whitesmith" All the best Dave Dixon BA (hons) - Economic & Social History - University of Kent - Canterbury 1997 www.fadedgenes.co.uk On 27 June 2012 16:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > Could someone tell me, would a man who is listed as father on a marriage > record in 1876 as a gasfitter and in 1871 as a gasfitter be the same as one > listed in 1851 and 1861 as a plumber? > > Annie in Minnesota > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:23:30 +0100 Dave Dixon <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Dave, >At this time all pipes for gas and for water were made from lead, so >exactly the same skills were needed for the fitting and jointing of >these pipes. By and large, the same skills are required today, or course. Albeit far less of the lead work is involved. I still get a slightly odd feeling calling a local plumber to come and repair parts of our roof because it's clad in lead. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Go away, come back, go away, come back Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) - P!nk