Alan, Bleacher is listed in http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/b.html and you are right to assume that it is related to cotton spinning, in that it would be a part of the production of fabric, although not necessarily in the same location to each other. -- Rodney HALL Heywood, Lancashire Suaviter sed fortiter Agreeably but powerfully ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rmh@rmhh.co.uk http://rmhh.co.uk/ http://rmhh.org.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: alan [mailto:alan_e_wright@bigpond.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:13 AM > To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Bleachers and Cotton Spinners > > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to track down an ancestor who gave his profession as a > "bleacher" (in Wigan, 1851 census). > > Can anyone help me out with information as to whether this was a > "stand-alone" occupation? Or is he more likely to have been > employed in > a mill or other workplace? And, if so, what sort? > > Also, what are the likely related trades? Would "cotton > spinner" be one? > > Many thanks for any ideas > Cheers > Alan > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Contact the list admin with any problems, questions or > concerns: lancslife-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >