Maybe Joshua Hall declared himself to the census enumerator as a "husbandman" but enumerator categorised him as "ag lab". In my area of Northumberland ( s-e corner) some men were recorded in church records as " pit man" but were recorded as " coal miner" on censuses ( My father who retired in early 1980s from Bates colliery, Blyth always referred to himself as a pitman) Michael Dixon

Michael, I have seen "pitman", "coal miner" ,"collier" , and "coal owner" used to describe the occupations of some of my Northumberland ancestors . I assume they all mean the same, except "coal owner", though I wondered about "collier " and thought it may indicate a coal dealer ? Mike Temple, Spain. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dixymick@aol.com> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [NMB] profession > Maybe Joshua Hall declared himself to the census enumerator as a > "husbandman" but enumerator categorised him as "ag lab". > > In my area of Northumberland ( s-e corner) some men were recorded in > church > records as " pit man" but were recorded as " coal miner" on censuses ( My > father who retired in early 1980s from Bates colliery, Blyth always > referred to himself as a pitman) > > Michael Dixon > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2771 - Release Date: 03/26/10 07:33:00