In 1911 a relative of mine, 33 year-old George Voyzey, was living at 18 Arkwright Street, Bensham, Gateshead. On the census of that year he describes himself as a "miner canch work" - can anyone please tell me what that means? You can read it for yourself at http://www.bpears.org.uk/temp/occ2.jpg or see it in context on RG14/30485 RD557 SD2 ED75 SN171 Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer

Hi Brian >From our old favourite Google canch If above the seam, it is called a top canch; if below the seam, a bottom canch. A canch on a roadway close to the face is called a face canch; a canch on a ... www.webref.org/geology/c/canch.htm so it would seem like a stone seam worker. Regards Patrick Williams -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Pears Sent: 20 March 2010 13:16 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: [NMB] Occupation? In 1911 a relative of mine, 33 year-old George Voyzey, was living at 18 Arkwright Street, Bensham, Gateshead. On the census of that year he describes himself as a "miner canch work" - can anyone please tell me what that means? You can read it for yourself at http://www.bpears.org.uk/temp/occ2.jpg or see it in context on RG14/30485 RD557 SD2 ED75 SN171 Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer 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: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2756 - Release Date: 03/20/10 07:33:00