>From: Parfittmargaret@aol.com >Reply-To: SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT~ROOTS] Surfaceman? >Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 18:22:47 EST >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [63.92.80.123] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBE2C57C700A5400431983F5C507B06960; Thu, 07 Feb 2002 15:25:03 -0800 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id >g17NMqb04016;Thu, 7 Feb 2002 16:22:52 -0700 >From SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Thu, 07 Feb 2002 15:26:47 -0800 >Resent-Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 16:22:52 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: Parfittmargaret@aol.com Thu Feb 7 16:22:52 2002 >Message-ID: <169.8750d18.29946647@aol.com> >Old-To: SCT-BANFFSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com, DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com, >SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com, moray-l@rootsweb.com, >scotland-roots-l@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows UK sub 10510 >Resent-Message-ID: <nxcepC.A.j-.MxwY8@lists5.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/272 >X-Loop: SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com >Hi Margaret, The only thing that springs to mind off hand, is that I do know coal mines employed surface workers. Could this be the occupation? I am not sure of how far north coal mines are found in Scotland. Grant Muckart Nairn Scotland >Can anyone on the list help with a query? >On the 1881 census for the Highlands, an occupation was identified as a >surfaceman. Has anyone any idea what this might be? >Regards, Margaret, Aberdeen. > > >==== SCOTLAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Check out the sister sites to this mailing list: >Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Scotland > General >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.scotland.general >& >Boards>Topics>Immigration>United States>Scottish Immigrants >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=admin.board&r=rw&p=topics.immigration.us.scottish >& >Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > General >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.general >& >Boards > Topics > Cemeteries & Tombstones > Scotland > Cemeteries in >Scotland >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.cemetery.scotland.scotland >& >Boards > Topics > Heraldry and Coats of Arms >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.heraldry > GRANT _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com