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Hi, Has anyone come accross the word "Gigman". This is on the 1841 Census for Gladsmuir as, Coal Miner Gigman, but I can't find a description for this job anywhere? Any suggestions ??????????????? Roger.

Hi Roger, Saw your post. Can't help you with the gigman - may be a man who drove a gig? - horse drawn carriage. Would appreciate a post on your current status with checking. You will see that Dunbar-landward is now being validated, so Gladsmuir is the last of the Mohicans. Regards, Mary Coordinator for East Lothian FreeCensus Project Links to online transcriptions on Web page - www.rootsweb.com/~sctelnfc/east.htm/east.htm

Looking it up in the dictionary, it says that a gigman is one who drives or keeps a gig (which is a 2 wheeled carriage). Also came across the following reference to a gigger (but does not seem to have anything to do with mining) Gigger - Operated a gigging machine - a machine for dressing woollen cloth by subjecting it to the action of teasels - see http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/g.html Regards Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger White" <whiter@lineone.net> To: <SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Job titles > Hi, > > Has anyone come accross the word "Gigman". This is on the 1841 Census for > Gladsmuir as, Coal Miner Gigman, but I can't find a description for this job > anywhere? > Any suggestions ??????????????? > > Roger. > > > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== > Here is a partial list of the parishes of Haddingtonshire: Aberlady, Athelstaneford, Bara, Bolton, Dirleton, Dunbar, Garvald, Gifford, Gladsmuir, Haddington, Humbie, Innerwick, Morham, North Berwick > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >