In a message dated 12/22/03 4:29:26 AM Central Standard Time, annehamilton@ntlworld.com writes: 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). Of course, it makes sense to me now! Some of us are too modern for our own good, perhaps. Guess we should've turned to the dictionary the first time 'round. I'm assuming that any mining operation worth it's stuff would have some type of transport, perhaps for the supervisors or bosses or to send messages? And I'm reminded of a verse from a song in the musical Oklahoma: "When I take you out, tonight, with me, Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be: You will set behind a team of snow white horses, In the slickest gig you ever see!" (From Surrey with the Fringe on Top) Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a happy New Year! Jill Clark listowner, SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN

Didn't they have to have wheeled transport (sometimes on tracks) inside the mine as well? It must have been an 'occupation' to move the coal from the drilling site to the shaft?? Anybody? Elizabeth Dods ----- Original Message ----- From: <EastLothianGen@aol.com> To: <SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Job titles > In a message dated 12/22/03 4:29:26 AM Central Standard Time, > annehamilton@ntlworld.com writes: > 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). > Of course, it makes sense to me now! Some of us are too modern for our own > good, perhaps. Guess we should've turned to the dictionary the first time > 'round. I'm assuming that any mining operation worth it's stuff would have some > type of transport, perhaps for the supervisors or bosses or to send messages? > And I'm reminded of a verse from a song in the musical Oklahoma: "When I > take you out, tonight, with me, Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be: You will > set behind a team of snow white horses, In the slickest gig you ever see!" > (From Surrey with the Fringe on Top) > > Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a > happy New Year! > > Jill Clark > listowner, SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN > > > ==== 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 > >

Can I just thank everyone for the marvellous response to the "Gigman" occupation. The general consensus would appear to be someone who pulls or pushes coal to the face in a 2 wheel "Bucket". unless someone knows different????? Special thanks to Jill, for the song notation, I bet you sing it just as well. Merry Xmas to everybody. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: <EastLothianGen@aol.com> To: <SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:30 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Job titles > In a message dated 12/22/03 4:29:26 AM Central Standard Time, > annehamilton@ntlworld.com writes: > 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). > Of course, it makes sense to me now! Some of us are too modern for our own > good, perhaps. Guess we should've turned to the dictionary the first time > 'round. I'm assuming that any mining operation worth it's stuff would have some > type of transport, perhaps for the supervisors or bosses or to send messages? > And I'm reminded of a verse from a song in the musical Oklahoma: "When I > take you out, tonight, with me, Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be: You will > set behind a team of snow white horses, In the slickest gig you ever see!" > (From Surrey with the Fringe on Top) > > Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a > happy New Year! > > Jill Clark > listowner, SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN > > > ==== 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 >