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    1. Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Re Hosier or Stocking weaver? Arnot family
    2. Watson Family

    3. At 02:18 PM 27/10/2008, you wrote: >Yes. Stockings, etc, are hosiery. Hi Toni, Yes I realised that but thought Hosier sounded rather grand if you were just a Stocking weaver:-) Cheers Marilyn

    10/27/2008 09:55:50
    1. Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Occupations
    2. Jacquie

    3. At ScotlandsPeople they have a list of occupation descriptions that can help explain what some occupations were. For example, according to them hosier is a hose maker. The list can be found under Help & Other Resources - Research Tools - Occupations. Jacquie Winnipeg, MB Canada -----Original Message----- From: sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Watson Family Sent: October 27, 2008 1:56 AM To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Re Hosier or Stocking weaver? Arnot family At 02:18 PM 27/10/2008, you wrote: >Yes. Stockings, etc, are hosiery. Hi Toni, Yes I realised that but thought Hosier sounded rather grand if you were just a Stocking weaver:-) Cheers Marilyn

    10/26/2008 08:20:38
    1. Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Re Hosier or Stocking weaver? Arnot family
    2. Trena

    3. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Watson Family" <watsonb@iinet.com.au> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Re Hosier or Stocking weaver? Arnot family > At 02:18 PM 27/10/2008, you wrote: >>Yes. Stockings, etc, are hosiery. > > > Hi Toni, > Yes I realised that but thought Hosier sounded rather grand if you were > just a Stocking weaver:-) > Cheers Marilyn No not grand at all. http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/h.html Have a look at the above URL for 'hosier' and 'stockinger'. Whilst a 'hosier' is a 'hose maker', what you and others may not realise is 'hose' also refers to stockings and/or socks, and does not necessarily mean that which liquid passes through. As late as the mid-1960s my Mum always referred to her/our stockings as hose/hosiery. Pantyhose (or 'tights' as they say in the UK) were not available for sale [in Canada] until around the mid-to latter 1960s, which is when even the word 'stockings' more or less became lost in day to day speech. Therefore a 'hose maker' can also be someone who makes hosiery and/or who is a stocking knitter. Toni ~

    10/27/2008 06:32:00