Hi Jacquie, Well I don't think it was my Thomas because I just got 2 of his childrens births William was born in 1788 and now Thomas has become a merchant in Edinburgh. Then I got their son Thomas born 1791 and Thomas, the father, was deceased innkeeper. Can't find a birth for Margaret Unfortunately but she was born c 1789- 1791 and called her father Thomas Arnot a stocking weaver at Sciennes so its not looking good that Margaret Arnot was the dau of Thomas Arnot and Margaret Aitken Any suggestions are welcome Cheers Marilyn At 04:20 PM 27/10/2008, you wrote: >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 > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Woodcarvings and Wildlife Sculptures http://www.watsonwoodcarver.com