Is there someone with an interest in early rural occupations? In the burials on my Fittleworth parish CD: ' 9th Feb 1732, Henry, son of Henry Jay, framer' Was that a misspelling of farmer or was framer a village occupation? I have found a photograph of men putting strips of bark into a steel frame ready for firing in a kiln. Also I think faggots of wood were held in an iron circle in broom making. If frame making was common village craft, would the worker need a forge like a blacksmith or were there also types of frames made from wood? Margaret Major 5836 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

My instinct is that 'framer' is a typo; but the parish register will need to be checked to make sure. I am currently planning a visit to WSRO in approx. 2 weeks, so I could check the register for you then, if you would like me to do that for you. The register will be on fiche, so it will only take a few minutes to check. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323

Margaret, I am not certain whether it was a legitimate trade or not, but on the birth certificate of my great great uncle,(William Henry Goodrich) on the thirteenth of September 1867 in Lambeth RD, The occupation of his father (one of my gg grandfathers) John Goodrich was given as picture frame maker(Master) Admittedly I am concerned that the statements attributed to that set of my ancestors are suspect, as his sisters (my g grandmother) certificate states her fathers occupation was Sergeant in the Coldstream Guards. He was certainly in the Coldstream Guards for ten years, but never rose above the rank of corporal. I don't know if he was a charlatan or not because the informant on all the certificates was the mother. Hope this helps. Regards Joe Austen 9934 in Tropical NQ OZ > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:46:53 +1200 > Subject: [SFHG] Framer? > From: sfhg@rootsweb.com > > Is there someone with an interest in early rural occupations? > > In the burials on my Fittleworth parish CD: > > ' 9th Feb 1732, Henry, son of Henry Jay, framer' Was that a > misspelling of farmer or was framer a village occupation? > > > > I have found a photograph of men putting strips of bark into a steel frame > ready for firing in a kiln. Also I think faggots of wood were held in an > iron circle in broom making. If frame making was common village craft, would > the worker need a forge like a blacksmith or were there also types of > frames made from wood? > > > > Margaret Major 5836 > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message