Sue, That is the only thing from reading that makes sense.  Must have been an important "job" in the village to have named his occupation when they listed his name in the record books as "Rector, James Nicholls, 'Jackmaker"'.  Because he was one of, or THE, very first non-conformist ministers of that church I was suspicious it was a hint at his religious "reputation" of sorts. Thanks Sue, Donna   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. ________________________________ From: "Martin, Sue" <[email protected]> To: Phil Vaughan <[email protected]>; 'Donna Casey' <[email protected]> Cc: 'SFHG SxFamHXGrp' <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:30 AM Subject: RE: [SFHG] John Oliver, James Nicholls, 'Jackmaker", etc. c1640-60: Wivelsfield? perhaps a jackmaker was someone who made jacks that were  used for roasting meat from Tudor times onwards? ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Phil Vaughan [[email protected]] Sent: 24 June 2012 23:25 To: 'Donna Casey' Cc: 'SFHG SxFamHXGrp' Subject: Re: [SFHG] John Oliver, James Nicholls, 'Jackmaker",  etc. c1640-60: Wivelsfield? Well, I have something of an answer to question #3, Donna.  The consensus on the web seems to be that a jackmaker / jacksmith made lifting equipment, such as the jacks we're familiar with today. Phil Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Casey Sent: June-24-12 3:00 PM To: SFHG SxFamHXGrp Subject: [SFHG] John Oliver, James Nicholls, 'Jackmaker", etc. c1640-60: Wivelsfield? Can anyone tell me anything about the following from Wivelsfield c1640-1660?: A John Oliver "maultman" A James Nicholls minister/rector What is a "Jackmaker"? Donna Michigan, USA The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- *************************************************************************************************** This email and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately (you can send an email to [email protected]) and then destroy the email. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, and shall have no liability for any loss or damage suffered by the user, which arise as a result of email transmission. Prospects Services Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number 3042176. Registered Office: Prospects House, 19 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT ***************************************************************************************************