Thanks Jeff, Think this is probably the correct definition for the era I am working in....and likely a very important piece of "kitchen" equipment that everyone probably needed/used. Kind of you to reply. Donna   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] John Oliver, James Nicholls, 'Jackmaker", etc. c1640-60: Wivelsfie... jack-maker, a maker of jacks, i.e. (usually) of roasting-jacks 1727 Swift Petit. Colliers, etc., The humble petition of the colliers, cooks, cook-maids, blacksmiths, *jack-makers, brasiers, and others. Jeff   In a message dated 25/06/2012 16:34:58 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Donna, > >The big Oxford English Dictionary gives "mault" as one of the old spellings >of "malt", so  a "maultman" may have been a maker of malt: one of my 17th >century Clinkard ancestors was a maltster in Garsington, so presumably it >was a commonplace occupation, especially since people drank beer rather than >impure water. > >"Wivelsfield, The History of a Wealden Parish", page 146, notes >"From the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 to the Toleration Act of 1689 >Protestant non-conformity simmered away in mid-Sussex. Ejected ministers, >such as John Oliver at Wivelsfield, went underground. Meeting with their >supporters in private houses, they preached, travelled and spread the word. >Though we lose track of John Oliver and his advocate Thomas Hunt after 1660, >the names Olive/Oliver reappeared locally in the 18th century in connection >with Otehall Chapel." > >On page 150: "Remembering that it was the Goodmans of Great Otehall who had >supported the Commonwealth minister John Oliver, it is no surprise ......." > >Nothing in the book's index about any Nichollses. > >Hope this helps, > >Stan Cornford > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Donna Casey" <[email protected]> >To: "SFHG SxFamHXGrp" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:00 PM >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 >