What is a Wosker??

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Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 217 Send Message	Caroline	Report	16 Mar 2006 10:41
	Have found relatives on 1871 and it mentions that the father was a servant in a house (with lots of other servants) and his wife and children were there too but down as 'wife to wosker' 'son to wosker' etc. What is a a wosker?? Anyone know?
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28 384 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	16 Mar 2006 10:42
	Are you sure it doesn't say 'worker'? What is the name and census date, so we can check? Kath. x
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 217 Send Message	Caroline	Report	16 Mar 2006 10:46
	Ignore me, I've just looked at it at 200% and i'm 99.9% sure it says Western which is his surname!....DOH!
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 9 872 Send Message	Merry	Report	16 Mar 2006 10:47
	LOL - We've all done that!! You have cheered me up! Happy Hunting Merry
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20 615 Send Message	Heather	Report	16 Mar 2006 11:03
	LOL, I enjoyed that too.
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2 309 Send Message	Jen ~	Report	16 Mar 2006 13:18
	So sorry Caroline PMSL and can't stop!!!! Lin xx