Occupations- DOOR CLOSER and PICKER UP

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 276 Send Message	Paula	Report	1 May 2005 20:08
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 276 Send Message	My door closer was a middle aged woman, would they also do such a job? Your explanation would make sense as they lived in Coalville in Leicester where there were alot of mines at the time
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	1 May 2005 19:21
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	I've found this: Picker Cast the shuttles on a loom maybe a picker up was similarly employed? nell
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	1 May 2005 19:19
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	No idea, but I know I'm the only person that does those jobs in my house!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll have a look on my old occupations site. nell
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 276 Send Message	Paula	Report	1 May 2005 19:15
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 276 Send Message	I have found two ancestors on censuses- one is a Door CLOSER and the other is a PICKER UP. Would i take these to be literally what they are described as?