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Let's hold it up and laugh at it.
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Unknown | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:08 |
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In a lighthearted manner. Looking at old names and occupations. |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:09 |
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Furniture Brokers? Who wants people to break your furniture? Wool Staplers? Have they run out of knitting needles? |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:19 |
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One of my family is listed in the 1881 Census as a Mangle Keeper - Was it behind bars in case it ran away? |
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TonyOz | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:23 |
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BRIGHTSMITH: One who made it to the Loo. BROWNSMITH: One who didn't. Tony Oz :>)) |
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Magi | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:33 |
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What's a 'Ganger' Grampa any ideas? I remember looking at church records at Sunday school and bawling my eyes out as the vicar said it was someone who'd been in prison. Thouhgt mom was gonna flatten him I was only six! Magi |
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Paul (Tigger) | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:40 |
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Ganger was an overseer or foreman from 1850 onwards Paul |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Feb 2005 08:58 |
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When I worked in the Building Industry a Ganger was the chargehand over a 'Gang' of labourers. The civilian equivalent of a Lance Corporal I suppose. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 19 Feb 2005 09:03 |
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Postboy. ....We have a death certificate of a 74 years old postboy. How old before you became a man? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 19 Feb 2005 09:23 |
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'Inspector of Nuisances'. Could do with a few of these nowadays LOL maggie |
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