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charlotteCH
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What is a 'delver"?
« on: Sunday 04 May 08 13:29 BST (UK) »
In 1800 Hx parish burial reg states a husband's occupation as a 'delver".

Can anyone tell me what this means please?
In previous records the man had been said to be a weaver.

I've looked in the rootschat lexicon for the term and can't see it there - doesn't mean it isn't there though somewhere!

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charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, MIDGLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW  Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+

GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI 

HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY  Nunney/Frome 18-19C

HUMPHRIES, BIGFORD, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN  Ont. Canada 1830+

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Re: What is a 'delver"?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 04 May 08 13:30 BST (UK) »
Howdy  Wink
It's a person who digs ditches!
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Re: What is a 'delver"?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 04 May 08 13:41 BST (UK) »
Hi again ..
Maybe that could be a weaver fallen on hard times..? Although one would wonder why do that when weaving- if done at home-  would fit better with minding a sick wife and kids and apy more money  I guess he could have run out of money with which to buy the raw materials.. so many ifs.

Thanks for the help,
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, MIDGLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW  Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+

GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI 

HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY  Nunney/Frome 18-19C

HUMPHRIES, BIGFORD, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN  Ont. Canada 1830+

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Re: What is a 'delver"?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 May 08 15:11 BST (UK) »
This link is very helpful for old occupations.

http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php

Andrea.
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Re: What is a 'delver"?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 May 08 18:55 BST (UK) »
In many cases a delver is someone who works in a stone quarry.  In the Calderdale district, there are a few pubs with names like The Delvers' Arms and these are usually in areas where there are quarries.

If you had looked in my Calderdale Companion website, you would have found

Delve
To dig or burrow. A delver is anyone whose work involves digging, and may include coal-miners and quarry-workers.

The word is frequently encountered in local place names, and – like the noun delph – the word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word delfan [to dig]


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Re: What is a 'delver"?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 May 08 05:20 BST (UK) »
Malcolm,  Thank you for reminding me that I should have looked there.  Your site is wonderful and I frequently check it out for things. Thanks for all the work that has very obviously gone into it.

So Thomas Hargreaves could have fallen on hard times and gone working as a delver. Probably better than the workshouse.

Thanks Andrea for the link and Ruskie also.

Thanks all, charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, MIDGLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW  Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+

GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI 

HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY  Nunney/Frome 18-19C

HUMPHRIES, BIGFORD, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN  Ont. Canada 1830+

82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1808
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