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Occupation - completed
« on: Wednesday 01 July 09 14:25 UTC (UK) »
Hi

Can anyone help - I have a marriage (1847) and death certificate (1865)indicating that James Whordley was a stocktaker but on the two census I have for him, he is down as a labourer at iron works (1851) and a furnaceman (1861) (also on his son's birth cert 1851).  Could a stocktaker be the same trade??

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Re: Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 16:18 UTC (UK) »
Hi Joanna

i've done some Googling and have found that there was such an occupation as a stocktaker at an iron works. I'm not sure what it involved.

e.g:

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William Hancock, the father of our subject, was born at Lainesfield,
  Staffordshire, Eng. it is thought, in 1812. He became a stock-taker and iron
  finisher of expert skill, and established a reputation in that line of work.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/montour/bios/hancock-chas-p.txt

I'll see if I can find out some more.


Gadget

PS - it seems to be discussed on this thread:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,231304.0.html

I wonder if it's worth sending a PM
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 16:40 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Gadget - I had googled but I guess I wasn't specific enough!!
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 16:50 UTC (UK) »
I did stocktaker +iron works

I still can't find what it involved though and have looked at various sites  Undecided


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Re: Occupation
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 July 09 15:42 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for looking Gadget  Smiley
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 July 09 17:06 UTC (UK) »
Joanna

According to 1881 census there are 186 with that occupation (stocktaker iron works)

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Re: Occupation
« Reply #6 on: Friday 03 July 09 10:54 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Jackie - I guess maybe he did both stocktaker and furnaceman at the ironworks.
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #7 on: Friday 03 July 09 11:44 UTC (UK) »
In the 60's I was employed as a "storeman & packer", my group certificate said I was a "stocktaker", in fact I was a general dogsbody/labourer. I did keep the weekly stock records tho'. Grin
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #8 on: Friday 03 July 09 11:47 UTC (UK) »
Think this might different from the usual meaning of stocktaker, Leonie.  It seems to occur quite a lot in the iron industry in the 19th century, as Jackie has found.

They might have been responsible for ensuring that the supplies were adequate but it's strange that it's not described anywhere.


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Re: Occupation
« Reply #9 on: Friday 03 July 09 11:58 UTC (UK) »
At last  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


...the stocktaker who performed the the preparation of the pig beds and the handling of the pig iron


 http://www.rootschat.com/links/06m4/   

It looks an interesting read  Smiley



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Re: Occupation
« Reply #10 on: Friday 03 July 09 12:22 UTC (UK) »
Thanks everyone  Smiley Smiley
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