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Offline dunkmac74

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What is a maltster?
« on: Saturday 08 January 11 12:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi all!
I was very kindly sent some info on the Durham roots chat page this week from some very kind roots chatters who looked up my gggg Grandparents on the 1871 census in Durham
George and Ann Brown he is discribed as a maltster am i right in thinking this is to do with the making of Alcohol? Also was it a poor mans trade or would he of been quite well off?
Any help very much appreciated
Dunc

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Re: What is a maltster?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 08 January 11 12:34 GMT (UK) »
A maltster prepares the malt that is used in the later process of brewing.  He may not actually be a brewer himself, but supplied the product to brewers.

So I suppose by 1871 he may have worked for a brewery and was one of the employees.

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Re: What is a maltster?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 08 January 11 12:36 GMT (UK) »
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7r0pgi0hjj6prrm9ktbtkhqof4&topic=455055.0

Hi Dunc

this is elsewhere on the forum but I don't know how to paste the link to the reply!
Abbott, Harris, Copeman, Marshall, Burford, Fewell (Essex)
Light, Cornish (Wilts)
Suter, Mills, Boxall, White (Sussex)
Simpson, Warren, Marshall (Mddx)

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Re: What is a maltster?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 08 January 11 12:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

This is a useful site. Not always very comprehensive but it is a good starting point for descriptions of old occupations.


http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html



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ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson

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Re: What is a maltster?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 08 January 11 12:44 GMT (UK) »
The following provides a useful description:

http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/112/bh-112-043.html

Nigel
Essex - Burrell, Thorogood
Norfolk - Alcock, Bowen, Bowers, Breeze, Burton, Creamer, Hammond, Sparkes, Wakefield, Wiggett
North Devon - Burgess, Chalacombe, Collacott, Goss
Northamptonshire - George, Letts, Muscutt, Richardson
Somerset - Barber
Wiltshire - Brine, Burges, Carey, Gray, Lywood, Musselwhite, Perris, Read, Turner, Wilkins

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Re: What is a maltster?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 11 January 11 09:05 GMT (UK) »
Sorry for the late reply the computers been playing up!
Many thanks for all the links and replies its really appreciated i now have an understanding of what a Maltster did now i need to find out is  where George worked wether for himself or for a Brewery if i can!
  Thanks again
 Dunc
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