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Something Weaver
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 15:41 BST (UK) »
Hi,
   This is the occupation of a 23 year old woman in 1851.  The second word is obviously "weaver" but I can't make out the first word.  I thought it might be "turning" but it doesn't seem to work out.  Any help would be much appreciated.

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 August 14 16:02 BST (UK) »
Hi Brad,
A Turning Boy was a person who assisted the weaver by turning the bar on the loom.
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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 August 14 18:24 BST (UK) »
I think it says Trimming weaver, someone who weaves braid or ribbons etc.
GRAY - Inveresk; Lanarkshire
LINDSAY - Lanarkshire
PURDIE - Lanarkshire; W. Lothian
POZZI - Elgin; Lancashire
MACKENZIE, MORISON - Isle of Lewis
ARCHIBALD, HAY, HUNTER, SNADDON - Clackmannanshire
COXON, HALL, JACKSON, SHOTTON - Northumberland

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 20 August 14 19:13 BST (UK) »
Hi Brad

Which town/city is it ?

Topic on weaving /spinning mills here in occupations board , with lists of various jobs/ info
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=636352.0

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 21 August 14 00:51 BST (UK) »
Thanks Isabel!  Now you've said it, I can see "Trimming".

Sally, it's Spitalfields, London.  Thank you for the link. :)

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 21 August 14 01:22 BST (UK) »
Great . Another one to add to occupation topic  :)
Will note that on census at Spitalfields area 

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 21 August 14 04:31 BST (UK) »
   Agree with Victor, Turning weaver.


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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 21 August 14 06:00 BST (UK) »
On looks alone it seems to me slightly more like Turning Weaver than Trimming Weaver, but logic indictates that it is more likely the latter.  There is no read across from Turning Boy, he turned the loom bar, he didn't weave, what would a so called Turning Weaver actually have done?

A quick search of the British Newspaper Archive for that era brings back multiple hits for Trimming Weaver, none for Turning Weaver. I go for Trimming Weaver.

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Re: Something Weaver
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 21 August 14 10:32 BST (UK) »
It's actually written - Triming - which is why it looks like Turning  :)
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