Job Occupation Help

[littlefacey]

Hello!

Im trying to work out John Jones's job occupation here in 1841. It looks like Bolsterer but i dont know what that is? Ive tried googling but no luck. In 1848 he is listed as a Pot Seller on his daughters marriage certificate.

Also can you make sense of his son Thomas's job?

Thanks in advance. x

[stanmapstone]

Bolsterer, bolster maker, bolster stamper; a hand forger who welds a bolster iron out of which shoulders and tang of knife are shaped, onto hand forged blade of knife. "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"

Stan

[stanmapstone]

From the OED Bolster =  The projecting ‘shoulder’ of a knife, chisel, etc., where the blade is inserted into the handle.

Stan

[Ellenmai]

Thomas's occupation looks as if it could be Shoe Maker with an I in front of the shoe, possibly Industrial 

[Lostris]

Thomas's occupation looks as if it could be Shoe Maker with an I in front of the shoe, possibly Industrial 

Its a J (compare with John) - prob abbreviation for JourneyMan .....

[JenB]

Thomas's occupation looks as if it could be Shoe Maker with an I in front of the shoe, possibly Industrial 

Its a J (compare with John) - prob abbreviation for JourneyMan .....

Instructions to the enumerator are here http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/census/1841directions.htm

They include the instruction to use 'J' for journeyman and 'm' for maker - so as Lostris says he's a Journeyman shoe maker.