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Title: Occupation - 'tasker'
Post by: toby webb on Tuesday 12 February 19 22:07 GMT (UK)

In the Militia Lists of Hertfordshire occupations are to be seen. 'Labourer' is frequent but 'tasker' not so often. However can anyone add a definition to that. Thanks, Toby.

Title: Re: Occupation - 'tasker'
Post by: ScobieDrom on Tuesday 12 February 19 22:13 GMT (UK)

Tasker = Reaper. A person who reaps.  To cut or harvest a crop.

Title: Re: Occupation - 'tasker'
Post by: toby webb on Tuesday 12 February 19 22:28 GMT (UK)

Thanks ScobieDrom. Interesting that some men were  labelled 'tasker' as distinct from a 'labourer' in a group from one village. I suppose, since reaping was only done at certain times, he must have been a 'cut' above a labourer who did anything on the land without necessarily having any great skill. T

Title: Re: Occupation - 'tasker'
Post by: Skoosh on Wednesday 13 February 19 08:53 GMT (UK)

Reaping, pre-mechanisation, was often done by casual labour, often brought from a great distance & included women!

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Occupation - 'tasker'
Post by: Viktoria on Wednesday 13 February 19 21:12 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Skoosh on Wednesday 13 February 19 08:53 GMT (UK)

Reaping, pre-mechanisation, was often done by casual labour, often brought from a great distance & included women!

Skoosh.

Yes it can mean a peripatetic worker who can do a variety of jobs ,
a piece worker.
Viktoria.

Well Skoosh ,Scotland  wopped Italy and England wopped France.
Looking forward to the next round.
Viktoria.