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Offline jtas

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Fossil Digger
« on: Saturday 28 July 07 13:32 BST (UK) »
Hi,

This is my first time using Roots chatroom. I would like to know if anyone else has an ancestor that was a fossil digger.

On the 1881 census there is:


Joseph Rolls
Age 25
Born Heath and Reach Bedfordshire
Address St Thomas Street Heath and Reach
Married
Occupation Fossil Digger

He is the brother of my great grandfather George Rolls who was married to Emma Foster.

What fossils were discovered in Bedfordshire to need a full  time digger. The rest of the family were agriculture labourers and some of the women worked in the straw plaiting industry.

bye for now

jackie

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Re: Fossil Digger
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 28 July 07 13:48 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat!  I'm sure you'll enjoy your time on the site.

Fossiled dinosaur dung is probably the answer.

Here's an earlier thread about it -
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235714.0.html

Monica
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Re: Fossil Digger
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 28 July 07 14:26 BST (UK) »
Hi Monica

Thanks for your help  I wasnt expecting it to be that !

I am going to find a book of old occupations as my ideas of what jobs entailed in the past obviously are not what they really were.

Jackie

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Re: Fossil Digger
« Reply #3 on: Monday 30 July 07 11:19 BST (UK) »
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Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: Fossil Digger
« Reply #4 on: Monday 30 July 07 15:35 BST (UK) »
Hi david

Thanks again for your help I will take a look at these two links later tonight.

Bye for now

jackie
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