tin man

[walkerlad]

could anyone please tell me if  a tinman in tinworks in neath, could be interpreted as a boilermaker
i have a wedding certificate that states a father was a boiler maker and i am wondering if i have found the right line as i have found a family living around neath and working in tin works as a tinman/plater, or could this be another type of occupation

kindest regards
michael

researching the bird family line

[Cas (stallc)]

Hi Mike...

Don't know if this will be much help 

Possibly he could have progressed or changed to boilermaking?

http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/occupations.htm

TINMAN - a tinsmith one who makes things from tin
BOILERMAKER - a maker of boilers that were used in heavy industry

There is also this link for old occupations

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/b2.html

Cas

[walkerlad]

hi cas
many many thanks for that link it has answered my question
boiler maker could well have been a plater, tin men made plates for boilers

very much appreciated for your quick response

regards
michael ( walkerlad)

[Cas (stallc)]

Glad I could help 

Did your family originate or move to Neath?... I just have a few records for the area and maybe able to help

Cas

[walkerlad]

hi cas
they are not my family as i am researching for a friend of mine, but i traced the family from neath back to whitchurch.
thomas bird in 1901 census was born 1858
his father is william bird born 1836
his father william bird born 1813
they all worked in the tin works as tin platers and picklers, but on a wedding certificate dated 1932 it states that a thomas bird was deceased and worked as a boiler maker, this is why i queried wether a plate man was a boiler maker

[Cas (stallc)]

Okey dokey.....Just have some parish stuff and thought I could help

Cas 

[walkerlad]

hi cas,
do you have any parish records on the bird family
regards
michael

[walkerlad]

hi cas
i looked at the ' international genealogy index  ' for any baptism records but could not find any

[Cas (stallc)]

Checked census 1841/1851  family originated from Monmouthshire

Only link I have is this one, don't have records for this area

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monfamilies/monprts.htm

Will check to see if I can find anything else

Cas