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Offline anne

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What are these trades
« on: Monday 04 April 05 20:40 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know what these trades are.
What is a Whitesmith
What is a Slater,does this one also mean a stonemason.
What is a Catechiest Missioner.
I came across these names while searching the free bmd site,i would be interested to know what they are.Anne.
Ayrshire,Kennedy,Faulds,Cuthbert,Crawford,Young,Edgar,Bell
Dundee,Nicol,Cant,Kennedy,Jamison,
Dumfrieshire,Wilson,Maxwell,Lammie,Cowan,Young,

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Re: What are these trades
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 April 05 20:49 BST (UK) »
A whitesmith is a tinsmith.
A slater is someone who roofs houses using slate.
And a catechist is a teacher of religion, in this case maybe a missionary.

Hope that helps.

Nell
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Re: What are these trades
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 April 05 21:06 BST (UK) »
Thankyou Nell,it was just pure curiosity.I dont think a slater could be classed as a stonemason ,i thought it was too much to expect.I am just trying to find an elusive ancestor who was a stonemason.Thankyou again.Anne.
Ayrshire,Kennedy,Faulds,Cuthbert,Crawford,Young,Edgar,Bell
Dundee,Nicol,Cant,Kennedy,Jamison,
Dumfrieshire,Wilson,Maxwell,Lammie,Cowan,Young,
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