Do you have corkcutter ancestors?

[Amy K]

Dear Cheryl,

I accidentally stumbled across a cork cutter whilst looking at records for Kitchers.

Here is the information:

Baptism at St Giles Cripplegate, London
Samuel son of Samuel Taylor Corkcutter and Margaret
Born Sept 28 1726 Bapt Oct 16 1726

Best wishes

Amy

[cpercival]

I came across this thread quite recently and did not realise that cork cutting was so popular a trade.  I have some in my family so would like to add to the register.  I would also like to see any other entries on the index for Cumberland in the 18th and 19th centuries if Cheryl is still doing it. Here are some details:

1841 census: Stoneraise, St Cuthbert, Carlisle

Josiah Phillips age 40 Cork Manufacturer and publican
Philip Phillips age 23 Cork cutter
John Phillips age 20 Cork cutter

1851 census:  Stoneraise, St Cuthbert, Carlisle

Josiah Phillips age 53 Farmer 100 acres employing 4 labourers, Cork cutter and Innkeeper


1861 census:  Stoneraise, St Cuthbert, Carlisle

Joseph Phillips age 24 Cork manufacturer employing 2 men and 1 boy
James Phillips age 23 Partner in the cork manufacture
William Lowrey age 21 Cork cutter
James Gibson age 14 Apprentice cork cutter

1851 census:  Lowther Street, carlisle

Christopher Metcalf age 53 Master cork cutter

1861 census:  Lowther street, Carlisle

Jane Metcalf (widow of Christopher) age 44 Cork cutter
William Metcalf age 17 cork cutter

[corkcutter]

Hi, Good to hear from you with all the new information which I am in the process of adding to my index.  If you go straight to the index which is on you could look up the following who were also corkcutters in Carlisle and district: James Brown, Thomas Holliday. George McAdam and Thomas McAdam.

[cpercival]

Hi,  Thanks for the quick reply.  I've found another ancestor, in fact my g-g-grandfather who also was a cork cutter.

Joseph Dand 1829-1858 of 35 Lowther Street, Carlisle; died of scarlet fever just before the birth of his son.  He was a journeyman cork cutter according to his death certificate.

Clive

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi all "Cork cutter" Fans,

I've added an occupations field to the SIT,
so if you all enter your Surnames there,
it will be easier to keep track of them all   

Topic: New possibilities in the SIT: Occupations
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,612580.0.html

regards,
Bob

[exessexgirl]

Hi Cheryl
Just an update for you. Re a posting I made on your thread back in Nov 2004. Quite a while later, I was contacted by you, as you had been contacted by another member regarding the details I had entered, as she though we shared a family connection. We corresponded regulary and shared information we both had. It turns out we both share the same 3x gt grandmother, through her 2nd marriage. Up until that time I had, although I had information, I did not realize there was a 2nd marriage. I now have photos and details of a whole extended family.

Keep up the good work. Regards.. Lyn

[corkcutter]

So pleased the index helped with your research.
Best wishes

[pwl1951]

Just came across this post after looking for information on cork cutters.
I had a gt aunt who was a cork cutter in Kilmarnock in 1911. This may have been linked to her father, who was a spirit merchant in Kilmarnock, but unfortunately he died in 1903.
Although it has been classed as menial work, I just wondered if this had to be done through necessity after her father died, although he did leave a tidy sum after his death.
Census 1911 597/00 001/00 012

[LookingforLoris]

Hi Cheryl, stumbled upon this post after seeing I'm related to some corkcutters! You may well have them in your list already, but just in case...

Joseph Sowerby b. 1791, Yorkshire, living in Shadwell and also his son John Sowerby b 1833 in Shadwell.

The 1861 census seems to list Joseph (age 70) as a cork manufacturer, unless I've misread this. Would this be the same thing?

Charlotte