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Offline Miriam_90

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Eliza Loughlin - Work Girl
« on: Wednesday 22 August 18 08:30 BST (UK) »
I found the civil marriage record for my 3x great grandparents, Eliza Loughlin and Edward Connolly dated 29tb October 1874 in Dublin. His father is listed as a soldier which will be an interesting one to trace. Edward is a labourer but Eliza is listed as a "work girl". Ive come across this term in a record before and Google isn't being very cooperative on the matter.

Does anybody know what this would have been? Is it just another generic term like labourer?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Eliza Loughlin - Work Girl
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 22 August 18 08:35 BST (UK) »
Just generic...
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Re: Eliza Loughlin - Work Girl
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 August 18 09:02 BST (UK) »
It pretty well was what it was, simply girls / young women who worked.  There are lots of references to 'work girls' or 'working girls' in Irish newspapers from that era, for example, one talks about a Girls Friendly Society for Ireland offering its services 'to working girls of all classes, in the shop, in the factory, in domestic service, or at home'.

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