Carpenter to Wheelwright

[hamleyseeker]

My 3x Great grandfather Thomas Goodrich was a Master Wheelwrightin Rutland 1804. I have now found a marriage to an Elizabeth King in Gaulby 1789 which fits with the birth of a daughter Ann in 1790. He is described as a carpenter; the register of duties paid for apprentices gives him as a Master Carpenter (Northants) in 1790, which is where I believe he was born. Would it have been 'easy' to switch professions from carpenter to wheelwright.

[youngtug]

Very likely, he could well have carried out both trades at the same time.
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[stanmapstone]

In the newspaper archives 1790 to 1799 there are a number of articles when exact searching for "carpenter and wheelwright"

Stan

[hamleyseeker]

Thank you very much; that was my thought so I’ll go with that.
Veronica

[Annie65115]

Late to the party here, but my ancestor was trained/apprenticed as a wheelwright in the 1840s but subsequently worked as a carpenter. Given that wheels were made of wood on a metal rim, it’s reasonable to suppose that wheelwrights had some carpentry skills.

[hamleyseeker]

Thank you Annie. That was my conclusion - it was just good to get views of others.
Veronica