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Offline KitHannay

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A Peg jobber?
« on: Sunday 05 July 20 18:52 BST (UK) »
Hi all,

My ancestor was described as a 'dealer' in the Fitzwilliam estate records of 1839. He was then described as a 'peg jobber' in 1848, 1850 and just a jobber in 1868. What kind of job was a 'dealer' and 'peg jobber' at this time in Wicklow?

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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 July 20 19:07 BST (UK) »
Dealer can just mean that but peg jobber,I wonder if he made those wooden clothes pegs that many years ago travellers used to peddle from door to door but some could be bought in shops.
Just a thought .
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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 July 20 19:39 BST (UK) »
Would it be a pig jobber?

Maureen

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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 July 20 20:02 BST (UK) »

           "   JOBBER - a buyer in quantity to sell to others, a pieceworker "

             I think Pegs.

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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 July 20 20:22 BST (UK) »
Nope. Still going for the pig jobber (dealer).

On FMPast Newspapers-quite a few refs.

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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 July 20 21:49 BST (UK) »

                I stand corrected Maureen  :D :D :D :D

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Re: A Peg jobber?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 05 July 20 22:00 BST (UK) »
 :) :) :) ;D

I'm still not sure of the full meaning of the term.

Maureen
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