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What is this Occupation?
« on: Sunday 08 November 20 05:12 GMT (UK) »
I have Charles Pilling in the 1891 Census in Elton, Lancashire, aged 52. As far as I can see, his occupation is "Crofter at Paper Mill".

It is the word which I interpret as crofter that I am having trouble with. I know that the normal meaning of crofter is a small farmer, so just what is the word?

Please help  :'( :'(

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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 08 November 20 05:17 GMT (UK) »
It looks as though it relates to bleaching http://doot.spub.co.uk/code.php?value=518

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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 08 November 20 05:38 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much for that information, so quickly.

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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 08 November 20 05:52 GMT (UK) »
It has crofter here, also: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HPG-46Z

https://rmhh.co.uk/occup/c2.html

“Crofter1) Tenant farmer of a croft - small piece of land - still in use 2) Also connected with bleaching of textiles - see Crofters
Croft Bleacher   Worked bleaching cloth prior to dyeing and spreading it out in enclosed fields, or "crofts" See Crofters”

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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 08 November 20 05:58 GMT (UK) »
Jamjar, thank you for that, I had not thought to check on Family Search :-[

It is easier to read than the census image.

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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 08 November 20 08:46 GMT (UK) »
From "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"
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Re: What is this Occupation?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 09 November 20 02:42 GMT (UK) »
Stan, thank you for that explanation. From that, it would imply that the paper being produced was of high quality, with rags being added to the paper mixture.

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