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Offline AngieToton

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Help with Deciphering an Occupation
« on: Sunday 25 April 21 09:42 BST (UK) »
Could anyone help with deciphering the occupation of the attached - they work in a Coal Mine but I can't read what they did.

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Re: Help with Deciphering an Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 25 April 21 10:14 BST (UK) »
Harry Perry – Pony Driver Pit (Below)
Arthur Perry – Apprentice Moulder (Iron f[ounder])
Geo Chapman – Coal Miner (Hewer)
Wm Chapman – Trammer* Coal Pit (Below)
Ernest Chapman – Pony Driver Coal Pit

Words shown above in brackets are in a different hand and were added by the census clerks who classified the occupations when analysing the returns. ‘Below’ is used to differentiate those who worked underground from those who worked on the surface.

* For Trammer, see http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/glossary/glossary.htm#T
Other mining occupations here - http://www.dmm.org.uk/educate/mineocc.htm

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Re: Help with Deciphering an Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 25 April 21 12:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Angie.

The Durham Mining Museum has an excellent resource that describes these and many other mining occupations at: http://www.dmm.org.uk/educate/mineocc.htm#driver

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             Peter

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Re: Help with Deciphering an Occupation
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 April 21 09:39 BST (UK) »
Lovely, thanks all for your help