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Offline nicdigby

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Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:21 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I'd like to check that Abraham COLLINGE was a "waker up"? i.e., he woke people up in the mornings. If not, what is your interpretation of his profession as stated on his Lancashire 1842 marriage record?
Cotton and farming were the dominant trades in the area at the time.

Many thanks.

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Re: Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:24 BST (UK) »
I believe it is "maker-up." See thread here:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=313430.0

Queenie  :)

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Re: Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:25 BST (UK) »
I agree - Maker up
Bolingbroke (Norfolk & Suffolk) Chittleburgh (Yorkshire & Norfolk) Dawson (Essex & Hertfordshire) Donkin (Newcastle & Durham) Gregg (Lancashire & Cumbria) Johnson (Lancashire) Spalding (Norfolk) Stannard - (Essex & Norfolk)

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Re: Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:25 BST (UK) »
I concur!

Maker-Up.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:27 BST (UK) »
I agree with Queenie and KG - Maker up.  My old terms dictionary gives

Maker-up - Someone who made up prescriptions in a pharmacy.  Also someone who assembled garments etc. in a number of industries.

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Re: Was he a 'waker up'? Or something else?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 14 May 23 16:43 BST (UK) »
Thank you all, very helpful.  :)
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