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Offline Spinelli

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Match Worke Framefillion Dept
« on: Sunday 16 July 23 16:43 BST (UK) »
Any ideas what this would have been? I've tried to look on lists of old occupations, but haven't found anything resembling this.
MCRAE, Inverness, Dumbarton, Skye
HOUSTON, Govan & Greenock
CAMERON, Govan
MCMILLAN, Govan & Dumbarton
FERGUSON, Glasgow
CAMPBELL, Cardross,
YOUNG, Belfast
CARMEDRAL/CARMICHAEL, Argyll

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Re: Match Worke Framefillion Dept
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 July 23 16:45 BST (UK) »
I also have:

Matche Worke Depping Dept
Matche Work Boxfilling Dept

Was this as simple as actually making matches?
MCRAE, Inverness, Dumbarton, Skye
HOUSTON, Govan & Greenock
CAMERON, Govan
MCMILLAN, Govan & Dumbarton
FERGUSON, Glasgow
CAMPBELL, Cardross,
YOUNG, Belfast
CARMEDRAL/CARMICHAEL, Argyll

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Re: Match Worke Framefillion Dept
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 16 July 23 17:01 BST (UK) »
There are a few people on census that are Frame Fillers in Match Works

It mentions frame fillers here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchgirls%27_strike
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Re: Match Worke Framefillion Dept
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 16 July 23 17:18 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Spinelli on Sunday 16 July 23 16:45 BST (UK)
I also have:

Matche Worke Depping Dept
Matche Work Boxfilling Dept

Was this as simple as actually making matches?

I think that should be Match work Dipping Department, also mentioned on that link
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