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Occupation: Chevener
I have just come across this occupation for a woman on the 1841 census in Nottingham and had no idea what it meant. Apparently it was someone who embroidered hosiery (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chevener). That makes sense to me now given that we are talking about Nottingham and she was living in a family of framework knitters.
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I just love these forgotten occupations. So much more romantic and interesting than IT consultant or supermarket COLLEAGUE (grr, a pet hate of mine).
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One of my 6x-great-grandfathers from Cornwall died in 1753 and his will said he was a Drullar. I didn't have a clue what it was.
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lol OC - I bet being a stocking embroiderer didn't FEEL very romantic whilst you were doing it!
Colleague!? I hate that too. Elizabeth, would your drullar now be a Youtuber?!
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Merry
Well, ok, probably more saucy than romantic, lol. I mean, what was the purpose of embroidered stockings, hm, eh? OC |
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With all those wrinkles they look more Norah Batty than Queen Victoria!
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