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Old 20-03-19, 17:22
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Thomas Hulme aged 11 about half way down this census sheet:

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Silk reacher?
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Yes, I agree with Kate.
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I think it would be the same as a "reacher-in". For instance, from the Wikipedia page on Queen Street Mill: The reacher-in, who would be young and usually a boy, passed each end in order to the loomer. Although that one wasn't a silk mill, I suppose they would need someone to do the same job in a silk mill.
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"Reacher for drawing" appears to be an occupation in the weaving industry
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Thanks Kate and Elizabeth (EDIT and Phoenix!).

Reacher is what I thought had been written, but I couldn't find anything to tell me what it meant!!
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