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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Surrey => Topic started by: dragon2fly on Wednesday 22 September 10 09:43 BST (UK)
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hi
could anyone help me please
my uncle worked at a mill called Emery Mill, he lived in Newington Southwark England but i dont know where the Mill was or what was produced there his occupation was listed as an abrasive Mill hand any information would be gratefully recieved.
thankyou dragon2fly
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Presumably he worked producing emery, which is an abrasive mineral. Apparently the emery board was patented in 1883 (so called because it's basically emery glued on a stick), but there would have been industrial uses, too.
What time period was this? You might be able to find something in directories.