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Title: Fellowship Porter....what is it?
Post by: sking on Tuesday 29 January 13 13:15 GMT (UK)

Can anyone tell me what a Fellowship Porter is please. Several children of Joseph Priestley Heaps were baptised at churches in/near Billingsgate. Was a Fellowship some sort of union as opposed to casual labour, would there be any records anywhere?

Many thanks

Title: Re: Fellowship Porter....what is it?
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 29 January 13 13:23 GMT (UK)

There's an article here:

http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/the-forgotten-story-of-londons-porters/


And from that:

Fellowship Porters, who carried “measurable” goods (grain, coal, salt and the like) on and off ships moored in the Thames and in and out of warehouses,

Title: Re: Fellowship Porter....what is it?
Post by: sking on Tuesday 29 January 13 13:43 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much for your very quick reply and link.