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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: scrapper on Monday 11 March 13 15:14 GMT (UK)
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I found on a birth certificate that the father was a DRILLER now apart from the obvious that he must have drilled holes but in what? or am I
mistaken . this was in 1918 and he lived in a large city. I looked up old jobs but this is all I could find .........Drillman: worked in the agriculture industry, operating a seed drill.
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Maybe drilling for water, drilling for oil, or drilling cast iron which was a specialised job because cast iron is prone to shattering when drilled, apparently.
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In "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms" there are 81 different categories of Driller :o
From Driller Air (Pneumatic) to Driller (Wood Working Machinery)
Stan
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cast iron is prone to shattering when drilled, apparently.
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Funny, I never noticed that when I was working in engineering
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My dad worked in engineering from the 1950's to 1990's and for part of that time was a driller - drilling holes in castings that were parts of machinery for the canning industry. He also worked as a miller in engineering - I suppose just the term miller could cause confusion on a certificate too unless it was elaborated on!
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thanks ,so it could be a number of different jobs
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Can you find him on a census, it may say what his place of work was.