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Occupation Interests / Re: Framework Knitters, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
« on: Wednesday 18 May 11 20:30 BST (UK)  »
... or I can ask for you?

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Occupation Interests / Re: Framework Knitters, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
« on: Wednesday 18 May 11 20:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone
I've been away from the list for a while but have just been reading through the posts and noticed Hurts Lace Factory. I will be going for a tour round there on Saturday with the Nottingham Civic Society so they still do tours. Perhaps those of you who want to go might organise a group and approach them? I'm really excited now, can't wait to see the FWK machines.

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Occupation Interests / Re: Framework Knitters, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
« on: Wednesday 01 December 10 21:04 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Antoine, I didn't know about the Calais museum. Do you (or anyone) know of a similar one in St Etienne? I understood, mainly from the FWK museum in Ruddington, Notts that they were a poor lot, it just seems very interesting that he and his family would up sticks from Nottingham to go all the way to St Etienne. They had two more children there, one being my great grandmother, but alas, on the census she is recorded as being born in France!

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Occupation Interests / Re: Framework Knitters, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
« on: Saturday 31 July 10 11:20 BST (UK)  »
Hello, I'm new to Rootschat and am interested in FWKs in Nottingham. My ancestor Sampson Hooley was a FWK in Nottingham in the 1820-30s. He went to France for a few years with his family and I wondered if anyone know whether it could be connected with his work. Did FWKs travel? Family 'legend' has is that he went to St Etienne which is close to Lyon, the silk weavers city.
Any thoughts would be most welcome.

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