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Cheryl, some more corkcutters for your list:
William Whitworth b 1810 Hull married Sarah Mills in 1833 St Nicholas Liverpool. Listed as corkcutter.
Son Thomas Henry Whitworth b 1842 Mytongate, Hull. Father corkcutter.
1851 census: William is Cork cutter aged 42 of 10 South Court, South St, North Myton, Hull, born Hull.
Thomas married Mary Brown 1863 in St Silas, Liverpool. He was a cork cutter aged 21 of Devon St, L'pool.
His brothers were also in the trade:
GEORGE WHITWORTH b 1840? In 1881 census, a widowed cork cutter aged 39, of 47 Johnston St, Blackburn. Born Hull.
William WHITWORTH b 1834 L'pool: A cork cutter aged 17 in 1851 census - in Hull with family. Corkcutter aged 47 in 1881 of 121 Gloucester Pl, L'pool
Next generation: My ancestor, another Thos Henry Whitworth was not a corkcutter. However his cousin Henry H Whitworth (son of William b 1834) was.
Good luck with your index.