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Occupation Interests / Re: Do you have corkcutter ancestors?
« on: Monday 03 July 06 19:07 BST (UK)  »
Re message #38 for Cheryl

Hello Cheryl --- I sent a message yesterday  - my first time on this site.
My gg grandfather James Rankine (Ranken) was a Cork Cutter in Glasgow and later in Edinburgh.  On the 1881 Census he was 38 years old and living in EDN  with his wife Margaret and his family at 30 Lower View Craig Row.
You may have seen the previous message,
Enjoyed your article - Thanks
betty

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Occupation Interests / Dental/Surgical Instrument Maker
« on: Sunday 02 July 06 23:16 BST (UK)  »
My Fraternal Grandfather is listed on the 1891 Census at age 14 as a Cutler Apprentice in EDN Scotland.
In 1898 he was married in EDN  and his occupation was a Surgical Intrument Maker on the Marriage Records in St. Andrews EDN.
The 1901 Census has him as Dental Instrument Maker.
I see that Cutlers are discribed as Knife Makers, Sword Makers and so on so I suppose that all fits in.
Is there anywhere that one could find records of Apprenticeships at that time in EDN?
He moved to Surrey England in 1935 and was an Instrument maker with BAC as I believe it was called at that time.
Thank you

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: corkcutters
« on: Sunday 02 July 06 22:28 BST (UK)  »
My fathers maternal Grandfather was a Cork Cutter in Glasgow and later in Edinburgh.
His marriage records report him as a Cork Cutter in 1865 in Glasgow although he was born in EDN circa 1843 and he was married in EDN. in 1865.
He must have moved back to EDN approx 1875 as the 1881 Census has him as a Corkcutter.  His name was James Rankine(- spelled Ranken in some documents.).
I recently read Cheryl Baileys article in a  Family History Magazine that a friend  lent me to read.  I would like to thank Cheryl for that article as it enlightened me to the secrets of the Trade as it was back then.


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