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Occupation Interests / Re: Anyone with railways knowledge?
« on: Tuesday 19 August 08 15:38 BST (UK) »
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Travelling People / Re: Traveller musicians
« on: Monday 18 August 08 15:21 BST (UK) »
I have a harp playing ancestor who travelled the country with his wife & children between 1860-1888 when he died.His background was Woolcombing{brother & father Woolcombers from Leicestershire,who then moved to Bradford,west yorks around 1830's.}and I wondered if you could enlighten me on how & why he would have taken up harping & singing as an occupation?
1851 census-woolcomber, Bradford.
1861census he was in Norwich with a group of musicians.
1863 married in Edinburgh
1863 child born Glasgow
1865 " " Liverpool
1868 " " Castle Donington
1871 census Middlesbrough
1871 Child born Cardiff
1874 " " Middlesbrough
1878 " " "
1880 " " Leeds
1881 census Middlesbrough
1888 died in Union Workhouse Middlesbrough.
One of his sons continued in the harp playing but by the 1901 census was working in the Jarrow Shipyards as a riveter,which must have been more lucrative when he married and had a family.
Just wondered if you would have any info. on such people as above -even tho' they wern't "travellers or gypsies".
Good Luck with your book.
1851 census-woolcomber, Bradford.
1861census he was in Norwich with a group of musicians.
1863 married in Edinburgh
1863 child born Glasgow
1865 " " Liverpool
1868 " " Castle Donington
1871 census Middlesbrough
1871 Child born Cardiff
1874 " " Middlesbrough
1878 " " "
1880 " " Leeds
1881 census Middlesbrough
1888 died in Union Workhouse Middlesbrough.
One of his sons continued in the harp playing but by the 1901 census was working in the Jarrow Shipyards as a riveter,which must have been more lucrative when he married and had a family.
Just wondered if you would have any info. on such people as above -even tho' they wern't "travellers or gypsies".
Good Luck with your book.
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