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Staffordshire / Re: Millfields Boiler Explosion 1862
« on: Friday 19 August 16 15:12 BST (UK)  »
I think that I have sent my dissertation but the post seems to have dissapeared.
 Could you let me know if the post was shown.

Phil

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Staffordshire / Re: Millfields Boiler Explosion 1862
« on: Friday 19 August 16 14:43 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for that . That is the first reference of the casualties that I have had of information of a family member. I wrote my master's dissertation on this incident.

thanks,  Phil

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Travelling People / Re: Wednesfield Heath 1861 census Travelling Braziers
« on: Wednesday 06 July 16 13:25 BST (UK)  »
The transcript for Wednesfield heath travellers families might be of interest to someone.

Phil
                           

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Women's occupations 1861 census
« on: Wednesday 06 July 16 09:37 BST (UK)  »
 http://hwj.oxfordjournals.org/ by guest on July 4, 2016
I found this journal article which discusses the changes in understanding the role of women as shown by the census. I hope it is of interest.

Phil

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Women's occupations 1861 census
« on: Monday 04 July 16 17:50 BST (UK)  »
Thanks everyone. It is as I thought. This was  a very cramped community. I have yet to work out the density of the co -residing units but there were some large housholds, lodgers  etc ,a large Irish community of miners from Rosscommon. Plenty of work for the women of the household.
Great to get others's input!

Phil

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Family History Beginners Board / Women's occupations 1861 census
« on: Monday 04 July 16 16:10 BST (UK)  »
I am researching the community of Moseley Hole , 1861. about 50% of the population is female but there are very few giving occupations. In a mining community such as this would the women not need to work or did they not give an occupation for some reason? I observe that most families seem to have children spaced at about two years, could this be the reason? They had  more than enough to do! many had lodgers, again more work . Any comments would be welcome.

Thanks,
Phil

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Census entry as SCHOLAR
« on: Saturday 25 June 16 18:06 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all for a quick reply. You have confirmed my thoughts but explained in a brilliant way. I am reconstructing a small community,1300+ entries and this will help (with some reservations) to split up the children. I have coded the occupations into groups. Most of the women have no occupations, but in a mining village I am sure that they were not spending their time at coffee mornings. A few brick yard and pit bank girls and women but not many.

thanks again,

Phil

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Family History Beginners Board / Census entry as SCHOLAR
« on: Saturday 25 June 16 14:13 BST (UK)  »
On a 1861 census,that is before compulsory education, children are entered as SCHOLAR or the occupation is blank. Does this mean that this marked scholars were at school paid for by their parents and the blanks were not in education?

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Staffordshire / Re: Wednesfield and Heath Town mines
« on: Saturday 23 April 16 13:30 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for that,Lisa. Gubbins is a type of ironstone, I have a map of New Cross Colliery with gubbins and balls shown.
I have found a reference in the Victoria County History for le hayschute which I have to follow up. I am sure it is in the Woodhayes area.
I hope your house does not fall into a mine!

Phil

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