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[dragon2fly]

hi
could anyone help me please
my uncle worked at  a mill called Emery Mill, he lived in Newington Southwark England but i dont know where the Mill was or what was produced there his occupation was listed as an abrasive Mill hand any information would be gratefully recieved.
thankyou dragon2fly

[jorose]

Presumably he worked producing emery, which is an abrasive mineral. Apparently the emery board was patented in 1883 (so called because it's basically emery glued on a stick), but there would have been industrial uses, too.

What time period was this? You might be able to find something in directories.