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Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« on: Tuesday 29 October 13 03:57 GMT (UK) »
What is a sprigger? I found 2 sisters in Drumadart with this occupation
on the 1911 Census. They were single, ages 24 & 19.
Very curious.

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Re: Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 October 13 04:39 GMT (UK) »
one definition

Sprigger: embroidered lace.
MCHUGH {mayo/manchester}   OHora,MCHALE{mayo/manchester /chicago}  KENNY{Manchester}   TIMPERLEY{wilmslow-bollin fee,Manchester} SMITH{manchester}  LEE{Colne,manchester,Cheshire} VENABLES {Styal.Cheshire} PAYTON {Staffs/Manchester}McCARTHY{TIPPERARY/MANCHESTER}  EAMES/AMS/HEAMES/HAMES/AYMES {Wilmslow/Manchester} Eames/Aymes  {Ireland/Manchester/Cheshire
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Re: Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 October 13 05:11 GMT (UK) »
another possibility:

Boot Sprigger:  A shoe repairer or cobbler who would nail new soles onto shoes by using headless nails called sprigs.

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England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 October 13 08:22 GMT (UK) »
In Donegal for that period the first definition is most likely correct.

Although Scottish occupations most of these would also apply to Ulster-
http://scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm

In answer to a Donegal query on another forum-
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DONEGALEIRE/2000-05/0958869923
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 October 13 08:28 GMT (UK) »
Sprigger; an embroiderer who specialises in working designs of sprigs, usually in form of flowers and leaves. "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"

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Re: Sprigger, young women did this, Donegal 1911
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 October 13 22:01 GMT (UK) »
Well, well. That would explain the quantities of lace collars,lace yolks for
fancy bodices, embroidered linens & sewing paraphenalia that has been
handed down to me. And I am an embroiderer. How about that?
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