Do you have corkcutter ancestors?

[corkcutter]

Thanks for that.  The earliest mention I had for him was 1844 in a trade directory and he then turned up again in the 1850s.  I don't have any other Heffers (or indeed Morgans - except for one in Plymouth).  No other information at present I'm afraid, but I'll put you in as a reference with his name.

Cheryl

[Realme46]

I have discovered that Robert Lincraft Heffer, born 4 Jan 1824 at Temple Bristol, Richard Heffer's son, was also a cork cutter.


Don't know if you already have him, but he is in the 1851 census.

Nikki

[KarenM]

Hi Cheryl,

I just rec'd a marriage certificate of my gr-gr-gr grandparents and he, John Ball lists his occupation as a "Cork Screw Maker".  They were married in 1855 in Birmingham.  Would that be in the same trade as a corkcutter?

Thanks,
Karen

[corkcutter]

Hi Karen,

Thanks for the information.  No, a corkscrew maker would be a quite separate manufacturing unit from corkcutting, though you could say they were interdependent!

Best wishes

Cheryl

[sal]

Hi Cheryl

Just a bit of an update regarding Thomas Edward Cottier. I have now found him on the 1861 census, i will give you the full transcription as he was lodging with other corkcutters which you may not have.

RG9/2897 folio 42 page 23
15 Queen St, Hulme, Manchester
John Pegg Head Mar 50 Corkcutter born Hull Yorkshire
Sarah Pegg Wife Mar 49 no occ born Skilthorpe Lincolnshire
Deborah Pegg Daur 16 Cotton Weaver born Lincoln
Thomas Pegg Son 12 Corkcutter born Lincoln
Daniel Mckay Lodger 20 Corkcutter born Manchester
Thomas Cottier Lodger 18 Corkcutter born Liverpool.

Thomas Edward Cottier was born c1844 Liverpool, he was a Corkcutter all of his working life, based on information found on census 1861 - 1901 he died 1902 in Prestwich Union Workhouse

Hope this helps

Sal

[corkcutter]

Dear Sal,
Many thanks.  I didn't have the Peggs or McKay.  It was interesting to see how much John Pegg had moved around in his job.

Keep in touch

Cheryl

[blackbird1]

My g g g grandfather Nathaniel Moore was a cork cutter in Hull pre 1861, does anyone have any information about him or his job please? Would be much appreciated

[corkcutter]

I don't have Nathaniel Moore on my corkcutter index at the moment which indicates he was more likely to be a journeyman than an employer. If you have any address for him I would be able to tell you which corkcutting firms were working near him.
 Can you let me have a few details about him - d.o.b, dates when you know he was working as a corkcutter, names of any relatives or connections who also claim to be corkcutters?  I will then put him on the index with your name as a contact in case someone comes looking for his name later.  I do have a few other Moore corkcutters on the index but none in Hull, and as it is a common surname, there is probably no link.

Best wishes

Cheryl

[blackbird1]

Thanks for getting back to me! Unfortunately i dont know much about him yet as I only recently found him on a marriage certificate for his daughter Elizabeth Moore who married John Henry Tarbotton July 2nd 1861 in st james church, holy trinity, hull. It just lists his name and deceased, with occupation as cork cutter.  I thought it may have something to do with ships/boats as Hull was a large fishing port.  I have tried 1851 census but so far have not found him.