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Offline bronkilks

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Occupation- can't decipher this..
« on: Saturday 07 August 21 06:56 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I've just located a relative's immigration record, and would love some help deciphering his occupation- see attached

thanks

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Re: Occupation- can't decipher this..
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 07 August 21 07:00 BST (UK) »
White smith

From Wki
A whitesmith is a metalworker who does finishing work on iron and steel such as filing, lathing, burnishing or polishing. The term also refers to a person who works with "white" or light-coloured metals, and is sometimes used as a synonym for tinsmith.

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Re: Occupation- can't decipher this..
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 07 August 21 07:10 BST (UK) »
I'll agree with that - White Smith
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Re: Occupation- can't decipher this..
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 07 August 21 22:51 BST (UK) »
Me too.
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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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