I was wondering if 'lacemaker' could also mean an employee of the machine lace industry, in this case? Though with her oldest child being about 6 at the time of the census, I suppose it is more likely she made lace by hand.
On 7/30/07, David in Ballarat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > he descends > from a Northamptonshire lacemaker. She was Mary Ann BARKER (nee > JAMES) b. 1824 Ecton, Northamptonshire, d. 1907 Northampton. Her 7 > children were all born at Earls Barton between 1845 and 1867. She > gave her occupation on the 1851 census as "Lacemaker". > > -- Bev (musing) in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
