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From: Alison Kennedy <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Occupation Help
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:51:32 +0000 (GMT)
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A wheel-wright was a wheel maker or repairer, and a ship-wright was a maker or repairer of ships (aka ship's carpenter).  Both of these occupations would have required the person undertaking training through an apprenticeship, which may have lasted as long as seven years, providing them with the requisite expertise for carrying out their trade.

The term wright has more or less died out now - in Scotland a person who works with wood is known as a joiner and in England the same would be known as a carpenter.  On the odd occasion that we do have a carpenter in Scotland it's usually a person who has relocated from south of the border.

Alison

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From: Bill Wood
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Sent: Saturday, 2 January, 2010 4:07:33
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Occupation Help


 

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>
> > 2010/1/1 Kathleen Ogg-Moss wrote:
> >
> > > Is a joiner and a wright the same thing?  Would a person be called a wright
> > > in Scotland and a joiner in England?
> >
> > With trepidation I'd like to comment on Gavin's response.  A wright is
> > a general term for a craftsman, a workman, a maker of things: e.g
> > shipwright and playwright.  [source: Oxford Dictionary]
> >
> > It appears that there is no universal link to wood [although I suppose
> > some actors give a good impression of a plank at times] but maybe the
> > original usage did always presume wood-fabrication and playwright is a
> > more modern extension of the usage??? .
> >
> > --
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Ray Hennessy

Hello,

I am used to hearing people called "Wheel wrights" and "SHip Wrights" and
have always assumed it denoted someone with some specific expertise with
either building wagon wheels or ships.

Regards

Bill

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