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From: "Thomas R Cole" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Trouble reading 1861 census
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 19:13:51 -0400
References: <ce068bec0705161444u663ccbdcqb1ee3aecf203b73d@mail.gmail.com>


Here's a male lacemaker - the apprenticeship probably lasted until age 21.

Apprentice - Francis Cole, 13 now of, Tiverton, lacemaker, by, consent of
his father, Francis Cole.
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A quick look at the A2A files will reveal many of them across the country.
It is a giant leap however for your guy from mariner to lacemaker unless he
was injured or had a chronic seasickness.
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> My first (serious) thought was lacemaker, but weren't lacemakers
> typically women, just like dressmakers?
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