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Subject: Silk Throwster?
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 06:59:00 EST


Does anyone know what a silk throwster did? I have noticed a number of them
on the 1861 Colchester Census. I know silk manufacturing went on in the town
at that time, and I don't think it's a spelling mistake as there appear to be
a few of them.

John Broom
Barnsley

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