The Tank
29-10-2010, 1:40 PM
The 1911 census has my great grandfather's occupation as Slater Cranfield Shop Gashead (I'm guessing Gatehead) NER. Does anyone know what a Slater did?
I know he and a couple of great uncles worked on the railways (and still have some heavy brass fire ornaments they fashioned for my granny) so I'm guessing NER is North East Railways, but I have no idea about the different jobs they did and searching for Cranfield Shop hasn't shown anything up yet.
Cheers
I know he and a couple of great uncles worked on the railways (and still have some heavy brass fire ornaments they fashioned for my granny) so I'm guessing NER is North East Railways, but I have no idea about the different jobs they did and searching for Cranfield Shop hasn't shown anything up yet.
Cheers