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    I hope this is not a daft question but my Great Great Grandfather was a Cordwainer and lived in Sedgley in the middle of the 1800s is there anyway you can find out who he worked for they always seem to find out on WDYTYA on the telly
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    Colin Moretti
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    He might well have been self-employed; try looking at trade directories for the area.

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    Default Cordwainer

    Would they be in the Records Office in Wolverhampton I would have to get in touch as I live quite away from there up in Cumbria
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    SBSFamilyhistory
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    Hi Sue,

    what is that name of this cordwainer please?

    Sue

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    His name was John Fieldhouse he was born Sedgley c 1813 .
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    mayanbilly
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    Shoemaker. Originally, a leather worker using high quality Cordovan leather from Spain for such things as harness, gloves and riding boots. By the 19c it had reduced to a shoemaker - as distinct from a cobbler, who repaired shoes.

    Hi This is what a Cordwainer did for a living..mayanbilly

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    Colin Moretti
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    You can buy copies of directories on CD, see here, for example:
    https://www.parishchest.com/shop/inde...e+CD+Books+Ltd
    Alternatively there are a number of web sites with searchable images of directories or transcriptions, look at the England and Staffordshire pages of GENUKI, https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ for more information.

    Colin

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