Katlin
07-03-2009, 2:56 PM
Hi,|wave|
One of my ancestors was a whitesmith - according to census forms and a living relative who remembers him. However, I have recently discovered a reference to him being a beltman. :confused:
I have searched various websites - including the ones with links on this site - but cannot find the occupation beltman on any of them. The nearest reference I can find is belter which is something to do with bell making. This would seem to be reasonable as I know that a whitesmith worked with light coloured metals or could be a metalwork finisher. I wonder if at some point in his life he finished off bells after they had been cast. |idea|
I would be very grateful if any members of the forum could shed any light on this topic. |help|
One of my ancestors was a whitesmith - according to census forms and a living relative who remembers him. However, I have recently discovered a reference to him being a beltman. :confused:
I have searched various websites - including the ones with links on this site - but cannot find the occupation beltman on any of them. The nearest reference I can find is belter which is something to do with bell making. This would seem to be reasonable as I know that a whitesmith worked with light coloured metals or could be a metalwork finisher. I wonder if at some point in his life he finished off bells after they had been cast. |idea|
I would be very grateful if any members of the forum could shed any light on this topic. |help|