1871 Census help - given name & occupation

[Jan1954]

Sorry to be so 'dense', Jan but seeing 2 teenage girls doing the same kind of work in 1851 led me along the lines of someone sitting at frame and threading wool. Maybe he was woking on larger pieces e.g. Carpets?

Colin

Not dense at all, Colin. The thing is, there were different sized frames, some of which were built and used in the house or cottage in which the worker lived as well there being the larger industrial machines. Also, a hundred plus years ago, women and young girls undertook occupations which would send today's teenagers running for the hills!

[chantreywood]

Hiya Colin
As well as the girls, it was often a whole family operation although there were different roles with different titles such as cheviner, stockinger, lace maker etc etc.for different members of a family. The frames take quite a bit of effort and strength to make even make one row of knitting, which involves eight seperate actions. Eventually this 'cottage' industry moved into factories and the job became predominately male. If you want to see what the frames looked like check out the Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum at
www.
rfkm.org