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What is a Power L Weaver? or a Carter Raily?

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Angel

Angel Report 20 Jun 2009 18:50

Is it a power LOOM weaver? and a Carter working for the Railway?

I've found some relatives who lived in the Manchester area who are Lace Cutters, Woolcombers and what looks like either 'Power L Weaver', 'Power £ Weaver' or 'Power & Weaver'. I've googled and found references to Power L Weaver but they don't say what the occupation actually is.

I found it on the 1841 census so am sort of thinking that the age plus the date don't go hand in hand with the word 'Power' as in terms of electricity.

Anyone have any ideas?

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 20 Jun 2009 19:23

Tootsie I think you have answered a question of mine

they were loom weavers I couldn't understand the bit in front was thinking it was lower ?

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Kate

Kate Report 20 Jun 2009 20:18

Racking my brain for memories of GCSE History here (!) but I think the power loom was one of the later eighteenth century textile machinery inventions and was devised by Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) in 1784. Wikipedia says it was machinery-driven.

I thought it was Samuel Crompton, actually - but apparently he was the "spinning mule" man.

Angel

Angel Report 20 Jun 2009 20:21

Thank you for your replies - you've been really helpful.

For anyone that it may help I have found a website lising old occupations and it comes with an index so in case it is helpful to anyone:

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html