General Chat

What did they do for jobs .. Bricklayer..... Ships Fireman... Servant....... Servant....... That,s mine............ June ..

Hi June My maternal grandfather was a gardener for a big private house The guy who adopted my Dad worked for the Gas Board and at her marriage his wife was a waitress Dee xx

Parish Priest....postman.....neither of my grandmothers worked after marriage, though one worked in a home for unmarried mothers before she married.

Jeff i see you have your comical head on again June ..

Dee i just think it,s interesting to know what they did my paternal grandad was the only one of his family not to go to sea.. June ..

Jeff, I've never come across a 'widow cleaner' before!! Was it a specialised job? lol Susan

Hiya June, I believe that one of my grandads was a wringer out for a one armed widow cleaner but I don't know which one it was. Jeff Lol

mums dad was a carpenter hubbys dads dad was a stone mason his mums dad was a shoemaker Dads dad was a miner then aluminium factory worker then worked on the buses. dads mum was in service to a well to do family watched princess margaret slid down the banisters but the queen was a bit more refined.

Very special job Susan, cleaned out a few widows in mi time Jeff PMSL

My maternal grandmother was a kitchen maid in Vale lodge in Leatherhead and that was where she met my grandfather who was the gardener there. My Paternal grandfather was a school headmaster but don't know much about my grandmother. Jackie

WE have a lot of different ones already... June ..

I think that being a blacksmith must have run in my family earlier. My grandfather, and his father and grandfather were all blacksmith. My dad didn't carry on the tradition. He became an electrician. My grandfather on my mum's side was a tram driver, and his father was a master baker.

Cheeky!! Susan

Hello Jeff i think Worzel Gummidge fits the bill Poem about him please he,s great.. June ..

Both in insurance , Ros

June What do you think my proper name is Worzel Gummidge. Lol Actually my maternal grandad was a mattress maker according to the census and the other grandad worked in the pit. He was described as a 'browman' whatever that is. Jeff

June If you can think of anuthing that rhymes with Worzel or Gummidge let me know lolol

Well Jon Pertwee will do June ..

Just For June. I have an uncle Worzel Who has a funny nose Lives in a field in Somerset Where he scares off the crows; He became a member of GR So he could post a thread, But every time he comes on here He has to change his flippin head. PMSL

Labourer, Dressmaker, Fourtune teller (Crystal ball) and Showman (Bear trainer). Pat