Thank you, Peter. This gives me some idea of his occupation. And being a
skinner appears to be consistent with being a farmer.
Joseph
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 4:40 PM Peter Savage <psavvo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I had a grandfather, and his predecessors, who were leather dressers
or
skinners. They lived in Powys, that is Newtown, etc. They were also
referred to as “skinners” since they removed the hair and the inside fat
from cow hides.
Maybe that’s what they were too.
Peter Savage
Victoria, BC, Canada
psavvo(a)gmail.com
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> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:31:30 -0500
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> My 3rd great grandfather was Edward Davies of Clyro, Radnorshire. Census
> records from 1841 to 1861 report that he was a farmer.
>
> The 14 April 1854 marriage record for his son Edward Davies to Eliza
Evans
> in Rhayader reports his father's occupation as a "skimmer."
>
> Could some kind person please tell me what that term means? Could it
apply
> to a farmer?
>
> Thank you.
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> Joseph Martin
> Romeoville, Illinois
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> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:03:41 -0000
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> Subject: [POWYS] Re: Occupations in Radnorshire
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> Joseph
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> The hand-writing on parish records can often be difficult to decipher but
> having looked at Edward's marriage record on Find My past I read
'skinner'
> as the occupation of his father rather than 'skimmer'.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Derek
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Martin
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 6:31 PM
> To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [POWYS] Occupations in Radnorshire
>
> My 3rd great grandfather was Edward Davies of Clyro, Radnorshire. Census
> records from 1841 to 1861 report that he was a farmer.
>
> The 14 April 1854 marriage record for his son Edward Davies to Eliza
Evans
> in Rhayader reports his father's occupation as a "skimmer."
>
> Could some kind person please tell me what that term means? Could it
apply
> to a farmer?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Joseph Martin
> Romeoville, Illinois
> USA
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> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:25:25 -0500
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> Thank you, Derek. It helps to know the correct word. I wonder what he
> skinned!!!
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> Joseph
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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 2:04 PM Derek via POWYS <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
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> > Joseph
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> > The hand-writing on parish records can often be difficult to decipher
but
> > having looked at Edward's marriage record on Find My past I read
> 'skinner'
> > as the occupation of his father rather than 'skimmer'.
> >
> > Hope this helps
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> > Derek
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph Martin
> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 6:31 PM
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> > Subject: [POWYS] Occupations in Radnorshire
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> > My 3rd great grandfather was Edward Davies of Clyro, Radnorshire.
Census
> > records from 1841 to 1861 report that he was a farmer.
> >
> > The 14 April 1854 marriage record for his son Edward Davies to Eliza
> Evans
> > in Rhayader reports his father's occupation as a "skimmer."
> >
> > Could some kind person please tell me what that term means? Could it
> apply
> > to a farmer?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Joseph Martin
> > Romeoville, Illinois
> > USA
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