Hi Listers
I wonder if somebody out there can help me locate Thomas Arthur, who was arrested for
stealing geese in August 1841 in or near Merthyr Cynog. He should be on the 1841 census
but searches in BRE have drawn a blank. He would have been about 22 in 1841, & may
have been born in RAD although he spent his early life in BRE.
Thomas was tried at the BRE Quarter Sessions in October 1841 & sentenced to
transportation. On his arrival in Tasmania (then Van Dieman´s Land) in 1843 he gave his
family as Thomas Arthur, father, Mary Ann Arthur, stepmother, brother Benjamin &
sisters Bessy (? - not wholly legible), Jane & Jenny. No sign of any of these on the
BRE census either. A mystery!!!
THomas was a descendant (via his mother, Jane Lewis) of Morgan Simon Lewis John of
Llanafan Fawr - one of 12 of his descendants sentenced to transportation. Eventually TA
settled in the Adelaide area & seems to have lived a long life in Australia.
Would be grateful for any help with this.
Best regards, Ruth
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From: marston545(a)btinternet.com
To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Occupation "Filler"
Hi, This could also be "fuller" ie in the wool and cloth trades,ehere they
made the cloth more compact through shrinking and pressing with the use of
fuller's earth to absorb the oils from the wool. Pob Hwyl. Tom
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From: <SpaceBum8888(a)aol.com>
To: <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: [POWYS] Occupation "Filler"
Hi,
In researching my family I find "filler" listed as an occuption on some of
documents. Researching I find a filler worked in a 'iron works', but not
sure
what they "filled". Could someone expand on the work a filler did?
Thanks Jim Jones
Redondo Beach California
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