The reason I said "no" initially was that "clerk" usually referred at
this date to the priest rather than a functionary within the parish which would be
referred to as sexton (clochydd) or churchwarden (less often used).
Ian> Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 13:05:36 -0400> From: mstone(a)fisherstone.com> To:
wls-merionethshire(a)rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [MER] Could a "Clerk" also be a
"joiner"?> > Thank-you to both of you who answered my question. I was
thinking the > position of "Clerk" as indicated in the parish book might
indeed be a > part-time church position and the same man could still be referred to
> professionally (even later in the church book) as a "Joiner" or >
"Carpenter" too. Not that anything is definitively clarified in my case, >
but at least we kicked the idea around a bit.> > Cheers,> Michelle> > >
Janet Hazell wrote:> > It's possible to have another occupation because a Parish
clerk, as far as > > I am aware, can also be a part-time, unpaid job. A friend of
mine was a > > Parish clerk for a number of years, and it certainly wasn't a
full-time > > occupation. She had another job as well. Perhaps this might explain
the > > query?> >> > Janet> >> > ----- Original Message
----- > > From: "I Thompson" <joscyn(a)hotmail.com>> > To:
<wls-merionethshire-l(a)rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:48
PM> > Subject: Re: [MER] Could a "Clerk" also be a "joiner"?>
>> >> >> > I think the most obvious answer is "no" but I
might be willing to be > > surprised!> > Ian> >> >
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