Happy New Year!

Its been a while since I posted anything, how come the blogs I read and follow always post regularly. Despite my New Year's Resolution to post more often, its already January 11th AND I found 2 unfinished posts from last Autumn.

Well its been snowing here! But rather than go outside, I have been continuing my family history reasearches, Genealogy is like an addiction that, at times, is very difficult, to shake off. I have been researching now for about 15 years and have nearly 15,000 names - some entered more in hope, as they could be related to my lines.

I have looked more closely at my husband's family as they have 'better' names to research but suddenly with more online facilities, I have been able to trace distant relatives with more common names in highly populated areas. In the old days, I used to pore over Census microfilms in the vain chance of finding a family member in an industrial town in Yorkshire.

What is even more interesting is looking at the jobs my ancestors did. While there is a fair share of 'ag labs' there are also Hand Loom Weavers, both in wool and cotton as well as Mill Engine Keeper in a Textile Mill. More esoteric is my great aunt's job as a lace curtain darner in Glasgow. Is this for old worn curtains or for 'seconds'? There is also a boot clicker in the later 19th century. For those not in the know, a clicker cut out the pieces of leather, which apparently made a clicking noise!

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