Gum Picker ?

[Guest]

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http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=7814&iid=LNDRG13_332_333-0271&fn=Henry&ln=Banks&st=r&ssrc=pt_t6737403_p212532651_kpidz0q3d212532651z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid&pid=19696800

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Caroline Banks does the occupation read Gum Picker ? and if it does what is that please found nothing googling

[Jen~Ealogy]

A Gummer was a person who repaired/improved old saws, by deepening the cuts in them...........

I found this description by googling Val, but don't know if it will have any relevence to a 'Gum Picker'

[ozgirl]

The enumerator (or someone) has writted the word "Glue" after Gum Picker, so maybe it was part of the process of glue making.

Linda

[Guest]

Thanks Jen and Linda must admit I didnt spot the word Glue ???

[Jen~Ealogy]

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50715F7395E10738DDDA10894D9415B8185F0D3

Also found this Val

[Guest]

thanks for that Jen wouldn't have thought it a very nice job ?

[Jen~Ealogy]

Looks like Linda has it then Val, I couldn't view the image no sub at present.

[Guest]

I dont know how you live without it Jen I couldn't I would rather go without food ??? I think .:(
I have it for a xmas pressie .;D

[Jen~Ealogy]

Well I've pretty much exhausted it for the time being Val, as I seem to have gone as far as I can go on most of my lines, I usually just pay to go, as and when I need.

[Guest]

I finally found a baptism and marriage today on the LMA stuff and have got a lot further back, so am well pleased..

[keldon]

I see her mother was a match box maker. I wonder if she was employed in the same industry? Glue or gum was used as binding to make the matches, and in constructing the boxes.

[Guest]

thanks Phil you could very well be right hadnt thought of that either

[Darksecretz]

I noticed that it said Glue in feint writing by the enumerator, it might have been horse glue that they used which does harden very quickly, so required pickers to get it collected quickly?

[Guest]

that makes sense Julie hope she got boredom money????