It sounds like some sort of job related to the mills. Was not hemp used to make sacking or something like that?
herky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
Hi Hope this helps - HACKLER (or Hemp Dresser)
A worker in the linen industry. A person who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle, an instrument with teeth.
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Rachel
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