Jimmy wrote:I noticed that in 1871 Georges was a Stoker.
Stoker, Tended and fed coal to boilers in mills and aboard ship.
That's right Jimmy - he worked in the gas works in West Bromwich the rest of his working life.
That's the correct census for 1881.
George's son Charlie also worked in the gas works, he's down as informant on George's death certificate with the address as the gas works.
It sounds like a possibility: Navy or merchant navy.
Thanks
Sue
