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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

snoopysue wrote:
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

OOPS!
Sorry guys - let me correct myself - Charlie was George Jinks' grandson, and it is Charlie's fathers death certificate he appears on!!
That'll teach me for being too eager to reply, and being at work I didn't double check as I thourght i could remember - on the way home I realised my mistake. I should know better, seeing as my rule number one is "check and double check".

Sue

Can this be archived snoopysue?
Jo

grangers14 wrote:Can this be archived snoopysue?
Jo

Go ahead Jo, if I want to come back to it, I'll let you know but for now there's nothing new.

Thank you snoopysue
Jo