Can you help decipher occupations, please .....

Rach · Post by **Rach** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:24 pm

I hope to upload the census page to the Gallery but haven't had any luck so far. However, I will keep trying! [-o<

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1113

If it appears I would like to find out what the occupation of Susan and Margaret Dalziel is?
Thanks for the help.
Rae

Gallery URL added - AndrewP

Post by **AndrewP** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:34 pm

Hi Rae,

Susan and Agnes were tambourers. I assume you meant Agnes and not Margaret (age 1).

Tambouring was a form of embroidery.

All the best,

AndrewP

Rach · Post by **Rach** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:43 pm

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for adding the URL and deciphering it for me too!
I should have guessed that that was what it was as I'm sure someone else had the same thing recently - and, yes, I should have written Agnes! It is a family who are causing me to go round in circles and once I get my thoughts sorted out I will probably be posting another plea!
Thanks again,
Rae

Post by **emanday** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:46 pm

Tambouring was, apparently, a very skilled job. The examples on these two sites should give you an idea of what beautiful work these two ladies created.

http://www.geocities.com/coggeshallmuseum/lace.htm

http://www.songsmyth.com/fabric.html (the article about it is down the page a bit)

Enjoy

Rach · Post by **Rach** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:39 pm

Hi Mary,
Thanks for those sites. The research I am doing just now is for an elderly friend and it will be good to have some extra details to add.
Best wishes,
Rae