What is a teamster?.....

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:22 pm

Can someone please tell me what a teamster did or does?
Found it listed as an occupation in Canadian attestation papers for World War 1.
Fiona

smiddykilry · Post by **smiddykilry** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:16 am

Hello
My wife also has a member of her family who was a Teamster when he joined the army in Canada, Not sure but I think he drove a team of horses.
He joined in Lethbridge Alb.

Smid

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:21 am

Hi there
thanks very much for that - been puzzling me for a while!!
cheers
fiona

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:22 am

aka a carter.

David

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:26 am

cheers David!
fiona

winslowsmom · Post by **winslowsmom** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:15 am

Although teamsters originally drove teams of horses, by WW1, your fellow could have been a truck driver. My grandfather, a truck driver who died in 1978 was a "Teamster", a member of the union, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. It has American and Canadian locals. You can see some of the history of the Teamsters Union at http://www.ibtstw.org/teamsters/default.html or google for more info.

Cathy H
Fountain Valley, California

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:24 am

Hi Cathy
Thanks for replying.
I will check out the website. I like adding a bit of "padding" to my folk!
Fiona

wini · Post by **wini** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:55 am

I haven't checked out TEAMSTER but on Scotlands People site under Research Tools there is OCCUPATIONS.

I found it while I was looking for a gg who was a puddler

wini

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:45 am

Hi Wini
thanks, I will have a look - I'm on that site plenty!!
Fiona

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What is a teamster?.....

What is a teamster?.....

What is a Teamster