A Sawyer Co Antrim 1800s .....

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:12 pm

Can any one help out on the Occupation a Sawyer- in the 1800s was he a Wood-Cutter any info a great help.
Thanks Hugh.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:29 pm

Hi Hugh
At http://www.scotroots.com/occupations.htm it says:
Sawyer - Worker in sawmill or timber pit
and at http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/s.html is syas:
Sawyer - Timber mill/pit worker, sawing timber

I have a sawyer or two in my tree - my ones were employed in shipyards in the early 1800s, but not in Ireland though, in Deptford.
Best wishes
Lesley

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:47 pm

Hi Lesley.
Thanks for getting back to me thats what i thought Ship-Yard but not Co-Antrim what with my days as a Seafarer i will keep it in mind and see if any thing else comes up.

Best Regards Hugh.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:04 pm

Hi Hugh
At http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GE ... 0861823352
there is a post which says:

According to: What did they mean by that? A dictionary of historical
terms for genealogists by Paul Drake, j.d.

Sawyer: an occupation, one who has the tools & knowledge to accurately
saw wood, and especially , make veneers of all kinds for use by furniture
& cabinet makers, e.g. "As a sawyer, he bought raw lumber from the
sawmills and sold the finished product to the cabinetmakers."

...still looking...!
Lesley

Post by **emanday** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:18 pm

Hi High,

Had a bit of a giggle when I read your question.

I'd been having a lot of trouble finding the death of one of my lot. Found one really tempting candidate, but his occupation was SO WRONG!
It wasn't till another post about occupations some time ago that I went back to him and had another look.

Yes! He was a Sawyer, and I'd been looking for a Cabinetmaker or Joiner type of occupation.

You see, I'd originally read the very poor handwriting as LAWYER

Ah! Well! We live and learn

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:16 am

Hi Lesley.
That is spot on that info veneers i had seen before but was not sure i will go for that one many thanks.
Hugh.

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:24 am

Hi Emanday.
Yes handwriting can be a pain at times if you read it wrong one letter wrong can send you off the track --but we get there in the end

Many thanks Hugh.

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:08 pm

emanday wrote:Hi High,

Had a bit of a giggle when I read your question.

I'd been having a lot of trouble finding the death of one of my lot. Found one really tempting candidate, but his occupation was SO WRONG!
It wasn't till another post about occupations some time ago that I went back to him and had another look.

Yes! He was a Sawyer, and I'd been looking for a Cabinetmaker or Joiner type of occupation.

You see, I'd originally read the very poor handwriting as LAWYER

Ah! Well! We live and learn

See http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6997

David

wini · Post by **wini** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:30 am

This thread brought me back to my maternal gg grandfather who was a Sawyer in Ireland.
His name of course,John Reid is very common,and I have been unable to get anywhere with this line and I had basically put him aside for the present.

However, since this topic has come up I wondered if there was any areas in Ireland where there was a preponderance of this occupation, which might at least let me find a County.

wini

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:05 am

Hi Wini
My G.G.G. Grandfather Hugh Stevely was a Sawyer in Ballymena Co Antrim i to am still looking for more info on his side i am told that there could of been more Sawyer,s around that Area good luck with you search.
Hugh.

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