Phoenix
05-06-20, 17:49
Does anyone know whether a coal porter would be just a coal man or a dock official?
I have an ancestor who is described on burial in the 1770s as a porter, but there is a death notice for his son in 1839 where the son is described as "many years coal porter" in the port of Cley, Norfolk.
In the 1770s, the only people who have their occupations recorded are sailors, customs officers and merchants.
I have an ancestor who is described on burial in the 1770s as a porter, but there is a death notice for his son in 1839 where the son is described as "many years coal porter" in the port of Cley, Norfolk.
In the 1770s, the only people who have their occupations recorded are sailors, customs officers and merchants.