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Blog posts with the tag 'Employment'

Women’s work – North Walls & Brims, 1911 census

Picture of woman leading a horse and cart, probably 1920s

Here I’m looking at women’s work for those aged 15 and over; an earlier post looked at employment overall in North Walls and Brims, Orkney. Of 203 females in North Walls and Brims, 145 were aged 15 and over,  |  more…

Posted on 26 August 2020.   Filed under Brims, Censuses, General, North Walls, One-Place Study   Tagged: 1861 census, 1911 census, Employment, Melsetter Estate, Women

G for gamekeeper

(Adapted from post in the Society for One-Place Studies April A-Z 2020) Gamekeeper was a very uncommon occupation in North Walls and Brims, my one-place study area. The role there would have been very different from the Highland estates for at least two major reasons: there are no deer and no salmon rivers in Orkney.  |  more…

Posted on 8 April 2020.   Filed under General, North Walls, One-Place Study, Orkney   Tagged: Employment, Gamekeeper, Melsetter Estate
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