From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 20/04/2018 01:08, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > 1901 census: Class: RG13; Piece: 4835; Folio: 112; Page: 36   
   > (search for Jane Weightman in Ashington).   
   > ...   
   > Jane Weightman                  65   
   > Robert "                33              Coal   
   Hewer Miner   
   > George "                19                
   Rolleywayman Miner   
   > Isabella Sanderson              23   
   > William         "       26                
   Blacksmith Striker   
   > Modderina       "               10mo   
   >   
   > I _think_ the final word in the occupations was written in a different   
   > hand, or perhaps by the same hand but on a different occasion.   
   >   
   > I'm wondering: is Striker likely to be a modification of Blacksmith (I   
   > know little of smithing), or is it likely to be recording that he was   
   > (presumably his smithing being part of the coal mine) on strike?   
      
   The usage of 'striker' for being on strike would have never have   
   occurred to me.  I would just think he was doing the hammering for the   
   blacksmith.   
      
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