From: nemonews@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   On 20-Apr-18 11:52 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > n message <0aWdnVOyULTgJ0THnZ2dnUU78RvNnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>, Ian   
   > Goddard  writes:   
   >> On 20/04/18 10:45, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >>> But (only if you're interested!) do have a look at the image: I think   
   >>> you'll see what I mean that Miner, Miner, and Striker seem to have   
   >>> been  added afterwards - though possibly by the same hand. They look   
   >>> a little  blacker and offset a little.   
   >> I don't have the necessary subs to look at the image from home but   
   >> I've seen amendments before.  The oddity there wouldn't be correcting   
   >> the specific to the generic (someone familiar with the industry would   
   >> be aware that all those trades were part of mining) but correcting the   
   >> status which surely meant knowledge of the individual.   
   >>   
   >> Ian   
   >   
   > It does seem odd:   
   >   
   > 1901 census: Class: RG13; Piece: 4835; Folio: 112; Page: 36   
   > (search for Jane Weightman in Ashington).   
   > ...   
   > Robert "                33              Coal   
   Hewer Miner   
   > George "                19                
   Rolleywayman Miner   
   > William         "       26                
   Blacksmith Striker   
   >   
   > I'd have assumed the addition of "Miner" was by (or for the benefit of)   
   > someone processing the census who _wasn't_ perhaps as familiar with the   
   > mining industry, and wanted to clarify that they were all part of   
   > mining; but in the case of William where Striker has been added, it   
   > seems to have gone from general to specific.   
      
   I've now followed up the reference and it's an interesting page.  I   
   DON'T think the words Miner or Striker were later additions, but I   
   puzzled for a while over the "C above" and "C below" and also noticed   
   that some words (such as "Butcher") were underlined and some (such as   
   Dressmaker) underline but with an upstroke through the word.  I came to   
   the conclusion that all these marks were for classifying occupations   
   according to some standard list and that the normal underlining meant   
   something like "look/file under Butcher, not under Journey Butcher" or   
   "look/file under Hewer, not under Coal Hewer or Miner."  The different   
   underlining I think indicated that the occupation should be recorded or   
   as "Dress Maker" or "Black Smith."  And finally I think the "C above"   
   and "C below" were indicating mining occupations which were either above   
   or below ground.   
      
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