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   J. P. Gilliver (John) to All   
   Re: Boots and Shoes   
   04 Jan 22 05:05:01   
   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On Sun, 2 Jan 2022 at 15:46:20, Jenny M Benson    
   wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):   
   >I have frequently come across both Bootmakers and Shoemakers (and maybe   
   >sometimes the different words describing the same person) but to-day,   
   >in the 1881 Census, I found a man who described himself as a Shoemaker   
   >and his wife as a Boot Binder.  It made me wonder whether shoes do not   
   >also have to be bound - whatever the process may be.   
   >   
   Lots of fascinating discussion - but could she just be a book binder?   
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