Occupations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ?

Agricultural Labourer

John Postles (1807 - 1882)
William Postles (1768 - 1843)
Joseph Towers (1834 - ?)
John Hough (1776 - ?)
Thomas Snelson (1799 - 1871)
Joseph Snelson (1825 - ?)
James Hough (1814 - ?)

Annuitant

A person who receives benefits from an annuity (a fixed sum payable at specified intervals over a period).

Sarah Holland (1843 - 1883)

Application Developer

Living Postle

Baker

Walter Postles (1865 - ?)

Bar Drawer Iron Works

Thomas Postle (1879 - ?)

Barl Cutter Sheet Iron Works

George Postle (1868 - 1927)

Barman

Blacksmith

John Postles (1865 - 1925)
Samuel Dale (1794 - ?)

Block Maker

1) Engraved or set up the blocks used in block printing 2)Made pulley blocks 3) Made hatmakers' blocks.

William Postles (1849 - 1923)

Block Miner

Joseph Postles (1816 - 1884)

Boatman

William Frederick Postle (1835 - 1879)
Nathaniel Postles (1804 - 1872)
Nathaniel Postles (1839 - 1870)
John Postles (1807 - 1882)
Nathan Postles (1754 - 1819)
George Postle (1790 - ?)
William Postles (1863 - ?)
Joseph Postles (1849 - ?)
William Warren (? - ?)
William Postles (1857 - 1937)
John Dutchman (1818 - 1860)
John Postles (1830 - 1871)
Thomas Postles (1817 - 1896)
Thomas Postles (1844 - ?)
John Sandbach (1829 - 1904)
James Sandbach (1854 - ?)
William Sandbach (1865 - ?)
John Bayley (1804 - ?)
William Stanley Postles (1819 - 1879)
John Wolsey Postles (1852 - 1923)
Joseph Henry Bland (1870 - 1942)
Henry Bland (1843 - ?)
Joseph Ford (1746 - ?)
Thomas Wolsey (1782 - ?)
Joseph Smallwood (1824 - ?)
James Smallwood (1790 - ?)
Nathaniel Postles (? - ?)
Alfred Bourne (1862 - ?)
William Burley (1814 - 1894)
Joseph Littler (1841 - ?)
William Bailey (1859 - ?)
Joseph Hough (1796 - 1874)
Thomas Hough (1842 - ?)
John Hough (1844 - ?)
Thomas Knight (? - ?)
Charles Moss (1874 - ?)
John Moss (1843 - ?)
John Moss (1864 - ?)

Boatman's Mate

William Postles (1863 - ?)

Bobber

Metal polisher

Joseph Rudge (? - ?)

Boiler Plate Roller

Made rolled steel/iron plate for steam engine boilers etc.

David Potts (1830 - ?)

Boilermaker

Someone who made boilers using steel plates and sections. A boilermaker was a skilled individual and would often be involved in repairing, re-piping, and re-tubing commercial steam and hot water boilers in commercial buildings and multi-family households.

James Postles (1837 - 1906)
Peter Postles (1846 - ?)
William Postles (1858 - 1916)

Brass Caster

George Lawton (? - ?)

Bricklayers Labourer

Frank Hough (1839 - ?)

Bridge Tile Maker

James Richard Postles (1861 - 1939)

Butcher

William Nowell Barlow (1886 - 1928)

Butcher's Assistant

James Postles (1852 - ?)

Carpenter

Thomas Postles (1776 - 1840)
James Hough (? - ?)

Carter

Thomas Snelson (1832 - ?)

Chemical Labourer

John Postle (1872 - 1949)
William Parkinson Postles (1828 - ?)

Collier

James Postles (1810 - 1882)
James Postles (1852 - ?)
Benjamin Roberts (? - ?)

Confectioner

Ellen Jane Postles (1867 - 1944)

Cook

Mary Postles (1844 - 1907)

Cordwainer

Shoe maker

Thomas Postles (1812 - 1841)
Joseph Postles (1814 - 1899)
Richard Postles (1825 - 1909)

Cotton Carder

Anne Postles (1862 - ?)
Mary Postles (1864 - ?)

Cotton Mill Labourer

Joseph Postles (1839 - 1917)

Cotton Spinner

Someone who worked in the textile industry. Spinning was initially done by hand and was the process by which the thread was made into an even thickness. For example mule spinners made finer thread whilst throstle spinners made a strong warp thread.This was done on a spinning wheel. Over the years, this process became industrialised and spinning looms were created to door this. By 1850 there were some 550 cotton mills in Lancashire, which had become the hub for the industry. Conditions in those mills were poor with aching head and limbs and nausea being commonplace, not to mention the over-crowding, the smell, the heat, lack of sanitation, the long hours and the repetitive, boring work. Workers developed tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma thanks to the cotton lint in the air. Examples of accidents include getting a hand jammed between the gable and intermediate end of the spinning frame whilst brushing dust off the gearing. Broken arms or hands were common, as was losing a finger in the machinery. If hair was caught in the machines, scalping could also occur. Mule spinners' cancer was a cancer of the groin that could occur from the oil on the mule spindles.

Cotton Weaver

Someone who worked in the textile industry creating a fabric by manually interlacing the warp (vertical) threads and the waft (horizontal) threads; Someone who worked in the textile industry operating a loom that allowed the interlacing the warp (vertical) threads and the waft (horizontal) threads. In both cases the shuttle was knocked from side to side across the loom. Each time the weft passed through a gap in the warp, made by lifting alternate sets of warp yarn. A highly skilled individual who wove cotton into objects to sell. They were highly paid until the invention of first the handloom and later the steam-powered loom. This destroyed the industry and allowed manufacturers to mass-produce cotton products. This rendered entire towns in the North useless. By 1850 there were some 550 cotton mills in Lancashire, which had become the hub for the industry. Conditions in those mills were poor with aching head and limbs and nausea being commonplace, not to mention the over-crowding, the smell, the heat, lack of sanitation, the long hours and the repetitive, boring work. Workers developed tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma thanks to the cotton lint in the air.

Amey Postles (1871 - ?)
Anne Postles (1862 - ?)
Margaret Postles (1866 - ?)
Mary E Postles (1861 - ?)
Mary ? (1841 - ?)
Harriat Elizabeth Lawton (1900 - ?)
Thomas Postles (1869 - ?)

Cotton Winder

Someone, often a child, who worked in the textile industry wound thread onto the bobbins, ready for weaving. By 1850 there were some 550 cotton mills in Lancashire, which had become the hub for the industry. Conditions in those mills were poor with aching head and limbs and nausea being commonplace, not to mention the over-crowding, the smell, the heat, lack of sanitation, the long hours and the repetitive, boring work. Workers developed tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma thanks to the cotton lint in the air.

Betsy ? (1877 - ?)

Currier's Labourer

A CURRIER is a person who cures or tans hides.

Joseph Postles (1839 - 1917)

Cycle Maker

Somene who makes bicycles

Thomas Postle (1874 - 1946)

Deck Hand

George Harold Postles (1881 - ?)

Domestic Servant

Margaret Postle (1867 - ?)
Ellen Postles (1858 - ?)
Elizabeth Thomas (1868 - ?)
Hannah Burley (1874 - ?)

Draper

John Postles (1840 - 1880)

Drapers Assistant

Richard Postles (1876 - ?)

Drayman

Dressmaker

Jane Parfitt (1856 - ?)
Eleanor Harrison Burgess (1860 - ?)
Margaret Elizabeth Postles (1844 - ?)

Edge Tool Grinder

Samuel Peake (1859 - ?)

Edge Tool Hardener

Thomas Markham (1855 - ?)

Edge Tool Maker

Someone who made tools that had sharp edges, usually a blacksmith

William Fox (1856 - ?)

Edge Tool Plater

David Potts (1858 - ?)

Engine Driver

John Postles (1856 - ?)

Engine Fitter

William Postles (1874 - ?)
William H Postles (1883 - 1957)

Engineer

William Postles (1857 - 1930)
Joseph Walker (? - ?)

Factory Worker

Mary Royle (1862 - ?)

Farm Bailiff

Charles Gwilliam (1819 - ?)

Farm Labourer

John Bramhall (1799 - 1884)
William Postles (1813 - ?)
Joseph Peake (1829 - ?)
Robert Postles (1833 - 1903)
Samuel Dale Postles (1849 - ?)

Farm Servant

Robert Postles (1833 - 1903)
Martha Ann Elsby (1859 - ?)
Daniel Elsby (? - ?)
Samuel Dale Postles (1849 - ?)

Farmer

George Postle (1790 - ?)
Joseph Postles (1814 - 1899)
Charles Postles (1856 - 1938)
James Postles (1853 - 1931)
William Parkinson Postles (1828 - ?)
Hugh Hulme (1837 - 1924)
John Scragg (? - ?)
Thomas Snelson (1799 - 1871)

Farrier

Thomas Evan Craine (1856 - ?)

Fireman

Harold Shuttleworth (? - ?)

Fish Salesman

Jeremiah Westwood (? - ?)

Furnace Man

David Potts (1830 - ?)

Galviniser

Joseph Postle (1866 - 1937)

Gardener

Joseph Postles (1860 - 1932)
Robert Postles (1833 - 1903)
John Postles (1856 - ?)

General Labourer

John Postle (1872 - 1949)

Ginman

Thomas Postles (1759 - ?)

Grocer

Thomas Postles (1832 - 1912)
Richard Postles (1825 - 1909)
Joseph Postles (1816 - 1884)
William Parkinson Postles (1828 - ?)

Grocers Assistant

Joseph Postles (1881 - ?)
Thomas Postles (1879 - 1957)

Groom

George Gwilliam (1858 - ?)

Hatter

Henry Postles (1851 - 1919)

Heater

Thomas Postle (1874 - 1946)

Hollow Ware Mounter

Joseph Postle (1866 - 1937)

Hostler

William Frederick Postle (1835 - 1879)

Housemaid

Alice Peake (1863 - ?)

Husbandsman

John Postles (1760 - 1838)

Inn Keeper

Joseph Postle (1866 - 1937)
Edward Phillips (? - ?)

Iron Moulder

Made moulds for casting iron

William Postles (1875 - 1956)

Iron Worker

George Postle (1868 - 1927)
Noah Blakemore (1848 - ?)
Isaac Blakemore (1873 - ?)

Joiner

William Postles (1849 - 1923)
Thomas Kennerley (1811 - 1854)

Labourer

Thomas Postles (1832 - 1912)
Richard Postles (1765 - 1811)
John Postles (1760 - 1838)
Joseph Postles (1816 - 1884)
John Sutton (? - ?)
John Bramhall (1799 - 1884)
John Postles (1839 - 1869)
William Henry Peake (1875 - ?)
John Postles (1802 - ?)
William Postles (1809 - 1883)
John Postles (1826 - 1861)
James Postles (1837 - 1906)
George Brereton (? - ?)
John Postles (1856 - ?)
Samuel Dale Postles (1849 - ?)
Thomas Postles (1846 - ?)
Charles Gwilliam (1819 - ?)
James Bramhall (1829 - ?)
James Hough (1814 - ?)

Labourer at Coal Yard

Thomas Postles (1846 - 1904)

Labourer in Husbandry

Labourer in Iron Works

George Postle (1868 - 1927)
William Lawton (1859 - ?)
Thomas Postles (1846 - 1904)

Labourer in Mill

Stephen John Griffiths (1873 - ?)

Labourer in Printworks

Allen Postles (1876 - ?)
Joe Howard Postles (1873 - 1956)

Laundress

Alice Peake (1863 - ?)
Florence Peake (1871 - ?)
Elizabeth Peake (1872 - ?)

Leather Cutter

Joseph Postles (1839 - 1917)
Thomas Postles (1858 - 1914)

Leather Dresser

John Samuel Meachin (1875 - ?)

Leather Lace Finisher

Hannah Eliza Postles (1860 - ?)

Locksmith

Herbert Gwilliam (1855 - ?)

Locomotive Engine Cleaner

Thomas Postles (1863 - 1941)

Mechanic

John Postles (1865 - 1925)

Miller

Robert Walker (1859 - ?)

Milliner

Mary Postles (1834 - ?)

Moulder

Frederick William Postle (1864 - ?)

Nailcutter

Elizabeth Postle (1876 - ?)

Ostler

Frank Hough (1839 - ?)

Painter

William Postles (1858 - 1916)

Porter

Edward Wright (? - ?)
George Moss (1866 - ?)

Presser (Washer)

Mary Blakemore (1877 - ?)

Publican

Charles Postles (1856 - 1938)

Railway Passenger Guard

Herbert Postles (1871 - 1941)

Railway Plate Layer

Arthur Burley (1855 - 1913)

Railway Porter

Allen Postles (1876 - ?)
James J Royal (1872 - ?)

Railway Waggoner

Frederick William Postle (1864 - ?)

Railwayman

George Cyril Postles (1905 - 1963)

Revit Heater

William Postles (1857 - 1930)

Rockminer

Saddler

William Burgess (? - ?)

Salt Boiler

Nathanial Postles (1859 - 1923)
William Postles (1809 - 1883)
William Parkinson Postles (1828 - ?)
William Clarke (1800 - ?)
Adie Postles (1876 - ?)

Salt Rock Getter

Thomas Postles (1759 - ?)
Richard Postles (1765 - 1811)
Richard Postles (1790 - 1842)
William Postles (1813 - ?)

Salt Rock Miner

Richard Postles (1790 - 1842)
Richard Postles (1825 - 1909)
Joseph Postles (1816 - 1884)
William Postles (1809 - 1883)
John Postles (1856 - ?)

Salt Worker

Thomas Postles (1832 - 1912)
Edward Jackson Postles (1845 - 1907)
Thomas Royle (1840 - ?)

Salt Works Engine Driver

Thomas Postles (1832 - 1912)

School Master

George Vickers (1863 - ?)

Scrap Drawer Iron Works

Joseph Postle (1881 - 1927)

Screwer (Gas Tube)

Ann Marie Blakemore (1874 - 1923)

Servant

Sarah Ann Postle (1860 - ?)
Hannah Alice Postles (1884 - ?)
James Postles (1874 - ?)
Charles Postles (1876 - 1942)
Sarah Postles (1855 - 1914)
Edward Jackson Postles (1845 - 1907)

Ships Carpenter

Thomas Postles (1825 - ?)

Shipwright

Thomas Tomlinson (? - ?)
John Tomlinson (? - ?)

Shoemaker

Thomas Postles (1796 - ?)
Richard Postles (1732 - ?)
Joseph Postles (1814 - 1899)
John Postles (1846 - 1904)
Harry Postles (1881 - ?)
Charles Postles (1856 - 1938)
Nathanial Postles (1859 - 1923)
William Postles (1871 - ?)
Thomas Bradshaw (1828 - 1900)
George Bunn (1846 - 1899)
John Hough (1798 - ?)
Thomas Maddock (1822 - 1855)

Shoemakers Apprentice

John Postles (1846 - 1904)
William Postles (1871 - ?)

Shopkeeper

Joseph Postles (1816 - 1884)

Silk Weaver

Joseph Postles (? - ?)
Frances ? (1844 - ?)
Harriat Hough (1834 - ?)
Fanny Hough (1845 - ?)
Jane Hough (1826 - ?)
Eliza Hough (1827 - ?)
Ann Hough (1831 - ?)

Soldier

Charles Ernest Postles (1885 - 1918)
Harvey Craine Postles (1893 - 1973)

Stave Jointer

William Postles (1885 - 1953)

Stock Taker at Iron Works

Frederick William Postle (1864 - ?)

Stoker

Thomas Royle (1840 - ?)
George Gwilliam (1858 - ?)

stoker stationary Engine

John Postle (1872 - 1949)

Stone Mason

George H Roebuck (1869 - ?)
William Potts Postles (1816 - ?)
William Dutchman (? - ?)

Store Clerk

George Henry Postles (1869 - 1936)

Storekeeper

George Henry Postles (1869 - 1936)

Striker

John Postle (1872 - 1949)

Tailor

James Postles (1853 - 1931)
Henry Postles (1851 - 1919)
Joseph Postles (1846 - 1923)
William Postles (1812 - 1865)
William Postles (1832 - 1889)
William John W Postles (1868 - 191)
John Postles (1856 - 1935)
Thomas Postles (1811 - 1874)
James Armstrong (? - ?)

Tailor (Apprentice)

John Postles (1856 - 1935)

Teacher

Mary J Postles (1865 - 1914)

Telephone Electrician

John G Ferguson (1878 - ?)

Time Keeper

Tin Plate Worker

John Postles (1837 - 1897)

Tinman

Alfred Gwilliam (1861 - ?)

Tubeworker

William Frederick Postle (1903 - 1971)

Waggoner

William Frederick Postle (1835 - 1879)
Ada Walker (1885 - ?)

Waterman

Frederick William Postle (1864 - ?)
William Postles (1863 - ?)
Joseph Postles (1849 - ?)
William Postles (1839 - ?)
Edward Jackson Postles (1845 - 1907)

Wheelwright

William Postles (1766 - ?)
John Postles (1800 - ?)
Edwin Postles (1861 - 1934)
Thomas Postles (1825 - ?)

Wood Sawyer

William Frederick Postle (1835 - 1879)
Thomas Postles (1846 - 1904)