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From: Jim Thompson <>
Subject: Re: [CON] Re: Water occupations
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 09:41:28 -0400
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I seem to recall a Cornish giant who had quite a taste for eating
people's oxen. I have a photo taken in West Penwith of a farmer plowing
with oxen, and I know ox carts were in use.

Jim

Geoff Ford wrote:
> Hi Listers,
>
> Thank you to all who responded to my queries about the water
> occupation terms and especially to Mary for that great web-site. A
> wealth of info!
>
> The use of oxen in Cornwall is still something that interests me and,
> although I have had correspondence with Corinne and received a couple
> of comments from others, there has been largely a loud clang of
> silence! And can't find any book information either.
>
> Regards
> Geoff Ford Sydney NSW
>
> Transcriber 1851 Census Kea and 1851 Census Feock
> Cornwall Online Census Project
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/ukocp.html
>
> OPC for Kea Parish Church
> http://geoffmatt.bravehost.com/geoff_ford/kea_parish.html
>
>
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