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From: ( Glyn Hale)
Subject: Re: [Mon] occupation-sexton
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:54:57 +0000

On Sun 20 Aug 2000 (09:39:27 +0100), wrote:
>Hi list,
>Does anyone know what a sexton would have done as an occupation in
>1860's in Rhymny. I have just found it as my
>gtgtgtgrandfathers occupation.

Hi Julie,

A sexton was an officer of the church who attended the clergyman, looked after
the fabric of the church, kept the churchyard tidy, dug graves, rang the bell
etc., in other words a sort of caretaker, or if you're in North America a
janitor.
When the church bell tolled the knell of parting day it was the sexton wot did
it! :-)

Cheers,

Glyn Hale
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