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Subject: Re: [YKS] occupation - Cloth dresser
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:34:22 EDT


Hi List

>What you state probably makes sense in most cases, but this was an adult
> male. The register entry (a baptism in 1798) reads, "Thomas, son of
> William Lupton of Otley, Hair-Drefser". The only thing that we could
> imagine was something perhaps to do with horse-hair seat covers for
> carriages?

Or perhaps working with horse hair stuffing for household furniture....Thomas
Chippendale was born in Otley.............

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