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Malcolm Look here - especially part two further down. http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bmd/trades.htm Lists variants on names of coal mining trades. Adrian Malcolm Smith wrote: > I've been looking at the occupations of colliery workers in the 1881 > census, and whilst there are many 'overmen', 'deputies' and variants of > these in Northumberland and Co. Durham, they are much scarcer elsewhere > - eg Lancs, Cheshire, Staffs, Notts and Wales. > > Were there perhaps alternative job titles for these positions of > responsibility in coal-mining regions beyond the northeast? > > If anyone can shed light on this I'd be most grateful. > > Thanks, > > Malcolm Smith. > > Department of Anthropology > University of Durham > > -- Visit the following sites for references to all kinds of mining subjects British Mining Database <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bmd/bmd.htm> Snailbeach Mine <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sbeach/sbeach.htm> Shropshire Mines Trust <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/smt/smt.htm> Tankerville Mine <http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tank/tank.htm> Making a Roman pig of lead <http://pig01.012webpages.com/pig.htm> Caves & Mines of Cyprus <http://a4.012webpages.com/cyprus/cyprus.htm>