Category: Doffers

Categories: Cotton Industry Occupations | Occupations by Name


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A doffer is someone who removes ("doffs") bobbins, pirns or spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones.


Person Profiles (14)

1861 Foleshill, Warwickshire, England - abt 03 Oct 1909
10 Jun 1897 Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Sep 1985
29 Oct 1898 Bolton, Lancashire, England - 20 Apr 1977
10 May 1883 Pickens, South Carolina, United States - 30 Jan 1933
abt 22 May 1896 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - abt 15 Mar 1958
10 Mar 1915 Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States - 04 Feb 1975
15 Aug 1893 Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 21 Oct 1975
28 Jan 1911 Georgia, USA - 09 Sep 1971
23 Dec 1884 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA - Jul 1940
abt 12 Aug 1913 South Carolina, United States - 07 Jul 1980
1940s - 1960s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
12 Mar 1905 Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States - 18 Jul 1982
abt 13 Aug 1906 Virginia, United States - 17 May 1972
25 Dec 1901 Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States - 22 Apr 1964




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