Occupations of Campbell's Ancestors

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Contents 1 Ancestor Occupations 1.1 Box Maker 1.2 Carpenter 1.3 Confectioner 1.4 Equestrian 1.5 Farmer 1.6 Oyster Opener 1.7 Service Station 1.8 Tea Dealer 1.9 Whaler

Ancestor Occupations

Have you ever pondered the professions of your forebears? I certainly have, which is why I compiled a list to display all the recognized occupations in my lineage. With advancements in technology and changes in societal norms, some of these careers may no longer exist. It's intriguing to contemplate the means by which our ancestors earned a living and how the world has transformed through the years.

Grocer Assistant, Technology Sales, Genealogist

Farmer, Tractor Driver Farmer, Equestrianism

Farmer Forklift Driver, Factory Hand, Labourer Housewife</span> Telecommunication Technician ???

Railway Labourer, Confectioner, Farmer, grocer Servant Carpenter /builder Clockmaker inventor Housewife Farmer, soldier Housewife soldier, Gas Station owner ???

Silk man, Gas & Rates Collector Housewife Coach Body Maker Housewife Grocer Assistant, farmer, carpenter Housewife Polish Manufacturer Shirt Maker Farmer Housewife Well-Sinker/borer, farmer House Wife driver, soldier HousewifeSlaughterman, Labourer, Gardner Fur Factory, gardner, flower grower

Hat Maker and Dealer Housewife Farming Bailiff ??? Grocer, cheese factor, Tea Dealer Tea Dealer Wife Cotton Weaver, Commercial Traveler Housewife Carpenter, Whalers Home Duties Ship Builder/Carpenter ??? Commercial Traveler Traveler's Wife Journeyman Draper, Fancy Boxmaker ??? Ship's Captain ??? Book Sellers Clerk , Sawyer Seaman, farmer Housewife Well Sinker Labourer Housewife Labourer Domestic Duties ??? ??? Oyster Opener Housewife Carpenter Cabinet Maker, Manager of the Washdyke Saleyards ??? Glue and Oil Manufacture Housewife

Box Maker

Example; Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Box London, English, ca. 1860

My third great-grandfather William Service (1824-1892) was a fancy Box maker. In its early days, box-making – as the trade is known – was different in many ways from box-making today. At first, boxes were not included in the price you pay for the contents, as they are today; they were bought individually by people who wanted containers in which to store their possessions. There were large boxes for clothes generally, and smaller ones for hats, ribbons, jewellery, and collars.

Carpenter

Williams Family

My great grandfather Herbert Ernest Williams (1887-1960), was a 3rd generation Carpenter, in his spare time he used to build grandfather clocks, and he also invented the automatic hollow brick machine. he wasn't the only ancestor who was very skilful with their hands, his father Theodore Kendell Williams (1857-1941) was also a Carpenter. and Theodore's grandfather John James Scott (1828-) was a carpenter at the Harland and Wolfe Ship Builders, that's the same shipyard that built the Titanic years later.

Confectioner

Grocer and Candy store England, 19th Centenary

1920s example of delivery Bicycles.

My great-grandfather, Jonas Achildbald Braddock, had a diverse career and was known for his profession as a wholesale confectioner and grocer at Arbourhay Street in East Macclesfield, Cheshire (now demolished). He inherited the business from his uncle James at the age of 22 and continued in this role until 1930 when he migrated to New Zealand at 63 years old. During his 41 years as a confectioner, he was nicknamed "Toffee Braddock." In 2017, I put out a request for information in the Macclesfield Express and received a response from the daughter of one of Jonas's employees. Her father used to deliver candy to customers by bicycle with baskets attached to the front.

Equestrian

Campbell's mother on smokey the horse

My mother in her younger years was an Equestrian and worked with Donna Logan. Donna has proved to be one of the best women trainers produced in New Zealand.

Farmer

Dad with his David Brown CASE tractor

Many of my forebears were farmers, including my parents, and I spent my early years growing up on a farm until I was 15. Unfortunately, my father was forced into early retirement at that time. Despite my fondness for farm life, I couldn't envision pursuing it as a career because it took a toll on my family and some of my childhood memories.

The following ancestors were farmers;

Ian Braddock, T Smith, William Braddock (1928-1989), Jonas Archibald Braddock II (1867-1947), Archibald Robert Smith (1903-1969), Theodore Kendell Williams (1857-1941), Otto Smith (1871-1945), Angus Galbraith Clark (1839-1906)

Oyster Opener

Oyster shucking

My third great grandfather Thomas Davies (abt.1855-1935) was an Oster Opener, The oyster shucking company gave jobs to anyone who needed or wanted one, and the industry liked using child labour because the children could be worked to the bone with little or no pay. in his later years he worked for the Harbour Board Employee in Wellington, NZ.

Service Station

Smith Hare & Christison - SERVICE STATIONS, Carterton

My great-grandfather, Charles Christison, established Smith Hare & Christison Limited in the Carterton District after returning from the war. Today, the business remains in operation under the same name.

Smith Hare & Christison in 2020

Tea Dealer

Joesph Hand

The most British occupation on this page, my 3rd great grandfather Joseph Hand (abt.1839-1908) was a Tea Dealer during the late 19th century in Macclesfield, England. He was mentioned in the 1871, 1881, and 1891 Census as a Tea Dealer/merchant. In the 1901 Census, he was listed as a Tea Dealer, Grocer, and Cheese Factor.

Whaler

One of the most brutal occupations among my ancestors was whaling. My fourth great-grandfather, James Williams, was referred to as "Cloudy Bay Williams" to distinguish him from another James Williams who was also participating in whaling in the surrounding area.

In 1832 six vessels arrived in Cloudy Bay at the start of the whaling season and set off into the Bay after the whales which could be seen basking and spouting from the shoreline. The Dragon out of Hobart, later reported a haul of 1600 barrels of oil in her hold, the Courier 300 barrels of black oil and 400 of sperm oil. The William Stoveld had 300 barrels of black oil and 400 of sperm oil and the New Zealander had the same amount. All of this oil landed in Sydney. Porirua whale station The Juno, an American vessel, had her hold full to capacity with nearly 1000 barrels of oil procured from her whale hunt along the New Zealand coast.^[1] James arrived in New Zealand, aboard the 'New Zealander' in 1835-6. He was a carpenter who was sent to be a storekeeper at a Cloudy Bay Whaling Station, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

Soon after James took charge of the whaling station at Tom Cane's Bay, he gained a reputation for being ruthless and uncooperative. Little assistance could be expected from him.^[2]

C.A. MacDonald aged 63 in 1933 gives a brief account of 'Cloudy Bay' Williams who was a cooper at Te Awaiti before being fitted out by a Sydney merchant, 'as head of a whaling establishment adjoining Guard's at Kakapo Baf. Since the Ocean Bay stations were in 1839 at least run by Ferguson and Oliver, Williams may have been at Tom Canes Bay. The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Straits Guardian reports Williams' three-boat, 24-man Cloudy Bay station taking 23 tons of oil and 1 ton of bone in 1844. ^[3]