Thread: Model Maker (S & W)

Im currently looking at Family Search, where one of my relatives is listed as a Model Maker (S & W). Thanks to the help of this forum, I was able to establish tha he worked in engineering, as on an earlier census he is a Pattern Maker In An Engine Works.



http://www.familysearch.org/eng/sear...rchresults.asp



Does anyone known what the S & W might mean after Model Maker?

Hi Hamdo1,



The only thing I am finding is Smith and Wesson.

My reaction BAng! Bang!

Id love it to be true, but Im pretty sure Smith and Wesson never had a factory in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

Ooops!



I am pretty certain this is an engineer(ing) related terminology .

and maybe to do with design & fabrication!



Elsabels

I've come up with Safety & welfare, which could be a fore runner of the current HSE



If father was around he would tell me, he was an engineer and that is why I have a heard of this terminolgy,



I'll see if I can find any of his books!



Elsabels

Hello



Try this website, evidently Blackburn wasn't about cotton it also had engineering works dating back to 1826!



blackburn.gov.uk local history then Archives.....



There is a contact number who may be able to help....



Yep it has got me bugged



Elsabels

Another link that you might find useful, with a contact to someone who might be able to help re the S&W:



http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?p...3&language=eng



If nothing else, it makes interesting reading!

Safety & Welfare, applicable to all businesses in, maybe father 'specialised' in it!



I have googled safety & welfare 1851 and ther are numerous dialogue some referig to the enumerators records so that is what i think it is.......it all stacks up



In another life maybe Smith & Wesson!



Elsabels