camsta
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16 years ago
Hello,
I have been doing some family history research and have found an ancestor whose occupation is stated as a "check wergman at clay pit". I have done some googling but the term doesn't seem to exist. I was hoping some kind soul on this forum would be able to enlighten me as to what this term means and what he would have done for a living.
Thank you very much
Cameron
derrickman
16 years ago
I assume this is a misprint, mis-spelling or misreading of the term 'check weighman'

your ancestor would have had the job of weighing the production ( presumably by operating the weighbridge, checking the loaded and unloaded tubs ) and keeping the records by which workers were paid on piece-work
''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.
camsta
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16 years ago
Ok, Thank you very much for your quick reply. I was hoping for something slightly more grand than that but there we are!!!
regards
Cameron
derrickman
16 years ago
well, the check weighman was not someone to be lightly offended - men were paid by his records 😮
''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.
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