Greetin's all
Would be really interested to see any census return, where the family member has his trade listed as cordiner.
Cordiner, not shoemaker.....
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Davie
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DavidWW
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Cordwainer is the same as cordiner !
A worker in cordwain (or cordovan) leather, the name deriving from Cordova, Spain, where this leather was originally processed. The term came to be more specifically applied to a shoemaker, as this type of leather was much used for shoes worn by the higher classes during the Middle Ages .... from http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr ... Cordwainer
David
A worker in cordwain (or cordovan) leather, the name deriving from Cordova, Spain, where this leather was originally processed. The term came to be more specifically applied to a shoemaker, as this type of leather was much used for shoes worn by the higher classes during the Middle Ages .... from http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr ... Cordwainer
David