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loisand

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What type of occupation is a "carter" and "undercarter". I am assuming it is something to do with the mill trade, but cannot find exactly what it is. Thanks for all your help.
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Thanks Sylvia and Jill, and don't worry Jill we quite often get names wrong on here, you kind of loose track of who you are replying to, going to try your link now, thanks.
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not sure what you want phil but as far as i can see a carter transported goods from one place to another before the days of petrol transport it would have been by hand cart..i have a couple of rellies late 1800s early 1900s who are down as straw carter and straw dealer but of course anything could have been carted around

lyn
 
Hi All,
In my younger days a horse drawn vehicle was referred to as a Horse and Cart. Carters, therefore, were either in control of a horse and cart or else pushing a hand held cart. I imagine that carters working from the Birmingham stations were mainly of the horse drawn variety
Old Boy
Astoness said:
not sure what you want phil but as far as i can see a carter transported goods from one place to another before the days of petrol transport it would have been by hand cart..i have a couple of rellies late 1800s early 1900s who are down as straw carter and straw dealer but of course anything could have been carted around

lyn
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