tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post4217321491581974121..comments2024-03-28T14:44:38.278-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Census occupation: CharwomanBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-76343145946197331442009-12-08T10:31:31.109-08:002009-12-08T10:31:31.109-08:00THis is a brilliant piece of writing Jenny, one of...THis is a brilliant piece of writing Jenny, one of my ancestors gave her occupation as charwoman on a census but I've never really known what kind of work she would have done. I realised it was drudgery of course but not in the detail that you give. It would be fascinating to learn more about both Ann and her daughters. A winter research project? :)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-30735415108278401642009-11-24T05:54:16.310-08:002009-11-24T05:54:16.310-08:00It's great to be back in blogland! I've re...It's great to be back in blogland! I've really enjoyed reading your account of Ann's life as a charwoman .. (puts me in mind of Thomas Hardy!) .. you really do wonder how on earth they managed to bring up children in this environment, don't you?! Wonderful stuff, as ever BB.<br /><br />Willow xWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065088967190856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-81805899498679494212009-11-24T00:27:51.895-08:002009-11-24T00:27:51.895-08:00It's not very lyrically written, but I wanted ...It's not very lyrically written, but I wanted to give her a voice. As for the girls - dunno - I would need to go to the Records Office and follow them forward. I should imagine they moved away. I know at one point a widow from Llettygariad married a widower from Pantydinas opposite (or t'other way round) and think that Pantydinas used to be a little shop, someone was saying?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-25403770153372901352009-11-23T12:33:10.051-08:002009-11-23T12:33:10.051-08:00Beautifully written BB. You have brought Ann Jones...Beautifully written BB. You have brought Ann Jones to life, and what a hard life she had. I think that my rural Lincolnshire and Wiltshire Great Great Grandmothers would have recognised Ann`s world.<br /><br />I wonder what happened to her daughters?Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-2973628641023845722009-11-23T10:45:20.704-08:002009-11-23T10:45:20.704-08:00Life was not easy in those days, that's for su...Life was not easy in those days, that's for sure.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-68901588681976005282009-11-23T07:36:23.404-08:002009-11-23T07:36:23.404-08:00I've never read a description of a charwoman&#...I've never read a description of a charwoman's duties before---utterly depressing. I think of the flagrant abuses of welfare programs in this country, but the alternative might be something like a modern day version of Widow Jones' existance. <br />Our standards of cleanliness are elevated today and most of us "clean" with chemicals in handy spray bottles---the effort of other generations to acheive household sanitation involved such dreadful labors and we would probably think the results were lacking.<br />Beautifully detailed--as is each piece you write.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.com