Week 36 (Sept. 6-12): Working

 Week 36 (Sept. 6-12): Working

My Great Grandfather Arthur Wood was a hard-“working” man, information linked to this I have included in this story. Arthur was born 14 September 1885 in Bradford, he was the first born child of his parents Charles and Sarah. 

The earliest record link to him being hard “working” was the 1901 census. On it he is listed as engine & machine worker apprentice (age 15years). His father Charles is a mill mechanic, so I wonder if he was at the mill as well.



When Arthur married Mary in 1907 his marriage cert only says Engineer and his father is again listed as mechanic. Move forward 3years to 1910 when his daughter was born he is listed as engineer turner (taken from daughters birth cert). A year later on the 1911 census there is a total change of job and hes listed as coalman stawker (see image below left).

In 1914 Arthur has again had a change in career and is listed as a mechanic turner on his sons birth cert. I don’t have his other 2 sons birth certs but would be interesting to see what he is listed as on those.

In 1932 on his daughters marriage cert he is listed as an engineer. And then on the 1939 census he is a centre lathe turner, engineer (see image below right).

I don’t have his death certificate either as that again may have an occupation on it.

All of these show that he was a hard “working” man and that he provided for his family. My Dad said he recalls spending time with Arthur and Mary and they were nice people, but even when he was with them Arthur was always busy doing something.



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