A relative's occupation as listed on 1841 census. Assume that it has some relevance to River Dee as lived in Bagilit,Flintshire near the River Dee.
2007-01-25 01:40:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
a banksman is the person who sends the men and materials into a mine ,an onsetter is his opposite number (the man who is at the bottom of the shaft who takes things off.
2007-01-25 01:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by steve223261 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. A banks man is someone who directs the driver or operator of a machine. He also loads and unloads the machine. The person who directs a crane driver and hooks up and unhooks the load to be lifted is a banks man.
Hope this helps.
Mervyn
2007-01-25 02:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by Smurf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could well be something to do with mines as there were many mines in the Bagillt area.
Have a look at Bagillt's local history site (Note the correct spelling)
2007-01-25 23:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by anwen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "banksman" was a person who was in charge of machinery.
my uncle was a banksman in a coal-pit in charge of the winding gear that took the cages up and down the pit-shaft in the mid 1800's
2007-01-27 02:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by yomper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋