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  • Ernest Littlefield Gowen (1873 - 1962)
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    THOMASIN DARLING=== [mother of Grace Darling]From Grace Darling website Born Thomasin Horsley in Bamburgh, 27 February 1774Died Bamburgh, 16 October 1848, age 74 Thomasin , Grace’s mother, was the elde...
  • René Ancelin (1609 - 1695)
    Notes * Location info: Poitou, France (birth), Aunis, France (marriage), Rivière-Ouelle (death); habitait sur l' Isle d'Orléans en 1667.* Pionnier de la Nouvelle-France . Arrive au Québec en 1665. Il a...

Spinners

Hand-spinning was a cottage industry in medieval Europe, where the wool spinners (often women and children) would provide enough yarn to service the needs of the men who operated the loom. This would occur in districts favourable to sheep husbandry. Wikipedia

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Filassiers

Ouvrier broyant les tiges de lins pour en séparer l'écorce et les transformer en filasse.

Filassière

Ouvrière peignant la filasse avec un séran de manière à la rendre apte à être filée.

Poupelier

Ouvrier séparant le lin et le chanvre pour en faire des poupées destinées à la vente.

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