Coal Hewer?

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Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 119 Send Message	Thelma	Report	22 Jul 2007 13:08
	Please could someone tell me what a Coal Hewer did? My G/Grandfather apparantly was one. Thank you Thelma
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	22 Jul 2007 13:14
	well hewing is digging out like a coal miner. Its not listed on old occupations site but found this The Miner who produced the coal (Coal Hewer) Also found this :-According to the return 'coal miner' was not a sufficient description, and the authorities required 'coal hewer' to be inserted as the occupation of a man Shirley
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Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 119 Send Message	Thelma	Report	22 Jul 2007 13:17
	Thank you Shirley, I can see what you mean. Thelma.
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 6 274 Send Message	Georgina	Report	22 Jul 2007 13:28
	This is from old occupations website... Hewer :- Mine face worker - hewed or cut the coal Georgina.
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 119 Send Message	Thelma	Report	22 Jul 2007 13:59
	Thank you Georgina, I can now put this on my file for future reference. Very grateful to yourself and Shirley for your help. Thelma