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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Brilliant googling - now I see more job names that I remember.
There weren't any creelers where my mum and dad worked.
I think that the beams and bobbins were loaded with cotton elsewhere.
Spinning was more prevalent in the Rochdale area
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I think the Tackler comment on the list is wrong.
It took brains and brawns to do that difficult job.
Creeler was probably shortened to Reeler because it's easier to say when you've been deafened in t'mill.
I have seen Reeler given as an occupation on the census, so both names must have offically been used for the same job.