Corwinder or Cordwainer

[DAVID HAWKES]

The burial records of two brothers in 1731 and 1738 show their occupations
as Cordwinders.Can anyone tell me if there was an occupation of Cordwinder
or should this have been transcribed as Cordwainer. The occupation of their
Father when he died in 1713 is described as a Shoemaker and I believe a
Cordwainer is was a Boot & Shoemaker. If Corwinder should be Cordwainer then
it would appear that they were following the family occupation.
Any help or ideas would be welcome.
David Hawkes.

[Nigel Brassington]

Cordwinder means the same as cordwainer. They are alternative forms of the
same thing (a shoemaker). Nigel

[Martina]

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:13:35 +0000 (UTC), "DAVID HAWKES"

Post by DAVID HAWKES
The burial records of two brothers in 1731 and 1738 show their occupations
as Cordwinders.Can anyone tell me if there was an occupation of Cordwinder
or should this have been transcribed as Cordwainer. The occupation of their
Father when he died in 1713 is described as a Shoemaker and I believe a
Cordwainer is was a Boot & Shoemaker. If Corwinder should be Cordwainer then
it would appear that they were following the family occupation.
Any help or ideas would be welcome.
David Hawkes.

Cordwainer / Cordiner / Corviner / Corvisor Shoemaker. Originally, a
leather worker using high quality Cordovan leather from Spain for such
things as harness, gloves and riding boots. By the 19c it had reduced
to a shoemaker - as distinct from a cobbler, who repaired shoes

A site which has Old Occupations
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html



Martina
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[CWatters]

Post by DAVID HAWKES
The burial records of two brothers in 1731 and 1738 show their occupations
as Cordwinders.Can anyone tell me if there was an occupation of Cordwinder
or should this have been transcribed as Cordwainer. The occupation of their
Father when he died in 1713 is described as a Shoemaker and I believe a
Cordwainer is was a Boot & Shoemaker. If Corwinder should be Cordwainer then
it would appear that they were following the family occupation.
Any help or ideas would be welcome.
David Hawkes.

Perhaps not just shoes...

http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/archives/er06-01.htm

STORIES FROM ESSEX'S PAST
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SHOEMAKING IN ESSEX COUNTY

Shoemakers began to ply their trade in this county
in its first settlement. They were generally
called cordwainers or cordwinders, though those
terms are not sufficiently descriptive of their
occupation, as a cordwainer was one who sewed
leather, but included the making of breeches and
other articles of clothing made of leather.

[Eve McLaughlin]

Post by CWatters
Shoemakers began to ply their trade in this county
in its first settlement. They were generally
called cordwainers or cordwinders, though those
terms are not sufficiently descriptive of their
occupation, as a cordwainer was one who sewed
leather, but included the making of breeches and
other articles of clothing made of leather.

Only in small places which did not justify a separate chappie to make
breeches. Locally, our shoemakers also made trusses, purses and leather
washers for pumps (could do with new one for the well)

[Eve McLaughlin]

Post by DAVID HAWKES
The burial records of two brothers in 1731 and 1738 show their occupations
as Cordwinders.Can anyone tell me if there was an occupation of Cordwinder
or should this have been transcribed as Cordwainer.

they are merely valid alternative spellings of the same occupation, (as
is the even earlier cordiner) which is a fancy way of saying shoemaker.
Way back, the cordwainers used the fine quality cordovan leather, but
this ceased to be a distinction from around 1500, and it simply meant
anyone making boots and shoes.

Post by DAVID HAWKES
The occupation of their
Father when he died in 1713 is described as a Shoemaker and I believe a
Cordwainer is was a Boot & Shoemaker. If Corwinder should be Cordwainer then
it would appear that they were following the family occupation.

Yup.