Walker, Henry
Birth Name | Walker, Henry |
Gramps ID | 375627289 |
Gender | male |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E2218] | 1865 | KIDDERMINSTER Worcestershire England |
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Occupation [E2219] | Carpet Loom Tuner |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Walker, Richard [I0792] | |
Mother | Price, Mary [I0793] | |
Sister | Walker, Eliza J [I0794] | |
Brother | Walker, William [I0795] | |
Sister | Walker, Harriet [I0796] | |
Sister | Walker, Ellen [I0797] | |
Brother | Walker, Edwin E [I0798] | |
Sister | Walker, Sarah [I0799] | |
Sister | Walker, Alice M [I0800] | |
Sister | Walker, Elizabeth M [I0801] | |
Sister | Walker, Fanny M [I0802] | |
Walker, Henry [375627289] |
Families
  |   | Family of Walker, Henry and Thresher, Lucy Emma [45] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Thresher, Lucy Emma [375604501] | ||||||||||||
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Children |
Narrative
A Carpet Loom Tuner Sets up looms equipped with pile-wire mechanisms to weave piled carpeting and repairs looms to ensure production conforms to quality standards, employing knowledge of weaving and loom construction: Inspects loom of woven carpeting to determine adjustments or repairs needed. Repairs or replaces defective parts, using handtools and precision instruments. Changes gears on pile-wire mechanism to alter number of Pile wires inserted into shed to correspond with number of picks per inch, following charts. Synchronizes motion of pile wires with motion of lathe, using handtools. A skilled and inticate job!
Attributes
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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RFN | 633484384 |