Census Occupations - Stone Quarrier
Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were Stone Quarriers.
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Description: Someone who worked in the mining industry extracting stone from a quarry. Exposed to the dangers of working with large stones they could also pick up diseases by inhaling dust from the stone. These are know generally as the term pneumoconiosis but depending on the type of dust could cause flint's disease or potter's rot. See also: Stone Merchant, Stone Worker, Stone Carter, Stone Dealer, Stone Dresser, Stone Mason.
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