| Anglican |
Follower
of the Church of England
|
|
| Anti-Catholic |
A
person who is against the Catholic faith |
|
| Apprentice |
A
person who is bound to another to learn a trade |
|
| Apprenticeship |
The
time that a person is bound to another to learn a trade |
|
| Brassfounder |
A
maker of articles in brass |
|
| Carribbee
Island |
Carribbee
Island was an area of Wolverhampton bounded by Stafford Street, Back
Lane, Carbury Street and Canal Street (Broad Street) |
|
| Confectioner |
A
person who makes or sells sweets |
|
| Dissenter |
Persons
who rejected the authority of the Protestant Church |
|
| Electoral
Union |
An
organisation seeking electoral reform |
|
| Gaelic |
A
language of Ireland or the Scottish Highlands |
|
| Hostel |
A
communal residence |
|
| Hurricane
Charlie |
A
tropical storm, (Tropical storms are given names to identify them
starting with the first storm of the year given a name beginning with
A. Hurricane Charlie being the third tropical storm of the year). |
|
| Hussar |
A
light cavalry soldier |
|
| Immigrant |
A
person who moves to another country to live |
|
| Indian
Workers Association |
An
organisation aimed at securing all the welfare and political rights
of the Indian community |
|
| Irish
Famine |
A
famine caused by the failure of the potato crop in 1840 |
|
| Local
Yeomanry |
Local army Militia |
|
| Migrants |
People
who move to another country to live |
|
| Migration
|
The
act of moving to another country to live
|
|
| Milliner |
A
maker or seller of women's hats |
|
| Nail
Cutter |
A
maker of nails |
|
| Napoleonic
Wars |
Wars
between Britain and its Allies against France during the latter part
of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century |
|
| Poll
book |
Book
recording who people voted for in elections |
|
| Prosecute |
To
take legal proceedings against |
|
| Protestant |
A
member of a Reform Church |
|
| Refugee |
A
person who flees a country through political or religious persecution |
|
| Special
Constable |
Part
Time Policeman or Woman |
|
| Vicar
Apostolic |
A
Roman Catholic bishop appointed by the Pope |
|
| Waiter |
A
person who serves at a table |
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