Martin Genealogy Blog

Have located census info about my gt gt grandfather, Charles MARTIN.

He was a ‘coal porter’ (working on the Thames), according to the 1881 & 1901 census. In 1891 he was a dock labourer. he was known as ‘black dad’ because he was usually covered in coal dust.

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