Woodcorder (General)
by ritpetite 
, New Zealand, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 07:26 (1014 days ago)
Hi
Does anyone know what a Woodcorder was in 1728 in Ruardean.
Thankyou.
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by grahamdavison , Saturday, February 05, 2022, 11:17 (1014 days ago) @ ritpetite
If you tell me the record I`ll check the transcription.
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by MPGriffiths , Saturday, February 05, 2022, 13:16 (1013 days ago) @ grahamdavison
On the National Archives, there is a Will for a Wood Corder dated 10 April 1765
Thomas HULL of Flaxley - his burial record in 1764 is on this site.
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by MPGriffiths , Saturday, February 05, 2022, 13:19 (1013 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
I used the Advance Search and there is a later baptism at Drybrook, 18 February 1844
Elizabeth WILLIAMS
father: William WILLIAMS - residence: Ruardean Hill
occupation: Wood Corder
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by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 15:28 (1013 days ago) @ ritpetite
Since a cord of firewood is a pile of 4ft logs, about 8ft wide and about 4ft high, it seems reasonable to assume it was a woodcorder’s job to produce this.
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by cmfenton , Ferndown, Dorset, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 19:19 (1013 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin
One definition I have come across is:
Wood-corder A town official responsible for stacking cut wood for sale into standard 'cords' piles.
A web search reveals the term used in 19th century official documents in various US States (eg Delaware) with responsibilities carefully outlined.
All this supports Mike's summary but at what stage the term went out of common use is anyones guess.
-Colin
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by ritpetite , New Zealand, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 20:43 (1013 days ago) @ cmfenton
Thank you everyone sorry can't put my finger on the transcription at moment.
I had searched on Google but kept putting other things on which were not relevant.
Cheers from down under.
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by cmfenton , Ferndown, Dorset, Sunday, February 06, 2022, 15:57 (1012 days ago) @ ritpetite
You could try this link
Link to Delaware State Laws book on Google
(Hope it works - given it's a really long URL!)
Regards
-Colin
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by ritpetite , New Zealand, Sunday, February 06, 2022, 16:15 (1012 days ago) @ cmfenton
Interesting. Thankyou four trouble. Very small on phone.
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by ritpetite , New Zealand, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 20:51 (1013 days ago) @ cmfenton
Found in the Will of Thomas Morgan 1728 - 243274 - Will number 11.
Thankyou all again.
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by ritpetite , New Zealand, Saturday, February 05, 2022, 20:58 (1013 days ago) @ cmfenton
It was actually some ones name in America.
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by jhopkins , Wednesday, February 09, 2022, 01:14 (1010 days ago) @ ritpetite
Kia ora ritpetite
We still use "cord" as a measurement of a volume of wood in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is not uncommon to see adverts for firewood at $x per cord of old man pine, etc. It is often replaced by "trailer load" or a "scoop", both of which are pretty debatable measures whereas cord is an agreed measure:
"A cord, a unit of measurement usually reserved for wood when it's been chopped and stacked, works out to about 3.62 m3, or a pile about 1.22m x 1.22 m x 2.44 m."
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by ritpetite , New Zealand, Wednesday, February 09, 2022, 01:29 (1010 days ago) @ jhopkins
Kia Ora Yourself
That is interesting. Thankyou. Muggy aya.
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by jhopkins , Wednesday, February 09, 2022, 01:46 (1010 days ago) @ ritpetite
Muggy aye
Horrid. I am over it...