jan 1, 1540 - ploughwright
Description:
A carpenter who specialised in making ploughs. 1269 Robert <i>Plochewrychte,</i> Saxton (YRS12/110); 1285 Robert <i>le Plogwryth</i>, Ossett (YRS29/195); 1381 <i>Willelmus Ploughwryght</i>, Etton (PTER). He would need to be able to fashion the plough-beam, the plough-foot, the plough-head, the plough-sheaths and the plough-stilts: 1540 <i>Item to a ploghe wright for makynge ploghes harowes axillyse waynes and hewynge felewes and other tymbre</i>, Hampole (YRS80/125).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1540
Now
~ 485 years ago