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1. www.familyresearcher.co.uk › glossary › Dictionary-ofFamily Tree Researcher: Dictionary of Old Occupations - Index

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   A-Z index of old occupations. Jobs are listed alphabetically by job title, so this index will help you browse through the dictionary to find interesting and obscure old occupations and their definitions. Click or tap on the job title / term below in order to see the definition.

2. www.ancestry.co.uk › name-originPalka Surname Meaning & Palka Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®

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   What did your Palka ancestors do for a living? In 1940, Laborer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Palka. 31% of Palka men worked as a Laborer and 16% of Palka women worked as a Housework.

3. pureportal.coventry.ac.uk › en › publicationsThe Palka Diaries Project — Coventry University

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   In June 1940 Zymunt Palka and his son, Jan, were deported by the Russian political police from eastern Poland to a forced labour camp in Siberia. Zygmunt died there but Jan survived. Following an amnesty in 1941 Jan made his way to the middle-east where he joined Polish divisions in the British army and later settled in Britain, where he died ...

   • Author: Adrian Palka
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   • Publish Year: 2016
   • Publication status: Accepted/In press-2016

4. palkadiaries.co.uk › page-1Page 1 – Introduction – The Palka Diaries

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   This diary is a record of the wartime experiences of Zygmunt Palka (1901-1941) and his son, Jan Palka (1924-2008). A full translation and transcription of the diary can be downloaded from the final page of this site…..

5. www.worldthroughthelens.com › family-history › oldList of Old English Occupations and descriptions

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   BARER A barer was the person who removed over-burden (top-soil) with pick and shovel. He was responsible for digging out the earth on the hillside until it reached the stone below at which point the Delver or Stone Getter would take over. It was a dangerous job and there was many fatalities if the soil gave way, burying barers alive.

6. palkadiaries.co.uk › the-two-journeysThe two Journeys - The Palka Diaries

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   The two Journeys. On June 29th, 1940 Zygmunt was arrested in his home in Rawa Russka by NKVD officers. He was escorted to the station and put into a cattle truck of a goods train with other prisoners. Jan joined him voluntarily later that day, gathering food and clothes for their journey. They had no idea of their destination.

7. palkadiaries.co.ukThe Palka Diaries – A family story of wartime exile to Siberia

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   This was a family history project led by Adrian Palka, a senior lecturer at Coventry University. It is based around an inherited wartime diary, which tells the story of how Adrian’s grandfather, Zygmunt, and father, Jan, were exiled in a Siberian labour camp during World War 2.