Whitesmith?

[kentishbear]

I am researching my family tree and came across a distant uncle who in 1871 was a Whitesmith.. I have heard of a blacksmith.. but what is/was a whitesmith?

[kempie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesmith

[Shannon07]

if you need any help on a different subject let me know as i have ancestry.co.uk and can look at previous census returns for you