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cass75
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unusual occupations on the census
« on: Wednesday 05 August 09 19:48 UTC (UK) »
I came across this when looking at the 1881 census for Keighley Yorkshire and it made me chuckle!!!

Sarah Hall, wife of the household, occupation listed as "the missis".

Has anyone come across any other 'unusual' occupations??? Smiley
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fallingonabruise
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Re: unusual occupations on the census
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 August 09 21:44 UTC (UK) »
not really unusual but in one of the 1851 census pages for mile end, london
there was a 'cat meat vendor' which I hope didn't mean they had a stall selling dead cats,
well it made me chucke anyway  Grin
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Lloyd in london, Jelfs, Cheatham, Taylor, Raistrick, Knowles, Cassidy, Blackburn, Corns, Gallagher
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Re: unusual occupations on the census
« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 August 09 00:19 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: cass75 on Wednesday 05 August 09 19:48 UTC (UK)
I came across this when looking at the 1881 census for Keighley Yorkshire and it made me chuckle!!!

Sarah Hall, wife of the household, occupation listed as "the missis".

Has anyone come across any other 'unusual' occupations??? Smiley

I saw one the other day, under wifes occupation it said "Nothing" !

I have one somewhere that under a mans occupation it says "Traveller & Drunkard" (dont think the head of the house liked him, I think it was a boarding house if I remember correctly)

LOL thankfully neither of these were mine, just on same pages!
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Manchester – Bate(s) / Bebbington / Coppock or Coppart / Evans / Mitchell / Prince / Smith

Cheshire Latchford – Bibby / Savage / Smith.
Cheshire Macclesfield,  Bollington & Rainow – Childs / Flint / Mc'rea
Cheshire Crewe – Bate(s) / Bebbington
Shropshire Wellington, Wobwell – Smith
Walsall Midds – Smith

Also looking for:
Mc'Rea/McCrea – Ireland to Cheshire

And
any relatives of Margaret Bibby married to Thomas Smith all over country
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