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Occupation
« on: Tuesday 14 July 09 16:04 UTC (UK) »
Hi
My mum always described her great uncle as being a Fretter, he made his money from what he found on the beach at Eastbourne, he did very little other work. I can find no reference to the term Fretter and as my mothers family are mostly from Sussex, I was wondering if this is a Sussex expression, has anybody else heard of it.
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Sussex - Barnes, Reed, Collins, French, Stace, Walter, Diplock, Holter

London/Surrey,  Lambeth, Southwark,Camberwell areas - France, Pittman, Follows, Holliday, Harris

Somerset, Long Sutton - Cox, Burt

Hampshire, Hartley Wintney - Ellis

Surrey, Holmwood, Dorking - Smith, Aldridge

Nottinghamshire, Newark - Hopkinson
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Re: Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 14 July 09 16:30 UTC (UK) »
Hi Jay

Not heard the term 'Fretter' in Sussex as you suggest - but saying that, it may be connected with the Sussex Dialect.

According to 'A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect' by Rev W D Parish, (first published in 1875)
FRET. Sea Fret, Fine rain, mist, or drifting spray blown up from the sea
e.g.
"Tis beginning to rain"
"No, tis only fret off the sea"

So, it is connected with the Beach and the Sea - so maybe mum was right

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Re: Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 July 09 16:59 UTC (UK) »
Hi
Thanks Chris for the interesting reply, perhaps that is how the expression has come about in my family to decribe mums great uncle.
             Thanks, Jan
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Sussex - Barnes, Reed, Collins, French, Stace, Walter, Diplock, Holter

London/Surrey,  Lambeth, Southwark,Camberwell areas - France, Pittman, Follows, Holliday, Harris

Somerset, Long Sutton - Cox, Burt

Hampshire, Hartley Wintney - Ellis

Surrey, Holmwood, Dorking - Smith, Aldridge

Nottinghamshire, Newark - Hopkinson
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