Meaning of Latin Occupation

[dcbnwh]

I would be grateful if anybody is able to tell me what the occupation, in various forms, is on the attached image. They are from Llanfwrog 1700-1720.

On one page, baptisms in 1713, several have the same occupation.

Regards,

David

[GR2]

byrsa is a Mediaeval Latin word for leather, so the occupation must be connected with it.

[iluleah]

Greek býrsa a skin, hide

It seems that  býrsa and bursa are closely related/same words, from Greek into Latin

Medieval Latin, from bursa means “purse” eg ārius is a suffix and masculine (āria would be feminine, and ārium neutral)

bursārius

    a bursar,  treasurer of a university, college or school.
    a purse-maker
    a person who takes bribes

So certainly it can be associated with animal hide, if the person was a purse maker, however the word seems to be associated more with money

[dcbnwh]

Thank you for the replies,

From what you have said, I suspected that he was a tanner, who may also have made finished articles, including bags and purses.

One of the people in 1713 had the surname of Sherlock, which would be uncommon in that area, so I looked back through some earlier records and he had the same occupation in 1702, 1704 and 1705 but in 1698 he is recorded as a tanner. At this time, the records are in a different hand and perhaps less understanding of Latin.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

David

[wilcoxon]

http://hdl.handle.net/10107/428164

Bangor Probate Records,
Simon Sherlock : bond, 1765. 

Unfortunately not a will, but he was of Llanfwrog. Possibly had a wife Martha .
 I think as this is in Bangor it may be Llanfwrog , in Anglesey

[Galium]

Not sure if it's relevant, but the Welsh for tanner is barcer. 

[dcbnwh]

Thank you for pointing out the Simon Sherlock bond.

He actually died in 1754 and I suspect that Martha was his daughter, born in 1713.

It sounds as though she was the wife of John Roberts and died before administering the will of her father.

David