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Occupation Interests / Re: Gamekeepers Index
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I think the term "gamekeeper" might have changed over time. The modern understanding is a someone employed by an estate to manage the game. A steward of sorts.
In 1731 the Dorset Quarter Sessions Book shows that my ggggg grandfather was appointed by Sir Robert Long Bt to be his gamekeeper for the Manors of Burleston & Southover. These two manors were adjacent to Tolpuddle in Dorset where my ancestor was the Vicar.
In 1731 the Dorset Quarter Sessions Book shows that my ggggg grandfather was appointed by Sir Robert Long Bt to be his gamekeeper for the Manors of Burleston & Southover. These two manors were adjacent to Tolpuddle in Dorset where my ancestor was the Vicar.