Anyone have X Ray vision to read this? :)

[Tati]

Can you guys really see the word ending in 'an' instead of 'er'?   
I thought 'er' was the only definite bit!!

Mind you - sorry to say, Debbie! - I don't think we'll ever find out unless someone sees the original and the writings turn out to be in different colours!   

[Galium]

PaulaToo's image makes the first word a bit clearer - it looks to me like 'General'.

For a woman, 'General' is usually followed by 'servant', but I don't think this is the case here - the ending of the second word looks like '..er' (Compare with the ending of 'Labourer' on the line below).

A possibility is that the enumerator has entered John's occupation on the wrong line, and it reads 'General Labourer'.  What was he doing in previous census years?

[Gadget]

I've looked and looked at this - and played with all sorts of levels, negatived it, etc. and i can only come up with the same as Tati and a few others - Green grocer - I'm more sure of the Green than the grocer but what else goes with green 

Gadget

[PaulaToo]

Had another fiddle with it, but won't be able to get it any clearer...
Giving up on this one...and saying that hurts the precious pride...
Last shot 'Garmentworker.'

[GeoffE]

In my opinion Dock L refers to the line below - part of the job classification system for Waterside Labourer

[JAP]

Something which keeps puzzling me is WHY the entry was scored through.

And the only reason I can think of is that whatever was written there was not a recognized occupation.

But then why not also score through the stamped 'worker'?

JAP

[JAP]

Debbie,

Do you have the census references for 1891, 1881 and 1861?

What was John's occupation in them?  Were they married by 1861 - and if not what was Emily's ms and occupation?

Was there an occupation for Emily on their marriage certificate?

JAP

[Gadget]

Fresh from my tide waiter    Is it Garment sewer ?


Gadget

[Rabbit B]

Hi again,

I make mistakes when I am writing [dont we all] cross it out, and put something beside, above, or below it, where it can be put in.  The entry was wrong!  hence the crossing out.

I still say that the other word applies to that entry, albeit in a different had, the others are so very clearly marked!

Rabbit B