Help reading an occupation

[Jean McGurn]

Possibly John was a Tailor by trade but was moonlighting as a sailor at the time of the census? Perhaps they had been short of crew?

Jean

[Maggie.]

Hi Mab,

I'm coming in late to this but again, for what its worth when I looked at Prue's copy without reading any one else's posts, therefore I was uninfluenced - I thought 'Tailor'.

Maggie 

[forthefamily]

Thanks Jean and Maggie.

He has been very illusive and I was surprised to find him on a vessel 

mab