Help with Occupation Please

[purplekat]

Hi

My gg great grandmother's brother was a Steam Ship 

Any help deciphering this welcomed

Jean x

[vela]

Fireman? 

The term is still used today:

http://www.virginiav.org/crew.html
Fireman: The Fireman works under the authority of the Chief Engineer's license, and so doesn't need a Coast Guard license (volunteer opportunity!). The Fireman's role is to assist in the operation of the ship's steam plant and other machinery. The Fireman is also the primary oiler, keeping all the moving parts of the ship lubricated on a regular schedule.

vela

[purplekat]

Hi Vela

Thanks for the suggestion and the link, fireman is a possibility.  It must have been a hard life to be a steamship fireman in the 19th Century!

Jean 

[PaulStaffs]

Steam ship first officer ?

Compare the last letter with Labourer and Scholar above and below. To me it looks like the word 'first' has been squeezed in afterwards.

[purplekat]

Thanks Paula

Yes I see what you mean  R looks like W