1851 census, occupation?

[truebritmega]

Can anyone tell me what this occupation says? its from the 1851 census (i put the census reference thingy on too to make it easy lol)

[Hollander]

Hi Truebritmega.

I'd hazard a guess at Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries, and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.

[goldie61]

I guess you got the last bit - 'in General Practice' - just in case!

[JonathanC]

Agree LSA, I see MRCSE, maybe Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh(?)

[truebritmega]

thank you both, and yes, now you say it I can see it too (and yes lol, I did see the general practice bit

Many thanks

Andy

[FosseWay]

Agree LSA, I see MRCSE, maybe Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh(?)

Or ... of England? Might be slightly more likely given it's an English census and he was born in London, though there's no reason why a Scottish doctor shouldn't be practising in England or why an Englishman shouldn't have qualified in Edinburgh.

[JonathanC]

Agree LSA, I see MRCSE, maybe Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh(?)

Or ... of England? Might be slightly more likely given it's an English census and he was born in London, though there's no reason why a Scottish doctor shouldn't be practising in England or why an Englishman shouldn't have qualified in Edinburgh.

I think the convention is that the last initial denotes the University where the person graduated.