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Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« on: Wednesday 26 April 17 12:16 BST (UK) »
I have an ancestor in Scotland and in the 1871 census his occupation is down as Spint Shopman, does anyone know what this is. In later census's he is down as a Spirit salesman, I thought I may be a spelling mistake but would just like to make sure.

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 12:18 BST (UK) »
I would suggest that it is a bad transcription and it should be spirit in both! Some one has taken the r and i and read them as n.
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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 12:36 BST (UK) »
Hi Groom I was thinking the same, just wanted to make sure. Thanks

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 April 17 13:33 BST (UK) »
Or possibly Paint Shopman?
All identified names up to and including my great x5 grandparents: Abbot Andrews Baker Blenc(h)ow Brothers Burrows Chambers Clifton Cornwell Escott Fisher Foster Frost Giddins Groom Hardwick Harris Hart Hayho(e) Herman Holcomb(e) Holmes Hurley King-Spooner Martindale Mason Mitchell Murphy Neves Oakey Packman Palmer Peabody Pearce Pettit(t) Piper Pottenger Pound Purkis Rackliff(e) Richardson Scotford Sherman Sinden Snear Southam Spooner Stephenson Varing Weatherley Webb Whitney Wiles Wright

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 April 17 13:37 BST (UK) »
In my handwriting, spint and spirit look pretty identical!

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 April 17 14:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Mike in Cumbria on Thursday 27 April 17 13:37 BST (UK)
In my handwriting, spint and spirit look pretty identical!

So??? In MY handwriting, pretty much EVERYTHING looks the same.

Even I cannot read my own notes, as often as not!!!
All identified names up to and including my great x5 grandparents: Abbot Andrews Baker Blenc(h)ow Brothers Burrows Chambers Clifton Cornwell Escott Fisher Foster Frost Giddins Groom Hardwick Harris Hart Hayho(e) Herman Holcomb(e) Holmes Hurley King-Spooner Martindale Mason Mitchell Murphy Neves Oakey Packman Palmer Peabody Pearce Pettit(t) Piper Pottenger Pound Purkis Rackliff(e) Richardson Scotford Sherman Sinden Snear Southam Spooner Stephenson Varing Weatherley Webb Whitney Wiles Wright

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 27 April 17 14:05 BST (UK) »
Hi Guys thanks for your input, I am leaning towards Spirit Shopman, knowing my fathers side of the family it seems more obvious.

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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 27 April 17 14:08 BST (UK) »
Have you seen the original document or are you relying on a transcript
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Re: Does anyone what what a Spint Shopman does?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 27 April 17 14:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Rosie
Its on the Ancestor site, a copy of the1871 census. I assume its a direct copy, the original copy is not available on Ancestor site
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