Struggling to decipher occupations on 1861 census

[Jayson]

Hi

On the 1861 census for Kidderminster I found Ann Whitmarsh, a widow aged 48 yrs, who was a house servant, and her five children, James, Samuel, George, Susan and Alfred.  However, I can't decipher the occupations of James, Samuel and George.  Susan was a house servant and Alfred, the youngest, was a school.

All the family were born in Kidderminster.

Many thanks, Jay

[frogspawn4]

Hi. I think thay say:

James - Iron safe maker
Samuel - Striker
George - Tile maker

Jay

[JenB]

On the 1861 census for Kidderminster I found Ann Whitmarsh, a widow aged 48 yrs, who was a house servant, and her five children, James, Samuel, George, Susan and Alfred.  However, I can't decipher the occupations of James, Samuel and George.  Susan was a house servant and Alfred, the youngest, was a school.

All the family were born in Kidderminster.

They are actually in Birmingham in 1861, not Kidderminster 
Reference is RG 9 / 2145 / 27 / 48

I think James' and Samuel's occupations are nearly as Jay has said - Iron safe worker (not maker) and striker.
Not so sure about George - again I think the second word might be worker rather than maker, but the first could be tile or file 

[JenB]

I'm wondering if it is more likely file worker, as George is a tool maker in 1871 

[Jayson]

Frogspawn/JenB

Thanks very much to you both for your help with this.  I obviously need more practise at reading old handwriting

Jay