What is this saying please?

[kevinf2349]

Hello,

Could anyone help me decipher this census information for me?

I am not sure what is says above "Railway Inspector" nor what is says after "farmer 12 acres".

Any help would be most appreciated.

Best regards

Kevin

[mirl]

Toll barr collector above and toll barr contract below

[Wiggy]

Agree  - though I think it says contractor berneath with the last few letters scored through. 

Can't find Toll Barr as an occupation, but there are toll booth or toll gate - neither of which looks like the word written there do they?

Wiggy

[stanmapstone]

Turnpike Trusts  were empowered by Act of Parliament to erect barriers and collect tolls on a given stretch of road in return for maintaining it. A Contractor was some local farmer or jobbing craftsman who would undertake for a lump sum to keep a given stretch of highway in repair.

Stan

[Wiggy]

Yes - understood . . .  so does the toll barr keep up his section of road?   

[stanmapstone]

The Toll Bar was the barrier across the road where the tolls were collected by the person employed by the Turnpike Trust. In this case it looks as though the person was a farmer,  responsible for collecting the tolls and also for maintaing the stretch of road. It would help to know where and when this census entry is from, and the name of the person.

Stan

[Wiggy]

Thanks Stan - a bit more knowledge to add to the store.

Wiggy   

[stanmapstone]

From the Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 14 October 1901

[kevinf2349]

Hello again.

Thank you for your replies. I can always rely on this group to come through. The information is taken from the 1851 census for
District : Carlisle
Sub-registration district:   Stanwix
ED, institution, or vessel:   10
Household schedule number:   101
Piece:   2431
Folio:   119
Page Number:   22

Thank you for all your help.

Kevin