Calne Occupation in 1774

[Gadget]

Two other marriages of a John Hand and a Betty/Elizabeth in Calne before Betty Beaven:

12 May 1745 - Elizabeth Bernard
21 August 1757 - Betty Page

[BumbleB]

Ah, that 1757 marriage fits in well - well done.

[Gadget]

Was it just one John Hand 

Any burials?

[BumbleB]

Burials of John Hand at Calne - 1748 - 1812:

24 March 1748/9 - John son of John
31 December 1753 - John son of John
4 April 1764 - John, son of John
15 December 1789 - John Hand, Workhouse, Labourer

[arthurk]

There's now another thread about the term Beaker in Calne registers - see https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=809686.0.

My wife has kindly compared some burial entries with wills and found someone described as a Beaker in the register and Baker in his will (see Reply #2 in that thread), so adding that to BumbleB's findings in Reply #8 here, I think in this case the 'ground-breaking' suggestion has well and truly bitten the dust.

[Gadget]

Could it possibly be an old way of writing  baker   

 

? Did you miss this?

[arthurk]

Could it possibly be an old way of writing  baker   

 

? Did you miss this?

No - see the start of my comment at Reply #10. It's just that BumbleB was the one who found the evidence in the registers.

I'm happy to confirm that your initial opinion was correct - as indeed was mine until I started digging around and confusing everyone. 

Including you:

Think I'll now go with the breaker upper, Arthur - given that he's a labourer in the other entries.

O what power I wield!   

[Gadget]

What about  the previous 12 postings from Bumble and I that you haven't acknowledged 

Gadget

Add - from #11onwards

[arthurk]

Other than this:

Sketchy timeline - all Calne - all baptisms are for children of John and Betty Hand, but with differing occupations (Labourer, Day Labourer, Beaker and Baker)

on a quick re-read they didn't appear to mention the word Beaker or its possible meaning.