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Offline Mart 'n' Al

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Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« on: Friday 18 May 18 15:36 BST (UK) »
Can anyone find better than this,

"A Retired Officer of the Public Office Bow & Now A Bath Proprietor"?

Martin

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 18 May 18 17:44 BST (UK) »
Funnily enough, I was thinking about this chap a couple of days ago ;D

'Author, Composer, Artist, Photographer, Lantern Slide Maker, Art, Colour and Book Printer, Publisher, Picture Postcard Maker, Entertainer & Lanternist, Christmas Card Maker, Picture Frame Maker.'

It's his 1911 census entry.  He could have added 'local historian and political campaigner' but maybe he was overcome by modesty.

Carol
OXFORDSHIRE / BERKSHIRE
Bullock, Cooper, Boler/Bowler, Wright, Robinson, Lee, Prior, Trinder, Newman, Walklin, Louch

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 18 May 18 18:49 BST (UK) »
Carol, you win Rootschat, TNA, and half the internet.

Martin

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 18 May 18 22:09 BST (UK) »
A justice of the peace & deputy lieutenant for the West Riding. MP for Wakefield, landed proprietor & retired banker. Author of several poems, lectures & tales etc

Sadly not my ancestor! My connection was a servant in the household. This was 1861

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 18 May 18 22:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Mart 'n' Al on Friday 18 May 18 15:36 BST (UK)
Can anyone find better than this,

"A Retired Officer of the Public Office Bow & Now A Bath Proprietor"?

Martin
Did he sell baths? Rent out portable ones for special occasions? Was a bath-house owner/keeper? Owned property in Bath? :)
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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 18 May 18 22:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Mckha489 on Friday 18 May 18 22:09 BST (UK)
A justice of the peace & deputy lieutenant for the West Riding. MP for Wakefield, landed proprietor & retired banker. Author of several poems, lectures & tales etc

Sadly not my ancestor! My connection was a servant in the household. This was 1861
I came across one along those lines. Writing was very small to fit it all in and therefore difficult to read. One of the gentleman's occupations was chairman of some organisation. Someone had transcribed his occupation as "Charwoman".   ;D
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« Reply #6 on: Friday 18 May 18 22:33 BST (UK) »
Maiden Stone, his daughter was listed as bath attendant, so I assume he owned one!

I am sure nobody will beat that!  You get the other half of the internet.  Carol's looks longer.

Martin

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 19 May 18 09:57 BST (UK) »
Again not a relative
1881 Rugby School,  Philip Bowden Smith

Clergyman without care of souls.  Professor of Modern Languages.  M.A. of University Coll Oxford. Master of Boarding House.
Rutter, Sampson, Swinerd, Head, Redman in Kent.  Others in Cheshire, Manchester, Glos/War/Worcs.
RUTTER family and Matilda Sampson's Will:

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Re: Longest rank, profession or occupation on a census form?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 19 May 18 10:13 BST (UK) »
I love "Clergyman without care of souls."

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