1861 census John Sibley

[josey]

1861 census Page Number   2 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 175 / 38 page 2; 5 Carlisle St; John is a dealer in lamps in 1851 HO107; Piece: 1510; Folio: 102; Page: 12 & lamp fitter in 1871  RG10; Piece: 145; Folio: 10; Page: 13.

Does it read 'Dealer' after his crossed out profession in 1861 please? Wonder why he went from a dealer to a fitter?

Thanks.

[ShaunJ]

Yes it does say dealer. Looking at his directory entries:

1851 Oil merchant
1856 Oil merchant
1859 Oil merchant
1869 not listed - James Welch, french polisher is at 5 Carlisle Street

[Girl Guide]

I certainly read that as Dealer.

Who knows......  There is always a possibility that the enumerator corrected the wrong one and it should have related to someone else on the page.

[josey]

Thank you both; at first I read 'Dead' but as he was alive for the 1871...

Nov 1869 daughter Emma Louisa's marriage - she is of Carlisle St, so perhaps John had set up business only elsewhere.

[Girl Guide]

Ah so based on Shaun's info, it may have meant to read Oil Dealer and too many words were crossed out.