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Occupation?
« on: Thursday 18 October 18 17:24 BST (UK) »
Hi, hope somebody can tell me what job this might be, looks like either a U or a J then an M or S to me. Something to do with farming I'm thinking as is surrounded by farmers?!
Suffolk: Partridge, Prince.
Durham: Peart, Weetman, Straughan.
Northumberland: Charlton, Percival, Allison.
Cornwall: Olver

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Re: Occupation?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 October 18 17:25 BST (UK) »
M.S - Male Servant
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Re: Occupation?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 October 18 17:55 BST (UK) »
Is the person male or female?
If female it might be Maid servant.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 October 18 17:57 BST (UK) »
Is the person male or female?

Their age is in the 'male' column  :)

M S is the standard abbreviation in the 1841 census for male servant.

F S = Female servant.

All domestic servants may be entered as “M.S.” for Male Servant, or “F.S.” for Female Servant, without statement of their particular duties, as whether butler, groom, gardener, housekeeper, cook, &c., &c.
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Re: Occupation?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 18 October 18 18:10 BST (UK) »
The extract is not fullly shown ,all I can see at the top is what I now realise is part of capital F. No M.
I did not realise that they were the age columns.
The extract is not aligned and so no M visible at all.
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Re: Occupation?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 18 October 18 19:50 BST (UK) »
Thank you everyone for your help, that has cleared that up.
Suffolk: Partridge, Prince.
Durham: Peart, Weetman, Straughan.
Northumberland: Charlton, Percival, Allison.
Cornwall: Olver