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Title: Team Man?
Post by: Hampshire Lass on Monday 08 April 19 20:52 BST (UK)

Please can some kind soul decipher and explain this occupation on the 1911 census?

It looks like Teamman .......but that doesn't make sense to me. He obviously works for a farmer and so it is an occupation in the agricultural category but I wonder what a team man does?

Many thanks  :)

Title: Re: Team Man?
Post by: groom on Monday 08 April 19 20:57 BST (UK)

Teamster / Teamer / Teamer Man  -    Driver of a team horses used for hauling. So perhaps he worked with the horses used for ploughing etc?


http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/t.html

Title: Re: Team Man?
Post by: Hampshire Lass on Monday 08 April 19 21:00 BST (UK)

Aaw thanks groom, that makes sense  :)

Title: Re: Team Man?
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 08 April 19 21:18 BST (UK)

Big farms might have half a dozen pair of horses, first horseman, second horseman etc!

Skoosh.