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Title: What is a bungo ?
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 11 May 19 21:01 BST (UK)
On a 1881 census
Occ is listed as bungo

But document also said spirit dealer

1 clutha st

Hang on i.ll try and find the document where i found it ...i was looking for a plumber called Dugald Patterson
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: gortonboy on Saturday 11 May 19 21:06 BST (UK)
Can you give the details so we can look at the original?
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: PaulineJ on Saturday 11 May 19 21:07 BST (UK)
Maybe it doesn't say bungo at all.

If you gave the reference, we could give another opinion
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 11 May 19 21:32 BST (UK)
Scotland
1881  paisley

Dugald Paterson
Spirit dealer

It said bungo for occupation on the ancestry transcription
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 11 May 19 21:40 BST (UK)
Sorry it was on electoral rolls for 1881
Just on the guide page ..

So probably a mistake
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: JACK GEE on Sunday 12 May 19 01:03 BST (UK)
Bungo - maybe removing the bungs in beer barrel? 
cheers Jack Gee
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: Skoosh on Sunday 12 May 19 07:51 BST (UK)
Is he maybe from Strathbungo?

Skoosh.
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: brigidmac on Sunday 12 May 19 15:33 BST (UK)
Great theories .
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 12 May 19 16:06 BST (UK)
It says wine and spirit dealer.
Title: Re: What is a bungo ?
Post by: brigidmac on Sunday 12 May 19 16:20 BST (UK)
Just ancestry being wierd then .Thanks