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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1911 census
« on: Tuesday 19 September 23 09:45 BST (UK) »I agree with the several people who think it is meant to say & fish dealer/s
It appears to be written in the same hand as the words Marine Stores but in a different hand to the words General Dealer. Actually, I think it reads & fish dearles, the writer inadvertently putting the r in the wrong spot.
Peter
I'm afraid you haven't read the links which explains more fully the business of a marine store dealer. If you read the links
I found the following explanation of Marine Store Dealer: A person who buys and sells used cordage, bunting, rags, timber, metal, etc, sorts waste, repairs and mends sacks.
The idea that he was somehow selling fish is like saying and Mind Out was also making crochet doilies. It is totally out of character of the trade. We're going to have to disagree on this and I'm going to close the discussion because we have all been doing research long enough to know that the numerators and indeed even people themselves who didn't read and write have put allsorts of things on the census returns. I will still go by my suggestion that the initial word is if you are 'furn'. Shortfall furniture because his son had an antique shop briefly and also I've discovered on the 1923 Kelly senses so did one of the other Italian families. Therefore selling secondhand furniture would be more appropriate for this type of business. There are fish dealers in nearby Tenby and Milford Haven.