can't read occupation fully

[gazza]

Hi ,can anyone read this please?
something meat shop?
(He lives next door to a butcher)

thanks
Gazza

[Arranroots]

Cats meat

(Now you have to worry about whether it was meat FOR cats, or FROM cats, LOL !

 

[gazza]

Very good Arran ..... Or for Human consumption or not

Seriously though, was there much call for cat meat in 1860's?? Would have though keeping pet cats was a luxury & rareity in those days.


Gazza

[mc8]

yes-definitely cats meat

[mc8]

Seriously though, was there much call for cat meat in 1860's?? Would have though keeping pet cats was a luxury & rareity in those days.

200,000lbs a week sold in London-see this interesting link which details the life of the catsmeat man http://www.victorianlondon.org/
 put cats meat in the search engine and choose this article
Victorian London - Publications - Social Investigation/Journalism - The Morning Chronicle : Labour and the Poor, 1849-50; Henry Mayhew - Letter XIII (its a long way down the page...)

[gazza]

thanks for confirmation & link  Mc8.

Gazza

[gazza]

What an insight Mc !!
How the mighty have fallen. From Kings of flanders & Jerusalem reduced to selling cats meat in Bethnal Green.

[hlbradd]

Thanks for the link m8

My lot were cats meat men in Bethnal Green too - 

Hey Gazza - p'raps we're related

Helen

[gazza]

You never know Helen. I see you have adkins on your tree intrerests. I have 2 Atkins as witnesses on my Gt Grandfathers marriage cert