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Offline Geoff

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Occupations make you smile
« on: Monday 25 October 04 07:01 BST (UK) »
Hi all, :D

In the middle of transcribing for the freeCen project I came across this occupation and I can't get it out of my mind.
Thought I'd share the humour.
 "carter & Farm horse"  ;D

Cheers
Geoff
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Martlock, Pilton, Doubting & Frome:
MASTERS, PORCH, BOULTON, HACKETT,
Combe Hay, HINTON, WEEKS,
Perthshire: CRICHTON, TAYLOR, MOON, IRONS, KIDD
Durham, FENWICK, PUNSHON, EDDY, HENRY aka LAVERICK
Northumberland, BUCHANAN, HODGSON, HALL,
Lincoln: MASKEY,BIRD,FISHER,HARLEY,
Cambridgeshire, CROSS, FOREMAN, FREEMAN, ONG,
FEAST, MOXON
Gloucestershire, HILL, COX, NEWELL
Sussex, CHAPMAN, NEVE, DOWNER
Surrey, NEWELL, WEBB,

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Re: Occupations make you smile
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 October 04 16:22 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that one Geoff.   The mind boggles!

Jill
Jowett & Broadbent in Leeds.
Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts.
Farrar in Darlington & Leeds.
Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside
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