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Offline Canuc

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« on: Friday 30 June 06 03:35 BST (UK) »
In the 1861 Census I have a person shown as a "Collector of Bates" as his occupation. Would anyone have any idea what he did?

In 1878 he was shown to be a Master Mariner on his son's marriage certificate.

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Re: "Bate"
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 June 06 04:10 BST (UK) »
Hi Canuc  :)
Could it actually be "Collector of Rates"?  Would make more sense - at least to me!    ;)
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Re: "Bate"
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 June 06 18:40 BST (UK) »

I agree with Prue, if you could post the census reference we could have a look just to make sure  :)
All census lookups are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins

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Re: "Bate"
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 July 06 02:02 BST (UK) »
Thank you both.
I was doing a search for someone to demonstrate what RootsChat "does". I don't have the details.

You've given a successful demonstration and shown me some sense.
I suspect you are right to suggest that "R" is being read as "B"

The head of the household should have an middle initial "R" but is given as "B", so it is consistent.

Canuc
Hetherington (William - born England Aprox 1834 Salford, Cabinet Maker, died Dublin - Father also William born Ireland),
Wilson, Wright, Morely, Morris (Jewish blood and a name change in there somewhere, but who and when?)
James, Driscoll, Collins, Murphy (all end up in Ireland far too quickly)
Sewell (Bexley, Kent)
Harrison, Higginson, Mitchell - Sussex
Tench, Ireland
Hogg,
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