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Re: Occupation Decipher
« Reply #18 on: Monday 30 July 07 23:37 BST (UK) »
Was a Hair Dresser a common job description then?
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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 01:07 BST (UK) »
heehee...o.k. you three... ;D I vote the whole thing gets rescanned at a much higher res and we have another look...strokes can disappear  ;D

Could you give us a closer view, select the occupation panel only and give it a scan at a much higher d.p.i.?  J.
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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 01:11 BST (UK) »
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Check this out

"BARBER / BARBER SURGEON - a barber also a surgeon (an Act was passed that limited Barbers to hair-cutting, shaving, dentistry and blood letting in the 18th century "

http://www.amlwchhistory.co.uk/data/occupations.htm

same site seems to limit hair work to that of horses... :P haha

"HAIRWEAVER / HAIRMAN - weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair"
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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 01:15 BST (UK) »
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 I checked those out earlier - that's why I asked about Hairdressers  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Occupation Decipher
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 02:33 BST (UK) »
Well, there are over 7000 hits for "hairdresser" in the 1881 census!

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Re: Occupation Decipher
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 04:00 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

Have you looked Mr. Hodgman up on any of the census to see what his occupation is on there??

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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 04:02 BST (UK) »
scratch that, just saw he died in 1840  ::)

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Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 04:40 BST (UK) »
While you are pondering this penning, peek into this posting and pull your hair out by the rootschat ;D

another decipering of an "r"  ;D   ;) or is it an "n"?.... :P :P :P
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,181773.msg1356872.html#msg1356872
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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 31 July 07 09:46 BST (UK) »
Quote from: PrueM on Tuesday 31 July 07 02:33 BST (UK)
Well, there are over 7000 hits for "hairdresser" in the 1881 census!

Trouble is this bloke died in 1840 and was 75  :-\

I was wondering if any of his children might have had the decency to marry after 1837 and had an obliging Registrar with clear handwriting for father's occupation  ::)

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