Can anybody read this occupation?

[Subaru]

I apologise if this makes the page too wide, I don't know if I cropped it and resized it enough

I am looking at Sarah's occupation, which is given as labourer's wife, and to me it looks like millionaires wife

I'm thinking either mariner or milliner.  Anybody else got any suggestions?

Rosemary

[Pels.]

Rosemary - if it was from a census return you could always post the details if you wish?

Sorry - the image wasn't there when I replied .. .. we could still check the actual return though .. ..

Pels 

[Subaru]

 

Sorry it went the other way.  I'm useless at this.  The census is 1881, it's Sarah Grogganes b1856, living in Whitehaven, Cumberland.  She was born there as well.

I tried it first, and it was too big, but have reduced it too much, never mind.

[Pels.]

It does look as though the original entry stated 'Wife' and it has then been written over .. ..

[casalguidi]

I wonder if it's mariner's wife (over the start of wid......... for widow perhaps) amongst all the scrawl

Casalguidi

[Pels.]

I've just deleted the return - but I think Rosemary will confirm the husband was a Labourer? 

[Subaru]

Yes her husband was a labourer, but not long before that for a long time he was a weaver in a cotton factory, as were most of his family.  I don't know if that shines any light on it

[Subaru]

I just noticed the occupation 3 down from it - mariner.  The "m" at the beginning of it doesn't look like the beginning of the mystery word, maybe a "w"?

[ludovica]

Looks like Millnners wife.. a mis-spelling of Milner=Mill Worker