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Can anybody read this occupation?
« on: Thursday 27 March 08 01:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Can anybody help?

On the following 1861 entry - William Dyer b1826 in Weeting, Norfolk.  He is living at what looks like Picadilly ?, Mayfair, St Georges, Hanover Square, Middlesex.  It says he is a servant, but when I look on the original image it looks like House Porter.  Does anybody agree?  Were the servants listed in order of importance in those big households, or was it going by Above house, Below house etc?

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Re: Can anybody read this occupation?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 March 08 01:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Subaru

Looking at the census sheet it says
William Dyer serv mar 35  house porter Norfolk Weeting.

Lots of census's have the persons name then serv then in the occupation list , could be anything like cook , nurse, porter etc.

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Re: Can anybody read this occupation?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 March 08 01:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ricky and Rosemary

The Address is Just Piccadilly the word you see is (continued)

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Re: Can anybody read this occupation?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 March 08 01:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi Subaru

House owner is a Baronet and there is quite a bit of info on him if you google 'Baronet Edmund Antrobus'

Andy

PS Address is 146 Piccadilly
Ketch, Catch - Warwickshire.
Elliott, Dawson, Armstrong, Rigg, Wass, Gargett, Wilson - Durham.
Fishburn - Durham & N. Yorks
Gibson - Whitby, N. Yorks
Kellett - Yorkshire
Eaton, Horner, Gisby, Cotgrove, Emery - Leigh, Essex
Eaton, Horner, - Australia

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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 March 08 11:58 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everybody for your replies.  Sounds like it was quite a posh house to work in.  I always wondered why my gr grandmother was born in that area when most of the family were from Norfolk.  It looks like her parents (my gr gr grandparents)had moved down there to be near Thomas, who was the brother of my gr gr grandmother.

I'm sure there was an easier way of putting that, I've gone cross-eyed looking it at it myself :-\

I'll google the old Baronet, thanks Andy.

Rosemary
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