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Offline Berlin-Bob

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #9 on: Friday 15 October 04 12:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: corkcutter on Friday 15 October 04 12:24 BST (UK)
Another Rootschatter suggested the other day that a main section for "Occupations" would be really useful on Rootschat.  I think it would be great.  What does anyone else think?

I agree !

Threads like this one, and "what is a XYZ" would find a good home there, and be easy to find.
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 15 October 04 13:57 BST (UK) »
I've got a wine merchant, a Boiler Composition Manufacturer(??), a few coal miners, Mill Furnisher, a few yeomen and farmers, a baker, sawyer, hatter, governess, and a 'monthly nurse'!!
MOON, YOUNG, COLES, GREAVES (GRAVES), HOUSE, TIDBOALD - In Somerset, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas - Baltonsborough, Frome, Dulverton, Bedminster, Bristol.

HOLYLAND, RUDKIN, DONISTHORPE, MOORE, MATLOCK, WOODFORTH, CRAMP, WEBSTER, HOLLAND, PATCHET, WHITEHEAD, BULLERS, BULLERS-BARKER, EAGLEFIELD - Leicestershire, Loughborough and surrounding villages.

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 15 October 04 14:34 BST (UK) »
Fisherman, fisherman, fisherman ... and oh yes, fisherman.  Oops, nearly forgot a fishmonger!!!  ;)
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 15 October 04 15:05 BST (UK) »
So far most of mine are Ag. Lab. and Coal Hewers and Brewer... but my GGrandfather was a coffin maker which must have been passed down to my brother who is a cabinet maker... although he hasn't made any coffins that I know of yet.

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 15 October 04 17:04 BST (UK) »
At the turn of the last century my gt gt grandfather was a Night Soil labourer
I had no idea what this was,so queried it, only to be told he emptied peoples cesspits overnight.

otherwise known as a s*** shoveller.Yeuk!!!!

Still went on to have 10 kids though,so must have used the right soap. ;D

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 15 October 04 17:24 BST (UK) »
My great grandfather, Richard Powell was a farmer and castrator [I am assuming farm animals in Powys!!!]
Obviously an occupation he thought was worth recording alonside farmer in the 1881.

I have a grest aunt in the 1901 census who describes her occupation as 'foreign correspondent'.  According to a relative she was a nurse and so I really think this one was a flight of fancy



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Massey, Munkley, Powell, Thompson, Thurkettle

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #15 on: Friday 15 October 04 17:40 BST (UK) »
I'm particularly fond of my great-grandfather who started off as an ag. lab but then, according to my mother, went on to shovel coal into the furnaces for the gas board and breed cattle, pigs and angora rabbits! This was all at the same time, btw.

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #16 on: Friday 15 October 04 18:00 BST (UK) »
 ;) I,M back !
               Most in my tree are :
              A G labs
              Dock labs
              Bricklayer
              Baker
              Carpenter
              Joiner
              And a skin worker !

     I supose the ag lab has carried on in my line as i do gardening !
                      But not a clue on wood work  ???

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #17 on: Friday 15 October 04 19:14 BST (UK) »
 I have the usual assortment of colliers and ag labs, but there are also a couple of cloggers, some fustian cutters and an actor/ comedian !
Pointon, Turnock, Bailey, Doorbar, Wilshaw (Staffordshire, especially Potteries);   Sharpley, Dykes, Penlington, Shuker. (Cheshire, Rainow, Audlem, Nantwich areas)
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