Author Topic: Mystery occupations. Can anyone explain what they were?  (Read 10392 times)

Paul E

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #36 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:04 GMT (UK) »
And, if I'm not mistaken...

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #37 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:04 GMT (UK) »
I finally make it to 200 posts! ;D

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #38 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:05 GMT (UK) »
it would be interesting to see the rest of the page to compare letters.
haines and hunt in wiltshire,gloucester,swindon.
neville in gloucestershire.
dixon in wiltshire.

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #39 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:11 GMT (UK) »
Shanko,

I'd settle for Confectioner(s) Store Keeper.  

I must say I'm rather envious that you have choices!!   I'm perfectly happy when my lot can be found at all on a census return which is legible and doesn't appear  to have been through the washing machine and then half burned   ;D (e.g. half of St Luke parish 1851 where my lot seemed to have dwelled!)

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #40 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:15 GMT (UK) »
As requested - not the whole page, but something with an e and a t for you

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #41 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:21 GMT (UK) »
appear  to have been through the washing machine and then half burned  


Anyone found any census washers or census burners in the 1901? ;D

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #42 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:26 GMT (UK) »
well i think shanko could be right,who ever wrote it doesnt cross their ts .
haines and hunt in wiltshire,gloucester,swindon.
neville in gloucestershire.
dixon in wiltshire.

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Re: Need help with Occupation
« Reply #43 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:32 GMT (UK) »
If the first word is Sweet then the person does appear to cross their "t's" .... however I would agree that the latter section does appear to be Store Keeper.

It also looks as if different pieces of information have been given and crossed out and then the store keeper bit added as a catch all description.

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« Reply #44 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 17:34 GMT (UK) »
i reckon it must have been a friday afternoon job.
haines and hunt in wiltshire,gloucester,swindon.
neville in gloucestershire.
dixon in wiltshire.