Help needed reading 'occupation' please

[polidor]

Hi ronlankshear--you wrote---

I could not actually find George in 1841 or 1851 - I wonder what names Ancestry has transcribed?

1841--Ho107 697- George is TOTTERDELL at the very bottom of the r/hand page and rest of family on the nezt page-[-Find My Past]

1851 he is according to Ancestry a TATTERDELL !!! HO 107/1548/344/10

believe me, this name has had countless variations  

I've enjoyed reading all these posts and for your entertainment you'll be delighted to hear that i will shortly be posing yet another vexing query re George's family --watch this space    

[Should be in the London-Middx section.]

[Ron Lankshear]

Well I was pleased to find he and John had both been 19th century colleagues of mine.

I submitted alternate/corrections to 1841 and 1851 just names
could not fix Aberstake Garport, Hampshire, England
which is I suppose Alverstoke Gosport

John in 1851 has another variation superannuated excise officer.

In Tower Hamlets I would be guessing they looked after bonded warehouses. Not sure if that was Customs or Excise responsibility in 1850s. Excise also had breweries, refineries, rectifiers (gin) as well as gas lighters and such taxes. When I was an Officer purchase tax which became VAT after I left. Those little gas flickers had 2/6d tax - so if a guy in the High St was selling out of a suitcase for only 2/6 he might find himself nicked.