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Offline lesleyhannah

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Re: What occupation
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 14 May 09 07:23 BST (UK) »
Looking at the original page it seems that Rena is spot on - there are definitely two words. Several other entries say just 'Miner'. It's the first letter that puzzles me - on that page, and the following there are entries that look more like T miner. But possibly it was just careless writing?

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Re: What occupation
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 14 May 09 07:33 BST (UK) »
Yes I agree too- on the next page he seems to have written L Miner???

Awful writing  8)

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Re: What occupation
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 14 May 09 07:43 BST (UK) »
And there don't seem to be other occupations that indicate colliery work in the area, do there?

Very puzzling.
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Re: What occupation
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 14 May 09 07:51 BST (UK) »
Looks like "cottoner" ... my two bob's worth.

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Re: What occupation
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 14 May 09 08:56 BST (UK) »
I've studied the pages before and after this entry in the census and I think it must be coal miner. If you look at other pages you can see L M and C M or C Miner  and L Miner (Lead Miner). They wouldn't shorten Cottoner (which was my initial thought) to C M.
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Re: What occupation
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 14 May 09 09:49 BST (UK) »
I go with C Miner also :)
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