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Offline mamakaz

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1841 census help
« on: Friday 15 May 09 13:02 BST (UK) »


hi all, xx

        this is about William Willis b1796, i think the 1st word is commander?
any ideas about the second word,
in 1849 on a mar cert he is an Excise Officer, any clues to the word and job,
cheers kaz, x

Aitken, Willis, Cordell, Ager, Plant, Scales,

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« Reply #1 on: Friday 15 May 09 13:04 BST (UK) »
Looks like commerce or commercial and next word ending in "ker".

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Re: 1841 census help
« Reply #2 on: Friday 15 May 09 13:05 BST (UK) »
Beat me to it, Ruskie!  :D

I think its Commercl Broker - Commercial Broker.

Mike
Griffiths, Howard, Johnson, McLeod, Rizz(a)(i)(o)
Berwick (Tweedmouth and Spittal), Blyth(N'land) between the wars, Wrexham, Tattersett

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 May 09 13:09 BST (UK) »
thanks guys, xxx

im no good at reading this old stuff,
kaz, x
Aitken, Willis, Cordell, Ager, Plant, Scales,

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« Reply #4 on: Saturday 16 May 09 00:29 BST (UK) »
It's obvious now you point it out Mike. I thought the first letter of the second word looked like a P, but now I can see the bottom loop of the B ...  ;)

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Re: 1841 census help
« Reply #5 on: Monday 11 October 10 11:21 BST (UK) »
Is it Commercial Broker?
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