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Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« on: Saturday 22 August 09 01:46 BST (UK) »


This is the occupation of Howell Wellington Jelfs, Lock house, Keynsham.
but I have no idea what it says,
possibly 'agent to the....?'

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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 22 August 09 02:08 BST (UK) »
I think it's the name of a company, Andria.  The last word is Company - possibly Ribus Arow - or something along those lines.

Maybe a trawl through a trade directory will make things clearer.

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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 22 August 09 02:09 BST (UK) »
PS - definitely Agent to the...

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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 22 August 09 02:17 BST (UK) »
Possibly

Agent to the River Avon Company?

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Berry Ripley Hedley Wilkinson
Stringer Wright Plummer Wilson
Clay Wilkinson Rhodes Dalby
Wilson Ormond Leach Barker                                                                                                                        http://berry-family.rootschat.net/

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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 22 August 09 03:16 BST (UK) »
On the earlier census(1841) he is an 'agent'
and unfortunatly he dies in 1856 so no more clues there.
I wonder what an agent for a river company is ?
thanks for your help you two  ;D
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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 22 August 09 04:31 BST (UK) »
Maybe something to do with canals? He is living in LOCK HOUSE, after all.

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Berry Ripley Hedley Wilkinson
Stringer Wright Plummer Wilson
Clay Wilkinson Rhodes Dalby
Wilson Ormond Leach Barker                                                                                                                        http://berry-family.rootschat.net/

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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 22 August 09 07:32 BST (UK) »
Could it be Agent to the River Avon Company?

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Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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Re: Occupation, Can't read it, can you ?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 22 August 09 07:39 BST (UK) »
Whoops, have just noticed peterb has made the same suggestion.... never mind, you now have two matching opinions!

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Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday 22 August 09 08:34 BST (UK) »
A River, or Canal Agent was in charge of the clerical and manual staff at a depot on a river/canal and acted as a representitive of the company over a specified area around the depot. He was responsible for supervising the receipt of merchandise at the warehouse, and its despatch by river/canal. He supervised the discharge of incoming boats, and the despatch of the cargoes by road or rail,  to consignees, collecting freight charges etc. and sent the sums collected to the company's head office.

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