Deciphering Occupation

[pethC]

 On second thoughts  Tinderman seems most likely though.

 See there are some Gosport records where father's occupation is stated as tinderman, also timberman, and in the States both are surnames appear together in some regions.
Chris

[Myrrh]

Hi, I know on the old steam trains there was a railway tender, (not sure what it was) but there was an actual Tenderman as an occupation.  Perhaps there is a railway buff amongst us?

Myrrh

[dobfarm]

Tinderman? I think shovels coal into the steam engine and makes tea for the train driver or shovels out the embers at the end of the day.

[BridgetM]

I think perhaps it could be tenderman:

Wikipediai: A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances.

[PeterHalliwell]

COMPLETED, THANK YOU