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What's this occupation please?
« on: Monday 12 April 10 22:00 BST (UK) »
I have absolutely no idea but a fresh pair of eyes might see something I'm not!

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Re: What's this occupation please?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:02 BST (UK) »
I think it says Engine Smith's Appr ( apprentice), with Fitter crossed out.

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ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson

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Re: What's this occupation please?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:05 BST (UK) »
Wow that was quick!

Thanks Jen  :D

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« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:10 BST (UK) »
Someone else might come along with a different interpretation but that's what it looks like to me.

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ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson


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Re: What's this occupation please?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:12 BST (UK) »
all I kept seeing was "enzyme"!!!  ::)

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:14 BST (UK) »
I agree with Jen: Engine Smith's Appr ( apprentice), with Fitter crossed out.

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:20 BST (UK) »
I agree with Jen: Engine Smith's Appr ( apprentice), with Fitter crossed out.

Thank you - it makes sense now!

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Re: What's this occupation please?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 April 10 22:59 BST (UK) »
I agree too ,Engine Smith's Apprentice  ;D
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