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Offline Alexander.

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Another census occupation...
« on: Saturday 29 May 10 03:27 BST (UK) »
Hi, I have another census occupation that I can't decipher, for Elizabeth Butcher. It looks like "Cart.... Maker" or "Curt.... Maker". I can't work out if it is one or two words.

1871 census Ref: RG10/228, Folio 82, Page 75

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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 May 10 03:28 BST (UK) »
I think it's 'Costume Maker', Alexander.
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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 May 10 08:15 BST (UK) »
I read it as Cartouch Maker.

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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 29 May 10 08:22 BST (UK) »
is it cartridge maker as in a bullet-type object
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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 29 May 10 08:59 BST (UK) »
I agree with Gadget  :) Cartridge Maker
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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 29 May 10 17:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks Finbar, Jean, Gadget & Geoff.

I initially thought that "Costume Maker" seemed the most likely one. I can't really see how it could be Cartridge of Cartouch because I don't see either a 'd', 'g' or 'h' in the word...though of course it could just have been written really messily.

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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 29 May 10 22:30 BST (UK) »
Could it be something like Carton dye maker?

The 'ur' in nurse on the line above look very similar, but 'ar' is more likely.

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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 30 May 10 11:00 BST (UK) »
My first impression was Cartouch Maker but accept it could be Cartridge Maker.
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Re: Another census occupation...
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 16:59 BST (UK) »
Just a newbie jumping in here late as I'm learning my way around the forums.  Back in the olden days...I'm 62, I used to do what was called wage corrections for our state's tax forms...in other words deciphering people's sloppy writing.

An antiquated word for someone who wanted to sound fancy may have been a cartouche maker.  Used in Egypt & hieroglyphs, could this person have been making name plates or license plates?  Was this in a prison perhaps? ;D
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