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Help please with occupation abbreviation F J ??
« on: Tuesday 03 April 12 19:53 BST (UK) »
Hi

I'm not sure about posting census images here.  I am looking at HO 107/ 1316/8 page 20.  Stamped as 14 (folio?)

The person in question in Nancy Snowden (transcribed as Snowder) in 1841.  Her occupation appears to be F.J. or F.T. perhaps.

I just wondered if someone could take a look and see what they thought please.

I would be very grateful as I know very little about her and she passed away shortly after her son's birth I believe.

Thanks in advance (fingers crossed I have doen the page number ok)
GARNETT, ALMACK, WHITAKER, ARCHER - Skipton, Yorks HIBBERT, SHUTTLEWORTH, HAYTHORNWHITE, HITCHEN, MARSDEN Lancashire EMERY Manchester WALTON Northants and Sunderland PARROTT Northants GREENWOOD, Lancs and Yorks SUNDERLAND, TODD, KEIGHLEY, SNOWDEN, TURNER Yorkshire WOODROFFE Leics and North East CROSSLEY, COATES, FORSTER, WRIGHT, LAVERICK, CUNNINGHAM Sunderland / North East BISSETT Scotland and Sunderland

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Re: Help please with occupation abbreviation F J ??
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 April 12 19:58 BST (UK) »
it says F. S. which was the standard abbreviation for Female Servant.
see http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/census/1841directions.htm
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Re: Help please with occupation abbreviation F J ??
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 April 12 19:59 BST (UK) »
I think it's FS short for Female Servant  :)

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Re: Help please with occupation abbreviation F J ??
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 April 12 20:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks in advance (fingers crossed I have doen the page number ok)

The reference is HO 107 / 1316 / 8/ 20/ 14 (i.e. you put the folio number before the page number)  :)
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Re: Help please with occupation abbreviation F J ??
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 03 April 12 20:03 BST (UK) »
Oh thank you so much.  I knew you guys could help.

Thanks for the numbering tip.  Fortunately that how I have been doing it when recording stuff in my tree !!  phew.

Thanks again x
GARNETT, ALMACK, WHITAKER, ARCHER - Skipton, Yorks HIBBERT, SHUTTLEWORTH, HAYTHORNWHITE, HITCHEN, MARSDEN Lancashire EMERY Manchester WALTON Northants and Sunderland PARROTT Northants GREENWOOD, Lancs and Yorks SUNDERLAND, TODD, KEIGHLEY, SNOWDEN, TURNER Yorkshire WOODROFFE Leics and North East CROSSLEY, COATES, FORSTER, WRIGHT, LAVERICK, CUNNINGHAM Sunderland / North East BISSETT Scotland and Sunderland