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Offline joliz

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occupation ????
« on: Wednesday 25 May 05 20:45 BST (UK) »
Hi could anyone please tell me what is a husbandsman???
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Re: occupation ????
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 May 05 22:01 BST (UK) »
Hi, this is just a guess but husbandry is defined as:

The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture.
The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.

So I guess a husbandsman might be one who carries out this work.

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Bevan, Hill, Tustin, Watkins, Teague (Herefordshire, Radnorshire). Rockett, Lillycrap, Govett, Gready, Saunders (Somerset). Sussex, Smale (Devon). Oliver, Kennedy, Cummings, Wright (Co. Durham). Farish (Cumberland, Scotland). Cox (London, Middlessex, Buckinghamshire).

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Re: occupation ????
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 May 05 22:02 BST (UK) »
A farmer taking care of animals.

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 May 05 10:27 BST (UK) »

Granger is right - he would have been responsible for looking after any animals on the farm, mainly applies to Cattle.

Also a term for a Tenant Farmer.
All census lookups are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins

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Re: occupation ????
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 May 05 14:02 BST (UK) »
thank you all for your replys
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