" journeyman "

[mazzercat]

Hi
Can anyone help me...my greatgrandfather on my grandfathers birth certificate is described as a " journeyman " Not sure exactly what this occupation is ? Help ?

Many Thanks

Mazzercat

[GR2]

A master (master baker etc.) is someone who has his own business and perhaps employs others. A journeyman is someone who has completed his apprenticeship and is employed by a master (i.e. does not have his own business or work on his own account, but is hired and paid by someone else). Originally the word meant you were hired by the day (French jour/journee = day), but it came to mean that you were hired for any period of time.

[mazzercat]

Hi GR2

Thanks for your reply, that would also explain why " journeyman " was underneath house painter

Mazzercat