*COMPLETED* 1871 Census query for Welsh

[blacksmithy]

Hello
Wondering if someone can help clarify please.

I have located an 1871 census document with the following details on Ancestry but cannot find this on Scotlandspeople.  Hoping someone will head me in the right direction as I am after clarification of the occupation of William Welsh which on Ancestry.com is ??Angine Emita.  I thought I would use Scotlandspeople to access the census but cannot find the correct William who was born in Kilbarchan not Glasgow, Lanark, Dumfries

Ancestrydetails:
1871 Census
William Welsh b abt  1823 age 48  Wool weaver
France Welsh b abt  1835 age 36   Wool Winder
William Welsh b abt  1850 age 21   Angine Emita
John Welsh     b abt 1855       16   Wool weaver
Jessie Welsh                            2
Jean Welsh                              1

Thank you taking the time to read my query.
Cheers
Blacksmithy

[AMBLY]

Not often that seemingly, A* is right and SP wrong   

They are  listed under surname HEISH in SP!!

Cheers
AMBLY

PS: do let us know what an Angine Amita is, though 

[blacksmithy]

Hi
Wow what a supersleuth you are.  Thank you so much, I tried all sorts of combinations but did not come up with that, did you use the wildcard option.    I will remember that maybe a W could look like an H given the style of writing.  The Record is extremely hard to read so maybe A did a very very good job.
I am picking the occupation has something to do with blacksmithing, which is what he did when he came to New Zealnd.  Grasping at straws but maybe angine = engine or equine?!?.

Will certainly advise you if I get any better occupation titles.  I have looked at old occupation lists but to no avail.

Again many thanks
Blacksmithy

[AMBLY]

Hi

  Yes the wildcard * was well used! I think I had quickly figgered  *E*SH to start with,  that it went with all the forenames in the family in the right location with the right ages,  then just went thru the alphabet for each *  till I got to HE*SH and then,  HEISH.

If the choice was Engine or Equine, definitely I would go with Engine.  If you have now gotten the original off SP, perhaps posting a snip of the rogue occupation may get results if one of us are able to make sense of it :-)

Cheers
AMBLY

[blacksmithy]

Thank you Ambly for your help.
I have posted an attachment in the deciphering forum and 2 replies have come back confirming my thoughts today that it may be an Engine Smith (I enlarged the print and played around with the darkness which made it a bit clearer!).  Apparently this is an old occupation where blacksmith skills were applied to metal work skills required with early engines etc.  Makes perfect sense to me know 

Hope this helps someone else at some stage.
Cheers
Blacksmithy

[AMBLY]

Hi Blacksmithy

Had a look at the image on:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=662290.0

And totally agree with Engine Smith - the ' _ngine  _mith' looked quite clear  but that may be because I was primed to 'see' that   

Cheers AMBLY

[blacksmithy]

Thanks Ambly
the more I looked at it (in different orientations!!!) it seemed to be clearer.  I now I will see what I can come up with as a trade apprenticeship etc.
Thanks for your input.
Kindest regards
Blacksmithy!