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Offline doubleRR

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Decipher profession please
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 21:46 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me what this says please?
Parrish/Parish: Birmingham, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
Connections: Salt,  Gould,  Neath, Malpas(s), Cox, Jones, Pargeter,  Grainger, Greenaway, Bannister, Car(e)less, Broome, Dawes, Meese, Aga, Howard

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Re: Decipher profession please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 21:49 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Could it say 'NAVVY'

claire
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 21:50 BST (UK) »
Perhaps Navvy?

JJ

Ditto Claire T

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 21:51 BST (UK) »
Exactly what I was trying to post,

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Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peak(e)
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 21:53 BST (UK) »
Yep ........ Navy.

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 22:11 BST (UK) »
Thank you....
What's a Navvy exactly lol ?
Parrish/Parish: Birmingham, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
Connections: Salt,  Gould,  Neath, Malpas(s), Cox, Jones, Pargeter,  Grainger, Greenaway, Bannister, Car(e)less, Broome, Dawes, Meese, Aga, Howard

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 22:17 BST (UK) »


Noun
A laborer employed in the excavation and construction of a road, railroad, or canal.
Synonyms
excavator - labourer - laborer
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Parrish/Parish: Birmingham, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
Connections: Salt,  Gould,  Neath, Malpas(s), Cox, Jones, Pargeter,  Grainger, Greenaway, Bannister, Car(e)less, Broome, Dawes, Meese, Aga, Howard

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 22:19 BST (UK) »
As doubleRR says - Navvy / Navigator / Navor    Labourer on canals or railways, roads etc.


http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/n-o.html#N

This is a useful site.

Maggie
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 16 October 13 23:17 BST (UK) »
That is a useful site, Maggie - thanks for that, have bookmarked!
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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