help with reading of profession (?)

[reventlow]

Hi!

On the bottom of the page, there is a James Broun married to Hellen Patoun. What does it say directly after his name?

Best regards

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[Gadget]

Hi

Think it says Cordiner - probably for  Cordwainer ( shoemaker)


Gadget

[stanmapstone]

Cordiner   Maker of leather shoes and boots. From the French "cordonnier"
Cordwainer   see Cordiner
http://www.scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm

Stan

[lizdb]

Or maybe Gardiner - poor spelling of gardener!

But the cordwainer is more likely, as other 'G' s on the page are curlier, so it is more consistant with starting with a 'C'

[Lostris]

I agree - Clearly 'Cordiner' - viz Cordwainer

[Skoosh]

I take it this is Edinburgh, he presumably was a member of the Cordiners Guild, the records might be online.

Skoosh.

[Skoosh]

Check out    http://edinburghtrades.org/cordiners/

and also      http://nas.gov.uk/guides/crafts.asp

Skoosh.