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« on: Saturday 16 April 16 00:59 BST (UK) »
in the 1861 census my ancestor's occupation is given as "Iomtoocupner farmer" can anyone tell me what this is please????
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Re: occupation
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 16 April 16 02:35 BST (UK) »
That has to be a very strange transcription!

If you give your ancestor's details,we can look at the census document and see if we can come up with suggestions.

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Philip
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Re: occupation
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 16 April 16 05:14 BST (UK) »
I think you will find it is the 1851 Scotland census, not 1861, and if you look at the original the occupation is 'Joint Occupier - Farmer"

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Re: occupation
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 17 April 16 09:19 BST (UK) »
its 1851  Blaiket, Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Robert Thomson and Joint Occupier makes sense as he was living with his brother John

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