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Occupation help
« on: Monday 12 June 17 15:05 BST (UK) »
Hello
I was wondering if anyone knew what this occupation might be in the attached photo.

Thank you
Kathy

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:08 BST (UK) »
Weaver?

Does that fit with what you know about this person?

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:18 BST (UK) »
I support Ruskies interpretation. It would help further if you could give some further examples of the handwriting on the document that this is from to compare the writing.
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Kathb.
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Baker/Cheshire,Crewe/Somerset
Davies/Calvert/Cheshire, Birkenhead/Yorkshire, Bowes
Fitzsimmons/Cheshire, Birkenhead/Lancashire, Liverpool/Ireland
Lewis/Cheshire,Spurstow, Bunbury, Little Budworth, Helsby/Birkenhead
Mackay/Mckay Caithness
Anderson/, Caithness
Dunnet, Caithness
Mowat/ Caithness
Gunn/ Caithness
Smith/Caithness, Dunnet, Thurso, Castletown
Rosie/Caithness, Thurso
Sadlier Forster/Liverpool/Ireland, Cork

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:21 BST (UK) »
Have you checked that persons occupation on other Census?

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:36 BST (UK) »
The father had MANY occupations in life
Bootmaker, newsagent, janitor, soldier, politician....
He grew up in the workhouse

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:40 BST (UK) »
More examples of the writing

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:43 BST (UK) »
Yes, the e in Weaver looks like the e at the end of Curate - so I'll stick with Weaver.  :)

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 June 17 15:57 BST (UK) »
Mangled "waggoner"?
Threlfall (Southport), Isherwood (lancs & Canada), Newbould + Topliss(Derby), Keating & Cummins (Ireland + lancs), Fisher, Strong& Casson (all Cumberland) & Downie & Bowie, Linlithgow area Scotland . Also interested in Leigh& Burrows,(Lancashire) Griffiths (Shropshire & lancs), Leaver (Lancs/Yorks) & Anderson(Cumberland and very elusive)

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Re: Occupation help
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 June 17 16:23 BST (UK) »
Thank you all so much
I just found a birth of another child and his occupation is indeed weaver.
Thank you all again

Kathy
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