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Help with occupation on 1851 Census - COMPLETED THANK YOU
« on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:18 BST (UK) »
I believe that the occupation of my ancestor here in the 1851 Census says "Sayer and Beer Seller". If that is right does anyone know what a Sayer is?

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Nevitt, Palin, Fryer, Hopkins, Fry, Boyson

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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:27 BST (UK) »
My first thoughts are that it might be 'Sawyer',  although I don't know how compatible that would be  with selling beer!  I have someone in one of my tree who was a mechanic and beer seller, but he worked in a factory whilst his wife and daughters ran the ale-house.

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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:31 BST (UK) »
My thoughts too.

Sawyer (occupation) For other uses, see . Sawyer is an occupational term referring to someone who saws wood, particularly using a pit saw either in a saw pit or with the log on trestles above ground or operates a sawmill. One such job is the occupation of someone who cuts lumber to length for the consumer market

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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:39 BST (UK) »
In 1861 he was a "beer house keeper" only.
In 1841 there's a George Fryer of about the right age with similar name for wife, and that chap's either a "Lawyer" or a "Sawyer" ( I had one who was a "sawyer", and some other researcher obviously thought that wasn't posh enough, and deemed him a "Lawyer" -very unlikely in light of other details including where he lived!
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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:40 BST (UK) »
Thanks to you both, that had occurred to me but I didn't think it fitted with his location etc but have just managed to find him on 1841 Census (which I had missed before!) and I believe that does say Sawyer. So thanks again for your help
Nevitt, Palin, Fryer, Hopkins, Fry, Boyson

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ThrelfallYorky on Wednesday 22 May 19 15:39 BST (UK)
In 1861 he was a "beer house keeper" only.

Thank you
Nevitt, Palin, Fryer, Hopkins, Fry, Boyson

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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census - COMPLETED THANK YOU
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:44 BST (UK) »
Happy to be able to help.
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: Help with occupation on 1851 Census - COMPLETED THANK YOU
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 15:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ThrelfallYorky on Wednesday 22 May 19 15:44 BST (UK)
Happy to be able to help.

ThrelfallYorky, Could you tell me where you found him in 1861 ... I am struggling!
Nevitt, Palin, Fryer, Hopkins, Fry, Boyson

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Re: Help with occupation on 1851 Census - COMPLETED THANK YOU
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 16:38 BST (UK) »
On "Ancestry". They were at Hardinge Wood, Brieryhurst, Kidsgrove.
There was George 45, Mary A (wife)42, son Willie 18, grocer's assistant, sons Jesse 10, Alfred 8, George Hy 6, James 1 and Frank who was 4 months old. There was also a servant, and a visitor, who may have had a connection with that servant.
Hope that's some help.
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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