Muggers or Muggirs?

[meeganf]

Hi
Could someone help with this occupation word please? The couple were of no fixed address
Thank you again

Meegan

[meeganf]

Try again with the attachment!!

[mckha489]

can you please give a reference, so we can look at the whole page and see what other people did in the area?

My first thought it is Muggers relating to people who made mugs, or perhaps peddled mugs if no fixed abode.

[meeganf]

Hi

It's a small Nbl village, Eglingham, in early 1800s. Other occupations have been farmer, blacksmith, pitman and husbandman if that helps. The peddlers sound possible

Thank you
Meegan

[stanmapstone]

According to the "Dictionary of obsolete and provincial English"   Mugger was a name for a Gypsy in the North, or a dealer in crockery.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

From the OED; Mugger;Scottish and English regional (northern).   An itinerant dealer or tinker specialising in earthenware.

Stan

[meeganf]

This is really interesting, Stan. Thank you for that. I wonder how often itinerants/gypsies/travelers were included in many records?

Don't have any in my ancestors but be interesting to research them

Thank you again
Meegan