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Offline JenB

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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 14:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Tuesday 11 August 20 13:58 BST (UK)
Quote from: luvtotravel on Tuesday 11 August 20 13:49 BST (UK)
My query was for Robert Scott, age 32, living with his mother and siblings.  I was looking for a Robert Scott with an unusual occupation.

Name Robt Scott
County:   Lanarkshire
Address:   184 Crown St
Occupation:   Shanl Mercht

Source Citation
Parish: Gorbals; ED: 16; Page: 12; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_163; Year: 1851

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On another site it is transcribed as ‘shaul’ mercht.
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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 14:40 BST (UK) »
Yes that is the record I was looking at.  Was “Shaul” on FindMyPast?  Are their records more accurate?  My ancestors mostly in Scotland with a few in England (but very close to Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
BARRIE - Rutherglen     BENNETT - Wigtown, Glasgow
BURKE  - Lanarkshire, Ireland   CAMERON - Renfrew
CURLE - Dumfries    FRATER - Lesmahagow 
GENTLES - Sterling    GOLDIE - Paisley
GRAHAM - Roxburgh    HASTIE -Edinburgh
KERR  - Glencorse and Cambuslang
LOWRIE - Rutherglen and Ireland
McDONALD - Edinburgh and Cambuslang
MOYIES - Rutherglen    PICKEN - Kilmarnock
RAEBURN - Kilmarnock, Glasgow    SCOTT - Glasgow

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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 15:17 BST (UK) »
It is not the accuracy of the record, it is the accuracy of whoever transcribe the record.
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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 15:38 BST (UK) »
Never trust a transcription. As Carole said, your best bet is to buy a few credits on Scotlands People and view the census page image yourself.

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I was looking for a Robert Scott with an unusual occupation.

That's an odd thing to do! What's the story?
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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 15:41 BST (UK) »
In the same household there is Horatio Scott, Son, Male 15, 1836, Clerk To A Shawl Mercht, the brother of Robert Scott.


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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 16:18 BST (UK) »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Tuesday 11 August 20 15:17 BST (UK)
It is not the accuracy of the record, it is the accuracy of whoever transcribe the record.
Stan

On Ancestry Horatio Scott's Occupation is transcribed as "Clerk Toa Shomel Mercht" ???

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Re: What is a Shanl Merchant?
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 11 August 20 20:32 BST (UK) »
The FreeCEN transcription:

Mary Scott, head, widow, 50, b. Ayrshire - Catrine
Robt, son, unm, 32, Shawl Merchant, b. Lanarkshire
Barbara, daughter, umn, 26, House Duties, b. Lanarkshire
Mary, daughter, unm, 24, House Duties, b. Lanarkshire - Glasgow
Alexr, son, unm, 23, Clerk Insurance Office, b. Kinross-shire - Kinross
James, son, unm, 20, Manufacturer's Clerk, b. Lanarkshire - Glasgow
William, son, unm, 18, Clerk Shipping Office, b. Lanarkshire - Glasgow
Horatio, son, 15, Clerk to Shawl Merchant, b. Kinross-shire - Kinross
Sarah, daughter, unm, 12, Scholar, b. Kinross-shire - Kinross

In 1841 they are in Castlemilk Place, Gorbals

James Scott, 43, Shopman
Mary, 42
Robt, 21, Shopman
David, 19, Shopman
Barbra, 17
Mary, 15, Straw Hat Maker
Alexr, 13, Shopman
William, 9
Horatio,6
Sarah, 3

All are down as being born in Lanarkshire, except for James.
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