What does this mean?

[Millmoor]

This is the transcription for her on Familysearch. Not only have they managed to transcribe her relation as nephew but have her age wrong!

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7K8-MPF

William

[Tickettyboo]

Does it say ‘unknown’ written in a scruffy, hasty way ?
It would make sense re the relationship to the house holder if the person answering the question i.e. a child/young person didn’t know

I see Improver, though its not the best handwriting. Servant and apprentice were usually put in the relationship col as that was the 'relationship' to the head of the household (or more likely in this case the wife of the head, but back then the 'man of the house' took precedence) so I assume the 4 women were all employees in one capacity or another.

Boo

[stanmapstone]

The instructions on the schedule for the column "Relation to Head of Family" are "State whether wife, son, daughter or other relative, visitor, boarder, etc. or servant" The  householder has apparently decided that Susan Woodward did not come under any of those and put improver, for some reason.

Stan

[Helina]

Thank you for your replies I am now wiser.  Alot of the occupations in the past are a mystery

helina

[youngtug]

Improver, learning a trade without doing an apprenticeship.

[Helina]

Thanks youngtug

[Jebber]

Improver, learning a trade without doing an apprenticeship.

Not necessarily, some trades an improver was someone at the next stage after having served their apprenticeship.

[youngtug]

Which ones?

[Rosinish]

Which ones?

Hairdresser

Annie