Help in decyphering either a place name (or is it an occupation).

[Sassenach73]

Good morning to all,

I need help in understanding a place name with the attached....its a baptism record of John Rowley, who was apparently born in the Doncaster area in 1811 - Father's name was John - this is the closest I can get in both year, fathers name and area - He was from a place called Pindar Oak, and then we have another word and I can't tell if this is a village name, eg, Bleakston/Blaxton, or is it that he was a Bleacher - on his sons marriage certificate he states he was a Maltster!?  Any ideas.  I may have the completely wrong baptism

TIA

Michelle

[IgorStrav]

I think you're right and it's an occupation - Bleacher.

He may have been in an occupation which was available at the time, and then moved to working for a Maltster later?  If he was in a general labouring occupation, might he have given himself the overall title of the particular industry he was working in?

Or, as you say, it's the wrong baptism!!

[KGarrad]

Pindar Oaks was mentioned on RootsChat some 11 years ago

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=436527.0

[Sassenach73]

I think you're right and it's an occupation - Bleacher.

He may have been in an occupation which was available at the time, and then moved to working for a Maltster later?  If he was in a general labouring occupation, might he have given himself the overall title of the particular industry he was working in?

Or, as you say, it's the wrong baptism!!

Thanks for responding 
Yes, I had a sinking feeling it was the occupation rather than a place name - there are two entries in different registers, (same details), on the first one it looked as though it had been written as an area or township even.... Back to the drawing board I think lol - John Rowley states in later census returns he was born in Doncaster but Pindar Oak appears to be linked to Barnsley! (Although not that far away).  There is only one or two more that fit the bill but they are in Leeds and later , eg, 1814 and 1816. 

[Sassenach73]

Pindar Oaks was mentioned on RootsChat some 11 years ago

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=436527.0

  Thanks for your response and yes I had seen some info on the house - apparently it had been a hotel/inn and also a hospital/maternity home - the info found was one near Barnsley, however whether it was half way between Barnsley and Doncaster, I don't know - Doncaster was the birth place given by the younger John Rowley in later census returns (by then he had moved to Louth, Lincolnshire too lol)