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Offline jenny_knight28

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What Is This Occupation
« on: Tuesday 09 March 21 18:49 GMT (UK) »
The below entry appears on the UK Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures in 1719.
My ancestor is in Somerset.
I'm trying to work out what the occupation is.
I have tried looking up various spellings and part of the words but am not having any luck.
Any suggestions are really appreciated.

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Re: What Is This Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 10 March 21 17:39 GMT (UK) »
I see Drug...maker(abbreviated to makr) Can't make out the 3 letters in the middle - looks like qet perhaps but can't think what that might stand for.

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Re: What Is This Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 10 March 21 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat!  Could you please give us the name, so that we can look at the record for ourselves.  Sometimes "snips" can be confusing.

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Re: What Is This Occupation
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 10 March 21 18:14 GMT (UK) »
The second part is an abbreviation of maker, the first part is drugget, a kind of cloth.

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Re: What Is This Occupation
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 11 March 21 07:22 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: GR2 on Wednesday 10 March 21 18:14 GMT (UK)
The second part is an abbreviation of maker, the first part is drugget, a kind of cloth.

drugget
[ˈdrʌɡɪt]
NOUN
a coarse woven fabric used to make floor coverings.
a floor covering made of drugget.
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