Occupation from 1891 Census in Gateshead

[282daniel282]

Please can someone help with deciphering the occupation of Hannah Anderson of 1 Ripon Street.

Thank you

[Viktoria]

Provision Dealer,so could be a retail shop or even a business that supplied small shops ,of which there were so many.
Provisions being groceries ,tea,sugar,flour ,baking ingredients,bacon ,cheese,
etc,

Viktoria

[Treetotal]

That's what I see too. She Could have been a shopkeeper.
Carol

[282daniel282]

Thank you. See it so clearly now!

Her late husband was a Fruiterer so I assume it was related to this.

Thank you very much!