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Offline jamxr

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Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« on: Saturday 03 June 23 08:06 BST (UK) »
Wanting to know fathers occupation where question mark is.  Is it leather?? 

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 03 June 23 08:09 BST (UK) »
Looks like Settler to me.  Some citizens brought to Aus/NZ under Govt assisted schemes were known as settlers or even a new owner of land

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 June 23 08:27 BST (UK) »
Yes settler.  Thank you.  :)

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 June 23 00:08 BST (UK) »
I'm pretty sure it's Fettler (labourer on the Railways).Fran
Leadbetter North Meols
Tyrrell  and Shettle Hampshire
Cope Wolstanton
Rice New York and Sydney
Pidgeon County Wexford
Smail and Cochran Berwickshire
Worling and Harrop Cambridgeshire
Happ Eltville
Harrop and Shettle Suffolk

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 June 23 03:42 BST (UK) »
Whilst it could be fettler, and I agree it would seem a better fit for a profession, the first letter does not look other "F"s on the page (all the other occupations begin with a capital letter), and much more like the "S" on "Stephen", or even the "L" on "Liverpool".

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 04 June 23 04:58 BST (UK) »
Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Registers
https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/61177/

St Lukes Liverpool   baptism
25 Sep 1859   DAVIS Stepha Charles   ps James  Jane abode Liverpool  occupation ****
                     born 8 Jun 1859

26 Jan 1862   DAVIS John James         ps James  Jane abode Liverpool  occupation  farmer
                     born 4 Dec 1861

28 Jun 1863   DAVIS Henry                 ps James  Jane abode Bulls Hill  occupation  sawyer
                     born 27 Mar 1863

This is likely the same family. Might give a clue to their location, occupation etc.


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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 04 June 23 05:07 BST (UK) »
His occupations varied over 15y period from sawyer, labourer, farmer then back to sawyer as did place where living. With the 'settler' in between.  As mention the other 'F's are different.  I'll go with settler as looking at other baptisms in same period it is a very common word now I know what it is.
Thank you all for your help.

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Re: Australia, Sydney Parish Baptism
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 04 June 23 07:33 BST (UK) »
Late vote for Settler.
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