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Interesting Occupation
« on: Sunday 09 July 23 13:31 BST (UK) »
This snip was taken from the 1939 register  ;D
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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: Interesting Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 09 July 23 13:42 BST (UK) »
 ;D. Good one.
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Re: Interesting Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 09 July 23 14:39 BST (UK) »
 8) 8)
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: Interesting Occupation
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 09 July 23 16:49 BST (UK) »
Maybe our British players could do with some Tennis Rockets!
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 09 July 23 18:58 BST (UK) »
 ;D ;D ;D
CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday 09 July 23 19:33 BST (UK) »
Aah thank you Treetotal - glad to see someone else has been following our disappointing Wimbledon results!

Funnily enough - I have just come across the following amusing occupation on Lancs On Line Parish Clerk site;

Groom's Father: William Wilkinson, Nuisance Inspector
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 09 July 23 22:23 BST (UK) »
I have never heard that before!

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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 09 July 23 22:37 BST (UK) »
Aah thank you Treetotal - glad to see someone else has been following our disappointing Wimbledon results!

Funnily enough - I have just come across the following amusing occupation on Lancs On Line Parish Clerk site;

Groom's Father: William Wilkinson, Nuisance Inspector

A more-than full-time occupation these days   :o

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: Interesting Occupation
« Reply #8 on: Monday 10 July 23 09:13 BST (UK) »
If that’s what the transcriber saw, then there’s nothing wrong with it? - or so I’m told!