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« on: Wednesday 11 October 23 23:14 BST (UK) »
Hi, can anybody make out these occupations from the 1901 Census please?
The ones I need are the second one down and then the following three occupations after the gap. I wondered if the first two of these might be Navvy or Navy?
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 October 23 23:25 BST (UK) »
Navvy
Navvy
Doubler in cotton mill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Spinners_and_Doublers

The last one looks like XXXX - 'up'

From this
https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html#Old-Occupations-P

There are three occupations that have an 'up' in them.  Whether any of these is the occupation you are seeking is unknown

Baller up
Holder up
Pinner up.

I have had success using edting tools to remove/lighten the crossings out to reveal the words beneath. 

ETA actually it looks like Stand up (Paper Mill)


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Re: Occupations
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 October 23 23:26 BST (UK) »
Agree the first two are Navvy. Then "Doubler ( cotton mill)" and "?- up (paper mill)"
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Re: Occupations
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 October 23 23:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you both so much, I've no idea why they had to cross them out so thoroughly.


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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 October 23 14:19 BST (UK) »
The 1901 paper making occupations can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/census-of-england-and-wales-1901.-instructions-for-classifying-occupations/page/96/mode/2up?view=theater

I found that link at http://doot.spub.co.uk/ - this site is mainly a transcription of the occupations found in the 1921 census, with descriptions of what they entailed, but there are links at the bottom of the home page to similar lists from other years.
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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Re: Occupations
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 14 October 23 10:01 BST (UK) »
Thank you ArthurK, always good to have a better understanding : )