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John Naylor

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Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 Feb 2021 00:41

Can anyone decipher the occupation for John Naylor, born 1813 in St. Helens, in the 1841 census please.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2021 07:35

There are several on the 1841 census

Where was he living in 1841 and was he with family ,if so some names wouid help

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2021 07:48

This one ?

John Naylor
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Gender: Male
Where born: Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Prescot
Hundred: West Derby
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
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Registration District: Prescot
Sub-registration District: St Helen
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 517
Book: 5
Folio: 29
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
John Naylor 28


He is a whitesmith


whitesmith is a metalworker who does finishing work on iron and steel such as filing, lathing, burnishing or polishing.[1][2][3] The term also refers to a person who works with "white" or light-coloured metals, and is sometimes used as a synonym for tinsmith.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 24 Feb 2021 12:30

I think its Wheelright.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Feb 2021 12:38

Wheelwright - as he is in 1851

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2021 12:42

Think you right Mel

He is a wheelwright in 1851 too

John Naylor
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Sutton, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Eccleston
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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Town: St Helen
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address:Liverpool road
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration District: Prescot
Sub-registration District: St Helens
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 229
Piece: 2195
Folio: 143
Page Number: 83
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Hodson 41
Catherine Hodson 37
Catherine Hodson 13
William Hodson 11
Thomas Hodson 5
Ellen Hodson 2
John Naylor 37 lodger

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 24 Feb 2021 12:57

Glad you all agree. x

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 Feb 2021 15:32

Thank you all ... I couldn’t make head nor tail of it.