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Any idea what this occupation on Census is?

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Alistair

Alistair Report 10 Dec 2007 19:42

If it's the same as the Scottish system, anyone away at sea was not supposed to be included in the "land" census. Any record included by the census collecter would have been crossed out by the "checker".

There ought to be a category under places for "Shipping" records, where sailors were included.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 9 Dec 2007 23:03

Hi Libby and Twinkle,

Sorry I didn't know there was other messages on my thread. Thanks for the information, so thats what it said Briton, makes all the difference, his father was in Gibraltar in the Navy so the son was born there.

Thanks!!
Betty

val1963

val1963 Report 9 Dec 2007 21:12

Hi Betty,

I agree with Libby it does look like "briton"
Gibraltar was part of the (British Empire) wasn't it!

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 9 Dec 2007 18:57

Thanks Joan,

Also wondered what the word after Gibralter was too.

Betty

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 9 Dec 2007 18:55

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for Info I thought he was quite high in rank or something!! And there is something else written after Gibralter where he was born can anyone check this for me please, just can't make it out.

Betty

Joan

Joan Report 9 Dec 2007 18:54

Hi Betty,

Ancestry.com is having some problems--it will not bring up the actual record.

Joan

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Dec 2007 18:50

Able Bodied?

Andy

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 9 Dec 2007 18:48

On the 1901 census Liverpool a James E Bygroves aged either 40 or 48 (hard to tell on image) occupation has sailer crossed out and Seas AB added as correction. What does this mean?
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Betty