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1841 census abbreviations.

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Jasmyne

Jasmyne Report 18 Sep 2008 01:59

I am struggling to find an answer to what F.W.R may mean under occupation on the 1841 census.

I believe that this person may have been a slave at some point.

I have googled abbreviations but cant find any example of this.

Anyone shed any light?

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2008 03:28

Are you sure it's not FWK, a common one, it's frame work knitter.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Jasmyne

Jasmyne Report 18 Sep 2008 07:08

thank you margaret its entirely possible!

Andrew

Andrew Report 18 Sep 2008 20:42

FWR stood for Frame Work Rivetter, the man who made the frames up.