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help reading occupation please

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Carter

Carter Report 30 Nov 2008 09:27

hi i wonder if someone could take a look at this image on ancestry and tell me what the occupation is i can read it is Railway ????
many thanks linda

1871 England Census
about Peter Wood
Name: Peter Wood
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Jacob
Mother's Name: Anne
Gender: Male
Where born: Culcheth, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Culcheth
Ecclesiastical parish: Newchurch
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Leigh
Sub registration district: Culcheth
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 101
Household Members: Name Age
Anne Wood 58
Hannah Wood 24
Jacob Wood 64
Jacob Wood 17
Peter Wood 22


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Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3912; Folio: 137; Page: 19; GSU roll: 842049.

Julie

Julie Report 30 Nov 2008 09:51

To me its looks like Railway Ducts Man

Camille

Camille Report 30 Nov 2008 09:53

The closest I can come is ' Breaks Man' but tried Googling that and only get Railway Breaks so maybe someone else may be of more help

mgnv

mgnv Report 30 Nov 2008 09:58

I read it as Bucksman - but I've no idea what that means. However, I do think it begins with B - check the Bricklayer 7 lines above.

Carter

Carter Report 30 Nov 2008 09:59

thanks everyone for looking
linda

Montmorency

Montmorency Report 30 Nov 2008 10:10

Breaks Man would make sense, break being a common old spelling of brake.

The (rather dangerous) job was to run round a shunting yard with a brake stick, applying the handbrakes on rolling wagons.

Carter

Carter Report 30 Nov 2008 10:25

thanks robin thats a great help
linda