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gemqueen

gemqueen Report 22 Mar 2009 16:52

Alfred New b1866 - area Isleworth. He is aged 25 with wife Elizabeth.

Class: RG12; Piece: 1024; Folio 69; Page 20; GSU roll: 6096134.
Could someone kindly tell me what his occupation is as it looks like 'japaner'

Thanks
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 22 Mar 2009 16:59

Gemqueen - can't find him! Where is Isleworth? It's probably me...
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 22 Mar 2009 17:02

Janet ................... Thank you. It's Middlesex/Surrey area.
I can pm the census if needed.

Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 22 Mar 2009 17:03

It does look like japaner

found this by googling

japanning (jəpăn`ing), -method of varnishing a surface, such as wood, metal, or glass, to obtain a durable, lustrous finish. The term is derived from a process popular in England, France, the Netherlands, and Spain in the 17th cent. that imitated the East Asian lacquerwork known as Japan ware. Japanning varnishes usually have a resin base and are colored by mineral and other pigments. Several coats of varnish are applied to the desired surface, the successive layers being heat-dried. Luster and hardness are attained by polishing each coat. Japanning has been applied to furniture, screens, and such small objects as trays and snuff-boxes.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 22 Mar 2009 17:05

OK then! I really want to know what I'm doing wrong here!
(I bet someone else finds them straight away!).
Jan
UPDATE See! They have. Problem solved I think.

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Mar 2009 17:06

Yes its Japaner. this is the explanation from Old Occupations site

Japanner Applied Japanese style black hard varnish - "Japanning"

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

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 22 Mar 2009 17:09

Jeanette. Thank you for looking. I thought I was reading it wrong. Just goes to show I should 'google' more. LOL

Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)