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Simon

Simon Report 30 Oct 2009 18:12

The most outrageous 'Occupation' I've found so far was "Pauper Imbecile". Presumably the 'village idiot'?! (It wasn't a relative - just another name on the village return!

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 30 Oct 2009 12:17

They are known as White Van Men today.....!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2009 12:14

Elaine
this is also very handy when looking for old medical terms on death certs

www.antiquusmorbus.com

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

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 29 Oct 2009 22:18

http://scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm

Another useful site for occupations.

Plenty when you google old occupations

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Barry

Barry Report 29 Oct 2009 19:58

Thanks everyone......

Netty

Netty Report 29 Oct 2009 19:55

CARTER - A carman, carrier, drayman or wagoner.

http://www.census1891.com/occupations-c.htm

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Oct 2009 19:53

from old occupations site
Carman/Charman/Carrier/
Carter/Cartman Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/c.html

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

Barry

Barry Report 29 Oct 2009 19:51

does any one know what a carter did? as i have a few on my tree.

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