Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Occupation 'traveller'

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Karrie

Karrie Report 18 May 2011 19:02

Does anyone know what the occupation 'traveller' would have been in 1895>
thanks

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 18 May 2011 19:06

1) A Gypsy 2) Travelling salesman

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.

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 18 May 2011 19:25

It might also have been a commercial traveller which today would be more commonly known as a company representative.

The best option would be to try to find the person in earlier or later census records to see whether they might indicate anything.

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

Flick

Flick Report 18 May 2011 22:06

Traveller in those days = Sales rep today

My grandfather was a 'traveller' before he set up in business on his own account..........used the experience to build up a list of contacts who became his customers.

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 19 May 2011 13:42

MEE, Walter Head Married M 36 1875 Ironmonger Aslockton Nottingham
MEE, Elizabeth May Wife Married
8 years F 33 1878 Wymondham Norfolk
MEE, Geoffrey William Son M 7 1904 Sheffield Yorkshire
MEE, Frank Cubitt Son M 3 1908 Sheffield Yorkshire
RG number
RG14 Piece
27777 Reference
RG14PN27777 RG78PN1590 RD509 SD4 ED14 SN74

Registration District
Ecclesall Bierlow Sub District
Norton Enumeration District
14 Parish
Ecclesall

Address
87 Frazer Road Woodseats Sheffield
County
Yorkshire (West riding)

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 19 May 2011 14:47

Is not the name Lee
well used in the "Gypsy / Tinker",family of travellers?

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960