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paris8118

paris8118 Report 8 Aug 2011 13:34

Hi

My great grandmother was down as a HIGGLER in an earlier census she was 12 years old at the time, her father was an agri/labourer and her brother was a ploughboy, so am thiking it could be something to do with farming or the land.

Pat

safc

safc Report 8 Aug 2011 13:37

Higgler Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling.

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

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

Potty

Potty Report 8 Aug 2011 13:38

Found this - there are several reference if you google - they all seem to agree with this:

Higgler Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling.

paris8118

paris8118 Report 8 Aug 2011 13:40

Hi safc

That was quick thank you, nothing to do with the land then, just goes to show it's no good guessing

pat ;-)

Nannylicious

Nannylicious Report 8 Aug 2011 23:35

It might be something to do with the land - she might have been peddling crops. One of my ancestors used to sell watercress and mint.