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harbour

harbour Report 6 Jan 2018 08:36

What is a "dealer and chapman" 1800 England

thank you

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Jan 2018 09:05

Maybe it's a transcription error

Can you post the census you are looking at please

Or where you found it

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

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Jan 2018 09:08

This looks interesting from google

5 Oct 2013 · 13 posts · 10 authors
The term 'dealer and chapman' is often found in bankruptcy proceedings. Having such a label seems to have been important in being able to be declared bankrupt, rather than being an insolvent ...

Also

A chapman (plural chapmen) was an itinerant dealer or hawker in early modern Britain.

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

harbour

harbour Report 6 Jan 2018 09:19

Its listed in The London Gazette part 2
"The Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt date 7th August 1811, awarded and issued forth against Jacob Ridley,,late of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, Merchant,Dealer and Chapman"

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Jan 2018 10:48

So it ties with the decription of being insolvent

Can't see him being an itinerant hawker

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

harbour

harbour Report 6 Jan 2018 11:10

Thank you