what is a husbandman ?

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	21 Mar 2007 13:57
	LOL Sally, they werent that emancipated then. I have some husbandmen - mine are small tenant farmers.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 2,364 Send Message	Carol	Report	21 Mar 2007 13:55
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 2,364 Send Message	A husbandsman is someone who tends or cares for animals such as a shepherd for sheep. The term is used for someone who tends any animal
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 47 Send Message	Sally	Report	21 Mar 2007 13:55
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 47 Send Message	Many thanks for your reply, it was not what i thought it was lol, Sally
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Willow	Report	21 Mar 2007 13:53
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Hi Husband-Man / Husbandman 1) Tenant farmer 2) Farmer dealing with animals (14th century From the Anglo-Saxon husbonda) http://rmhh(.)co(.)uk/occup/h.html
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 47 Send Message	Sally	Report	21 Mar 2007 13:45
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 47 Send Message	On several of my certificates, some of the mens occupations say Husbandman, would that be like a housewife? Many thanks, Sally