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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 103 Send Message	Sandra	Report	22 Sep 2006 12:53
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 103 Send Message	is there anyone out there who can look at the 1841 census on ancestry,i do not know what the abbrieviations mean on the occupation,the name of the person is MARY FRY no birth place given but it is in the walcot area of bath somerset....thanks all
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 1,274 Send Message	FamilyFogey	Report	22 Sep 2006 12:56
	Well its a ditto mark refering to the F S above her which is short for Female Servant (M S is male servant) 'Ind'= Independent (ie living on their means),'H.P.'= Half-pay in the Army, 'P'= Pensioner, 'M.S.'= Male servant, 'F.S.'= Female servant, 'J'= Journyman, 'Ap'= Apprentice, 'Sh'= Shopman, 'M'= Manufacturer, 'm'= maker, 'Cl'= Clerk, 'Ag Lab'= Agricultural labourer, 'FWK'= Framework Knitter. From the Wirksworth website.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 103 Send Message	Sandra	Report	22 Sep 2006 12:58
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 103 Send Message	thanks very much....great help...sandra