Genealogy Chat

I'll stick with my lot, thanks. It must have been very hard being a woman in those days. Having said that. I have just recieved a photocopy of a piece in the local Tottenham Herald Newspaper, dated July 1957. My Grt Grt Grandmother was celebrating her 100th birthday. She had 12 children and worked as a dressmaker (surprise surprise). Put her longevity down to hard work. Maxine

Maxine do you want to adopt my one, he had the cheek to admit the woman living with him was his concubine

You are a clever lot! Thank you ever so much . Its been bothering me for ages. Shame its not something more exotic, the Victorian version of a pole dancer would make a change, instead of the long list of dressmakers, ag labs etc MAxine

Hi Dawn, I know its been driving me mad. I keep going back for another look. Maureen, Yes, they are definately Ackermans. You think it might be Laundress - I was beginning to convince myself it said Layed up . Many thanks for looking Maxine

Linda, Well done. Maureen

Dawn, I am still not sure on the occupation of Elizabeth. Maureen

I think Elizabeth is sempstress with the old fashioned f on the end in place of the s. There are three of them on the two pages. they all seem to be to do with tailoring Linda

Maureen blimey you are good at this couldn't work them out, think they should all go to handwriting school lol

Are they listed as Akerman? Mary is a laundrefs - or laundress - as they used 'fs' instead of 'ss' Elizabeth I think is a seamstress - not sure as it looks like sampstrefs Maureen

Cor they are hard to decipher will keep looking see if it springs into my head

I have been struggling to make sense of the profession of Mary & Elizabeth Ackerman. Do you think some kind soul could have a look for me. Mary Ackerman born abt 1781, not of the county Elizabeth Ackerman born abt 1821, birthplace Middlesex living at St. Ann Soho, Middlesex. Many Thanks MAxine