Another occupation please!

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	Mandy	Report	13 Aug 2006 13:37
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	Please could I ask someone to look at this occupation too? Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Heanor; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 21; Page: 35; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241292. What on earth does John Clarke do for a living?! Thank you
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	13 Aug 2006 13:50
	Is this 1841 or 1851 and could we have john's year of birth please? Dea x
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 833 Send Message	Maid Marian of	Report	13 Aug 2006 13:52
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 833 Send Message	Looks like stocking M ( M for maker manufacturer)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	Mandy	Report	13 Aug 2006 13:54
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	1841 census and he was born in 1801. Thanks Dea
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	13 Aug 2006 13:57
	I agree - 'stocking maker' Dea x
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	Mandy	Report	13 Aug 2006 14:01
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 328 Send Message	Many thanks to you both. I have since seen his occupation for 1851 and that's a framework knitter, so it sounds about right! Thanks again Mandy