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Help with occupation please
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fraserbooks | Report | 10 Jul 2006 20:41 |
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I wonder if you could help with the occupation for Lydia Payton born Dundry Somerset 1853. I have fond her on the 1891 census. Do you tink it is sextoness and if so what does a sextoness do? |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 10 Jul 2006 20:42 |
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Sexton looks after the church -presumably a lady in this case. jay |
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AlanW | Report | 10 Jul 2006 20:46 |
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Hi Annie, not checked the cenus but if it is Sextoness, this is the definition on the on-line dictionary, Sex´ton`ess n. 1. A female sexton; a sexton's wife. Alan |
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fraserbooks | Report | 10 Jul 2006 20:48 |
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Thankyou very much. I thought it probably was but have not come across the word before. |
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