Genealogy Chat

Please could someone have a look at 1841 census and tell me what you think the occupation is I can't make head nor tail of it. Robert Paramdue b1811 HO107/972/4 ED3 Folio 16 Page 24 He is the 10th row down on the right. Many thanks Michelle:) X

Was he born in Somerset? Want to make sure i'm looking at the right guy

Could it be Mason??

yes philip he was wife Ann b 1816 son George 1839

Hi michelle This is a hard one, not really got a clue what it says, only that there are a few of them on the page with the same occupation, Have you tried looking for any of the others on the page to see what there occupation is in 1851 that is all I can think of Sorry Sue

Philip I really couldn't say there is a person 3 lines up also the same occ but it looks to me that it start with th--ern?

No Susan I haven't but what a good idea I'll try that now thanx michelle:) X

I see that now i've gone closer it's either a th... ern or sh...ern

Ok it doesn't start with an S if you look 10 lines down there's one that is Shop maker and the S looks different.

I found a website with this list of occupations for some town or other in the 1830's any of them look like they could match?? 'Occupations; 213 weavers, 766 spinners, 160 farmers, 126 labourers, 16 shoemakers, 4 grocers, 5 tailors, 2 butchers, 13 carpenters, 3 masons, 7 smiths, 4 schoolteachers, 2 bailiffs, 3 fowldealers, 2 ropers, 4 flax dressers, 3 wheelwrights, miller, bleacher, tinker. NO publicans. N.B. This included part of County Antrim which is now Ballywatt, and parts of the Bushmills area.'

I've just looked through 1851, 61, 71, census at richard hopkins, he's the seventh guy down from my relie and his occ through those years were grocer/ shop keeper?

My rellie in 1851 was shoemaker/journeyman on closer inspection of the 1841 do you think philip that it says shoem? michelle:)