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Job title - Help!! - one I've never heard of
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Trudy | Report | 17 Feb 2005 15:19 |
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Would someone mind having a look at Mary Small, daughter of Amos Small, aged 27 living in Little Staughton, Bedfordshire on the 1891 Census and tell me what her occupation is - and what it means! It looks like 'Hawker of Granges tc' to me and I can't make out what it means. Any help appreciated. Thanks Trudy |
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Trudy | Report | 17 Feb 2005 15:23 |
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Hi Pat, no the second word definitely begins with a 'G'. Trudy |
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Trudy | Report | 17 Feb 2005 15:39 |
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But would there really be a need for a 'Hawker of Oranges' in a tiny village of approx. 50 houses in the middle of Bedfordshire - I could understand it if she lived in London or somewhere? Trudy |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 17 Feb 2005 16:00 |
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Just Googled and found other people were 'hawkers of oranges' too. As you say it seems strange for a small place. Do any of the neighbours have similar jobs? |
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Kim | Report | 17 Feb 2005 16:00 |
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A grange could also be like our Nurseries or garden centres so perhaps she sold local produce to these places? Kim |
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Trudy | Report | 17 Feb 2005 17:41 |
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Hi, I'm still baffled on this one - I don't think the fact that she was a lacemaker has any bearing (but you never know it might!), and I can't find anyone else with the same type of job - and as far as I know my ancestors were always farmers, with livestock and only growing wheat etc. Trudy |
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Peter | Report | 17 Feb 2005 19:04 |
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Could the TC stand for town center. |
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Geoff | Report | 17 Feb 2005 19:30 |
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Hawker of Oranges &c See the & sign 4 or 5 lines below - same construction. |
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Peter | Report | 17 Feb 2005 19:34 |
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Just looked at little Staughton there is an area called Green End Could that be the Grange bit. it looks like it could be a market area. |
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Ciara | Report | 17 Feb 2005 19:59 |
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Ok I have one as well, what is a green apprentice? one of my rellies was a Green Apprencitce he lived in a coal mining community and all his ralatives were coal miners! |
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Darksecretz | Report | 17 Feb 2005 20:55 |
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this is just a guess about 'Green apprentice', perhaps it means a newly joined apprentice, as in 'green' in days gone by an apprentice would have to serve perhaps 7- 10 years before becoming qualified just my theory anyway, :) hope it helps regards Julie |
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Crista | Report | 17 Feb 2005 21:20 |
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Trudy, In 1881, there were 106 people listed who were oranges hawkers. The C might stand for confectionery. Crista |
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Ciara | Report | 17 Feb 2005 21:31 |
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Julie, do you think so? I never thought of that one! |
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Geoff | Report | 17 Feb 2005 21:41 |
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&c just means etc - the Latin word for and is 'et' |
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