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Catherine | Report | 14 Dec 2004 21:26 |
thanks so much everyone i have to say i'd never heard of it! |
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Heather | Report | 14 Dec 2004 14:54 |
Yes dont you remember the Beadle in poor old "Oliver Twist?" |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 14 Dec 2004 13:28 |
There are some fairly pompous Beadles who crop up in Dickens' stories! Christine |
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PennyDainty | Report | 14 Dec 2004 12:24 |
A beadle is a position in a church.... a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services Christine |
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Catherine | Report | 14 Dec 2004 12:19 |
Hi can anyone please help me with an occupation i have found on a marriage certificate dated 1852, it looks like "beadle" but am not entirely sure, if anyone could help me decipher this or tell me what it means i'd be really grateful |