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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 6 Send Message	Mary	Report	19 Nov 2004 21:19
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 6 Send Message	on a marriage certificate in 1885 father's profession is given as "Self - actor minder" Does anyone have any idea what this please?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	19 Nov 2004 21:29
	Well the self would be self-employed but not sure about the actor-minder - perhaps he was an early bodyguard!! Sure it says minder and not perhaps "manager"?
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	19 Nov 2004 22:11
	"self action minder" I think - more here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LANCSGEN/2000-10/0971234087 (remove )
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 17,743 Send Message	Battenburg	Report	20 Nov 2004 05:07
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 17,743 Send Message	Multi-head spinning machine known as 'self acting Mule' invented by Samuel Crompton of Bolton 1779. The word minder refers to the operative in charge of the machine
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 6 Send Message	Mary	Report	20 Nov 2004 12:14
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 6 Send Message	Thank you all for your suggestions,i will act on them Regards Mary.