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Occupation question
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Michelle | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:06 |
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Quite a few of my relatives are listed as being a "Carman" on the census occupation bit. I'm sure I'm being a bit slow (as usual!) but what exactly does this job entail? They are all ancestors from south London from 1871 -1901. |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:13 |
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I have the same thing someone on here told me its like a Trucker would be today but with a Horse and Cart and they would be working for someone else hence Contractor |
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Michelle | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:16 |
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So more like cart man than car man then?? |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:18 |
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yes thats a good one didnt think of that sounds more like Steptoe and Son to me |
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TonyOz | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:21 |
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CARMAN Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman Tony. |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:23 |
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hi Anthony where do you get this info from is there a specific site for occupations thanks |
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TonyOz | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:27 |
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Hi Valerie.Try this URL http://www(.)rmhh(.)co(.)uk/occup/index(.)html Dont forget to remove the brackets. Tony. Oz. |
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Michelle | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:29 |
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So my great great grandfather was the Victorian equivalent of the ubiquitous South London White Van Man! |
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Michelle | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:30 |
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Thanks for the link Anthony, will have a look now. Just had a quick look at this site, is really interesting. And very useful for anyone who uses the census records. Anyone want to know what a "Chair bodger" and "Cinder wench" does, cos I know now!! |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:43 |
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hi Michelle I would say one is a person who looks after the fires but the other sounds like my husband |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:44 |
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thanks Anthony |
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TonyOz | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:50 |
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Your Welcolme. Tony.Oz |
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Michelle | Report | 12 Nov 2004 12:52 |
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A chair bodger is a travelling chair repairer, but I like Valerie's interpretation better! And a cinder wench sounds terribly Dickensian, it is a girl who collects cinders from factories and sells them door to door. Well, you learn something new every day. |
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TonyOz | Report | 12 Nov 2004 13:06 |
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Here's a couple more ( Just in case you lose one) http://www(.)cpcug(.)org/user/jlacombe/terms(.)html http://www(.)gendocs(.)demon(.)co(.)uk/trades(.)html Enjoy. Tony.Oz |
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