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Boysman?

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Heather

Heather Report 21 Oct 2004 22:09

I was thinking that too, like a variation on "bat man" that officers had?

Is it a bird? is it a plane?

Is it a bird? is it a plane? Report 21 Oct 2004 21:01

Geoff - That sounds really possible! Definitely something to think about :) Thanks

Geoff

Geoff Report 21 Oct 2004 21:00

I had been thinking this before, but since you said "butler" I was wondering if he was some sort of manservant for the posh boys at the school.

Is it a bird? is it a plane?

Is it a bird? is it a plane? Report 21 Oct 2004 20:42

The gentleman in question was living in Rugby, an industrial town in Warwickshire, towards the end of the 19th century (and into the 20th century). He later becomes a Butler. I don't know of any woodlands particularly near here so I'm not sure about him being a woodsman.

Ian

Ian Report 21 Oct 2004 20:36

Sarah Usual stab in the dark from me - how about a woodsman (forester)? French for wood is Bois, mispronounced/anglicised becomes boys. Ian

Carol

Carol Report 21 Oct 2004 17:54

Looked at an ancient occupations site and found Bowyer ~~ Bowmaker Could the boysman be a person who works with a bowyer Just a thought

Is it a bird? is it a plane?

Is it a bird? is it a plane? Report 21 Oct 2004 16:46

I was doing a lookup for someone in my local library (see my topic about Rugby on the Record Office board) and one of the people has the occupation Boysman. Does anyone know what this is? I couldn't see any previous posts about this and I googled and found nothing.