"CARMAN"??

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	William	Report	22 Aug 2004 08:54
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi there,have just received my great-granfathers wedding certificate and it says his trade or profession as a carman? Anyone out there know exactly what this was?Thanks,Bill.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 6,691 Send Message	susie manterfield(high wycombe)	Report	22 Aug 2004 09:08
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 6,691 Send Message	hi william a carman was a driver of a horsedrawn vehicle. also they were often employed by railways for delivering goods i hope this helps susie
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	22 Aug 2004 09:11
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	William Just to expand on that a bit, this is from "Old Occupations" "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. " nell
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	William	Report	22 Aug 2004 10:00
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks for the replys!