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Mystery Occupation

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Helen

Helen Report 9 Jun 2004 20:26

Can anyone help me with an illegible occupation on a marriage certificate. It's the bride's father. I thought at first he was farmer, but the groom's father is a farmer and on closer inspection it is obviously something else. I can't make out the capital, (possibly a 'G') but the rest of the word seems to be '_amen'. I've worked this out from the script on the rest of the certificate. This would make the word 'gamen'. On his daughter's birth certificate of 20yrs earlier he was a Waterman. Thanks Helen

Geoff

Geoff Report 9 Jun 2004 20:46

Carman? (Horse and cart driver)

Lynda ~

Lynda ~ Report 9 Jun 2004 20:47

Hi Helen This is a really good site for old occupations, you maybe able to find what you are looking for on there. http://rmhh(.)co(.)uk/occup/index(.)html remove brackets Hope this helps. Lynda

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) Report 9 Jun 2004 20:50

Greeting’s Helen . . . . Have you thought of the following ? :- CARMAN See CARRIER. CARRIER A person who drove a vehicle used to transport goods MIKE

Unknown

Unknown Report 9 Jun 2004 21:37

Could be "gentleman" (trying to sound posh?) Helen

Valice in

Valice in Report 9 Jun 2004 22:30

Could it be Yeoman, (farmer who owned his own farm) Val

Helen

Helen Report 10 Jun 2004 07:13

Thanks everybody. I'll have a look on that website. One thing I know is this occupation doesn't start with 'C'. The marriage was in Crowle and the groom's a carter. Helen

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 10 Jun 2004 08:16

Going back to your first idea of farmer, we have found several who look as if they were farmers when in fact it should be read as farrier.

Geoff

Geoff Report 10 Jun 2004 08:33

Which Crowle? Can you find him on a census?