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Title: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 00:20 BST (UK)

Can anyone make out what is says in front of housework second line up from the bottom ?
Thanks
mog

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 00:24 BST (UK)

Here it is bigger - I hope

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: lynbee on Monday 15 October 07 00:27 BST (UK)

Unpaid?????

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 00:29 BST (UK)

Dear Lyn
Maybe  unpaid ?
It's mighty weird!
mog

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 00:36 BST (UK)

Just thought the clue may be on the next page as the household continues
it may help
what is that weird note part way down next to the 2 year old and then another word that looks like 'and' or 'Ind' next to the 58 year old

All help appreciated
mog

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 00:38 BST (UK)

and bigger

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: spiderboy on Monday 15 October 07 14:56 BST (UK)

Looks like all 3 entries may have been added later (by one of the statisticians?) Second one, not that it makes sense, “Son out”? Third one “Ind” as in Independent?

Spiderboy.

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: MalcolmH on Monday 15 October 07 15:08 BST (UK)

The second on eloks to me like " and farm" labourer.
Regards  Malcolm H

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: MalcolmH on Monday 15 October 07 15:10 BST (UK)

Apologies; It is the 3rd one which looks like " and farm"
Malcolm H

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: Tati on Monday 15 October 07 15:11 BST (UK)

I think the second one could be ind for "indoor"?  :)

(and I agree both seem to have been added later)

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 18:41 BST (UK)

Thanks all
I wonder if it's a combination of your suggestions

'son and ind farm labourer'
ind meaning indoors
or it could be ind for independent ?
How confusing

thanks for all the comments
mog

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 19:06 BST (UK)

Message for Lynbee
Sorry the mists have just cleared !
yes unpaid make sense - unpaid housework

as for my last post - it can't be 'son and ind ...' as he has a different surname from the head of the household'

the bit that looks like 'son and'  maybe is a statistician's note as Spiderboy suggested

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: northern_rose on Monday 15 October 07 19:36 BST (UK)

The Ind will mean indoor. It will mean that although working on the farm he worked indoors - chrning butter/milking cows/making cheese etc.

The indoor farm jobs were a step up from Ag Labs

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Monday 15 October 07 20:38 BST (UK)

Thanks Rose
Yes I think it must be indoor too
Thanks for your help

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: Jean McGurn on Tuesday 16 October 07 18:54 BST (UK)

'Unpaid Housework' looks like the lady cleaned house for the Farmers wife and didn't get paid for it.

Jean

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Tuesday 16 October 07 22:31 BST (UK)

Thanks Jean
Yes I am coming to the conclusion that is the most likely
thanks

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: Mumsie2131 on Monday 22 October 07 14:28 BST (UK)

am I right in presuming that the Unpaid Houseworker was the wife of the Son-in-law ?

Title: Re: Can U Read Farming Family
Post by: cheshiremog on Wednesday 24 October 07 01:24 BST (UK)

Yes
I think so too
Sounds like she had to work her way up through the pecking order
mog