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Title: occupations
Post by: jud444 on Thursday 01 November 07 20:00 GMT (UK)

Hi one of my relatives occupation is recorded  on a census as cordwinder and another as savior does anyone know what these jobs are? Maybe they have been recorded incorrectly. Jude. ???

Title: Re: occupations
Post by: SheilaM on Thursday 01 November 07 20:05 GMT (UK)

Hi Jude

Could the occupations be Cordwainer and Paviour?

Cordwainer = Shoemaker
Paviour = One who lays pavement flags or the like.

Sheila

Title: Re: occupations
Post by: ricky1 on Thursday 01 November 07 20:06 GMT (UK)

Hi Jude

there is a list of old occupations on this website

http://rmhh.co.uk/index.html

ricky

Title: Re: occupations
Post by: jud444 on Friday 02 November 07 19:20 GMT (UK)

Thankyou very much for your help I think you may have soved my problem. Thats a very useful site ricky1 and I think the paviour solution sounds a very sensible one sheila m. :-* jude