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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: sharpie on Wednesday 07 November 07 07:41 GMT (UK)
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After endless searching I think I have found the James Warburton that I have been searching for mispelt as Wharburton with birthplace written by ennumerater as ? Louth which the transcriber decided was in Ireland instead of Lincs.
I now need help seeing what his occupation is, I can see first word is silk and last pos spinner, but what is in the middle.
Can anyone help please.
They are living in Shipley, Yorkshire
census ref is
RG9 piece 3340 folio 87 page35
Thanks Sharpie
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Hi :)
Silk Comber & Spinner? :)
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Looks good to me, Tati.
meles
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Yes, though what on earth did the enumerator write first time round before he corrected it to 'comber' ;D
JAP
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It looks like Comm.......... to me - could the enumerator have made a spelling mistake, crossed it through, then corrected it underneath - it looks like the same hand writing.
There were lots of processes involved to get the silk from the cocoon to the reel - I have a book somewhere - in one of my many boxes (I may be decorating any time soon!!!) but other than comber, I don't know what it would be.
Regards
Jamys
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looks like silk comber and spinner to me too.
Jack ;)
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Thanks very much for your help, I think you may be right about the spelling correction, i had originally thought that the word comber was extra information.
Sharpie