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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: brummy on Saturday 07 March 09 23:22 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Can anyone please identify the occupation attached please (Something to do with narrowboats)
I have Captain Master, Captains Wife, but cant identify the third one, any suggestions please
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possibly assistant master?
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Hi
It looks to me like Assistant and the -do- might refer to the Master part of the first entry.
Assistant Master :-\
Gadget
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Assistant looks quite obvious know you piont it out !!
Thanks for the quick reply
Brummy
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S and F seem to have been interchangable at the time.
I have some documents referring to an address MOSS FARM and others where it is written MOFF FARM
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Hi Bubblewrap,
They are strictly speaking not an f but a long s - if written properly there shouldn't be a stroke right through the s version. With a double s it was grammatically correct to make the first s long and the second short, as in the assistant. I would have thought use of long s was rather old fashioned by the time of this census though.
Robert
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Hi
if you have clear knowledge that your ancestors were engaged in the maritime trade then ok, but if not, the term captain (& assistant) can easily be associated with 'foreman'(& asstant) in almost any trade
More info needed perhaps, such as do you have any merchant, or Royal Nave records, photos-dated-that will help?
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