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Title: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: RayDen on Friday 09 April 10 20:09 BST (UK)
Have just received a marriage certificate from 1846, and I can't make out the occupation (don't know if it is groom or bride or both?), any help welcome.  Marriage was in Merthyr, South Wales.

Regards

Ray
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Susierose on Friday 09 April 10 20:11 BST (UK)
Looks like the groom was a tailor (but incorrect spelling) and the bride was a dressmaker.

Sue
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: RayDen on Friday 09 April 10 20:22 BST (UK)
Hi Sue

Thanks for the quick reply!!  I liked the Tailor/Taylor idea but did not know how the rest matched in.  Dress Maker is an option but the word before 'maker' does look quite strange.

Ray
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Rockford on Friday 09 April 10 20:25 BST (UK)
Hi Ray,

It's definitely Dress Maker.  At that time double 's' was quite often written in a way that looks like 'fs'.

Best wishes

Rockford
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Rena on Friday 09 April 10 20:32 BST (UK)
groom was a taylor (old fashioned spelling of tailor)

bride was a drefs maker (old fashoned spelling of dress maker)
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: RayDen on Friday 09 April 10 20:35 BST (UK)
Thanks Rockford & Rena

That will make things a lot easier when trawling through the Wales Census for a Lewis family!!

I love this rootschat!!

Regards

Ray
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Redroger on Friday 09 April 10 20:37 BST (UK)
When researching one of my wife's lines Taylor I managed to go back far enough to find a Taylor in the parish registers spelt Tailor who was in fact a tailor by trade.
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: cathaldus on Friday 09 April 10 20:40 BST (UK)
I concur -   Bridegroom - Taylor (or Tailor - take yer' pick!)
                  Bride -           Dress Maker




Bill
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: coombs on Friday 09 April 10 20:47 BST (UK)
I agree with the others about tailor and dressmaker.
Mystery solved.

I have seen people of the surname Taylor who were a tailor by trade. Ironic.
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: RayDen on Friday 09 April 10 21:18 BST (UK)
Thanks All

Really really appreciate the input

Regards

Ray
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Geoff-E on Saturday 10 April 10 13:11 BST (UK)
Quote from: coombs on Friday 09 April 10 20:47 BST (UK)
I have seen people of the surname Taylor who were a tailor by trade. Ironic.

I've seen people called PRATT.
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Redroger on Saturday 10 April 10 16:41 BST (UK)
Regarding reply No 10 above,I have one in my family tree which no doubt not surprise some of our readers!
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: RayDen on Saturday 10 April 10 17:56 BST (UK)
I have a friend called Alan Pratt - not sure how he offended his parents!!!
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Redroger on Sunday 11 April 10 19:28 BST (UK)
A senior official with an organization I was associated with was surnamed Pratt, it was arguable whether or not he was appropriately named.
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: coombs on Sunday 11 April 10 20:22 BST (UK)
There is a surname called Smellie.
Title: Re: Occupation from Marriage certificate
Post by: Redroger on Monday 12 April 10 14:41 BST (UK)
Yes I believe it is Scottish in origin, is the surname Smillie a version of the name Smellie?