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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: Lita860 on Wednesday 27 April 05 21:43 BST (UK)
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I have found the occupation of Mauger as fathers profession on a marriage certificate dated 1899 in Salford, Manchester, can anybody help
Lita :(
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Coudl it be Mawer?
Mawer, a mower (presumably of lawns)
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The name seems to be connected with the surname Major - maybe it has Army connections?
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Thanks for the quick reply. It is doubtful it is a mawer as area concerned was highly industrialised not much room for gardens in those days.
Regards
Lita :)
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Thanks again.
The connection with the name Major is one I haven't thought of. Can you give further details.
Regards
Lita
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Information from Ancestry.com - Mauger
English: variant of Major 1.
French: from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gar, ger ‘spear’.
South German: dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Major
English: from the Norman personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + gar, geer ‘spear’. The surname is now also established in Ulster.
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Sorry for the delay in the reply
thank you for your time and effort
I subscribe to ancestry.com but did not know this information could be obtained
Regards
Lita :)
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Ooops this might throw a spanner in the works but I found this earlier...
GAUGER - customs official who measured the capacity of imported barrels of liquor in order to calculate the customs duty.
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Hi
Thank you for that one,
It is a possible, Salford was on the Manchester Ship Canal, and the docks where open to the world.
Great Grandad was I believe an alcoholic, so perhaps liked to take a nip of the barrels!
Thanks once again :D