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Title: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: garydevine on Sunday 09 September 12 22:24 BST (UK)
This is the death cert if my 3 x great aunt rose Ann Devine.

Can anyone tell me what her job was. I can't make it out at all. She died in hospital in Edinburgh of acute alcoholism.

Gary
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: craggagh on Sunday 09 September 12 22:33 BST (UK)
Hello -

If it is the occupation of number 530, Rose Ann Sheridan you are looking for, I would read that as 'Rag Collector'.

craggagh.
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 09 September 12 22:44 BST (UK)
Me too Craggagh  ;D
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: genjen on Sunday 09 September 12 22:54 BST (UK)
Me too.

Jen :)
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: garydevine on Sunday 09 September 12 23:41 BST (UK)
Yes that's the one, thank you :) seems like a pretty rubbish job. No wonder she died because of alcohol, by 1891 all her children are gone ( missing from the census or dead), her husband is dead, she's living in Edinburgh alone and is a rag collector, seems like she's got a pretty stable life hahaha,

Gary
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: HannahB on Monday 10 September 12 12:33 BST (UK)
Pretty sad life.....
Title: Re: what is her occupation 2?
Post by: doublegeez on Tuesday 11 September 12 15:31 BST (UK)
if the entry you have shown is from scotlandspeople website , email them and they will have a look and see if they can tell what it is !!

G