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Title: What does this say?
Post by: uk2003 on Saturday 04 June 05 13:15 BST (UK)

Hi Folks

Has anybody got any idea what this occupation is?

Regards
Ken

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: Tati on Saturday 04 June 05 13:26 BST (UK)

Short for Bootmaker  ???

 

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: Shaztoni on Saturday 04 June 05 13:40 BST (UK)

short for Boat man ???

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: trystan on Sunday 05 June 05 00:42 BST (UK)

Yes, does look like boatman

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: suey on Sunday 05 June 05 10:08 BST (UK)

I agree, it's either boot or boat - where was the chap whose occupation this is, look at the other occupations on the page and it should help confirm which of the two it is  :)

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: Salty on Sunday 05 June 05 11:02 BST (UK)

First reaction was Boatman. I have several as ancestors. But, I hope he lived near the sea or a large river.  ???

Salty

Title: Re: What does this say?
Post by: jonessa on Monday 06 June 05 09:34 BST (UK)

This was in response to a lookup Ken did for me.  The chap concerned appears on BMD certificates and other censuses as cordwainer or boot and shoe maker, so I presume in this instance (1841), it stood for bootmaker.

Sheila