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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: David Posnett on Friday 26 April 13 12:30 BST (UK)
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A manageress, but what else?!
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Coran Chandlers?
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Coral Chandlers? Definitely Chandlers, but not sure on Coral.
Red boxed!
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Corn Chandlers.
vv.
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I agree chandlers, and corn seems usual - but it does not look like corn. Hmm.
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Do you know where this person lived - any chance of looking in Kellys directory (or other directories!)
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She lived at 83 Gold Street, Stepney, which had Redlands Road to the South and Mile End Road/Whitechapel Road to the North. The whole area was bustling with trade.
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Corn-chandler - dealer in seed corn, Pumblechook in Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" was a corn-chandler.
http://dickens.stanford.edu/archive/great/great_issue1gloss.html
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Looking at Occupations in the 1881 and 1911 Censuses it will be Corn Chandler. In 1881 there are only Corn, Tallow, Ship, and Wax Chandlers listed. In 1911 Corn, Wax and Ship Chandlers.
Stan
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I think it says Corn Huskers! ;D
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A similar entry
Stan
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Thank you Stan and everyone else, Corn Chandler it is!