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Title: A Simple One!
Post by: David Posnett on Friday 26 April 13 12:30 BST (UK)
A manageress, but what else?!

Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: Lisajj on Friday 26 April 13 12:37 BST (UK)
Coran Chandlers?
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: Spidermonkey on Friday 26 April 13 12:38 BST (UK)
Coral Chandlers? Definitely Chandlers, but not sure on Coral.


Red boxed!
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: veeblevort on Friday 26 April 13 12:39 BST (UK)
Corn Chandlers.

vv.
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: David Posnett on Friday 26 April 13 12:40 BST (UK)
I agree chandlers, and corn seems usual - but it does not look like corn.  Hmm.
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: Spidermonkey on Friday 26 April 13 12:51 BST (UK)
Do you know where this person lived - any chance of looking in Kellys directory (or other directories!)
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: David Posnett on Friday 26 April 13 13:01 BST (UK)
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.   
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: greenrig on Friday 26 April 13 13:11 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 26 April 13 13:23 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: gracie23 on Friday 26 April 13 13:27 BST (UK)
I think it says Corn Huskers! ;D
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 26 April 13 13:29 BST (UK)
A similar entry
Stan
Title: Re: A Simple One!
Post by: David Posnett on Friday 26 April 13 13:38 BST (UK)
Thank you Stan and everyone else, Corn Chandler it is!