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Title: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: Karytay on Sunday 30 March 14 22:00 BST (UK)

Cannot figure out what the full occupations are? Can someone help
Thanks.
The first is copyist  and the rest on that line
The second looks like Female could it be servant?

Title: Re: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: DavidJP on Sunday 30 March 14 22:06 BST (UK)

Hi Karytay,

The occupations read as follows:

James - Copyist PO Savings Bank (PO = Post Office) Might well say City C above the words Savings Bank but not certain.

Margaret  Taylor - Female Sorter GPO (GPO = General Post Office) Above the letters GPO it might well say City C? Location of the Post Office perhaps?

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

Edited to add details above the occupations.

Title: Re: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: Karytay on Sunday 30 March 14 22:15 BST (UK)

Yes, thanks David

Title: Re: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: spellboundone on Monday 07 April 14 05:12 BST (UK)

This says occupation is Royal Mail Handler. Occupation above is related and also misspelled.

Title: Re: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: PaulStaffs on Tuesday 08 April 14 22:21 BST (UK)

I though the text above the first entry might read 'Clerk' but the lower one does look like 'City C' (maybe for 'central'?) as David says.

Paul

Title: Re: Need help deciphering occupatiopns on census
Post by: Karytay on Wednesday 20 August 14 18:08 BST (UK)

Thanks Paul