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Title: Very faded print
Post by: rdkmt on Tuesday 18 August 15 23:18 BST (UK)
The first occupation is jockey, then I think school (master?) then groom, I can't work out the next two jobs though. Also, does the dark line on the left 2 lines from the bottom signify a new address?

The other pic, what does the bottom right box say?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: gortonboy on Tuesday 18 August 15 23:25 BST (UK)
bottom occupation-  excise officer ?
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Jool on Tuesday 18 August 15 23:27 BST (UK)
I think the second image could be William S. Chesley/Chester    Grand-son
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: suzyvan on Tuesday 18 August 15 23:37 BST (UK)
Jockey
School Master
Dress Maker
Excise Officer
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Jool on Tuesday 18 August 15 23:39 BST (UK)
Aah yes, Dress maker, I see it now.  I could make out the D but I was reading the first s as an f, should have known better  ;D
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: crowsfeet on Wednesday 19 August 15 01:06 BST (UK)
I agree

1st image - excise officer and dress maker

2nd image - William S. Chester

Regards Crowsfeet
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Ruskie on Wednesday 19 August 15 01:46 BST (UK)
Lines between house/holds mentioned about half way down:

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/census/1841directions.htm
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Mad mack2 on Wednesday 19 August 15 03:13 BST (UK)
Looks like Greaser to me as the base of the g is below the line!??
Cant see the D  there for dressmaker
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: ray2 on Wednesday 19 August 15 04:25 BST (UK)
The last box, Albert Bradford, Henry H. Could the final one be errand boy?

Ray
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: ray2 on Wednesday 19 August 15 04:48 BST (UK)
I stand corrected, it is Grand son for the last one!

Ray
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Ruskie on Wednesday 19 August 15 07:00 BST (UK)
Quote from: Mad mack2 on Wednesday 19 August 15 03:13 BST (UK)
Looks like Greaser to me as the base of the g is below the line!??
Cant see the D  there for dressmaker

Definitely Groom and DressM
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Wednesday 19 August 15 07:58 BST (UK)
Darkened

Regards

Malky
Title: Re: Very faded print
Post by: rdkmt on Thursday 27 August 15 21:11 BST (UK)
That's cool, how do you do that?  :)

Thanks all, very helpful.

The other pic, it's definitely not grandson as he's 70. It's in the relative box and he's actually the father-in-law to the head, but it looks nothing like that so I can't imagine what it was meant to be.