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Title: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: daniel3140 on Wednesday 17 February 16 00:07 GMT (UK)
Cotton _____?
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: barryd on Wednesday 17 February 16 03:11 GMT (UK)
Looks like Cotton Ironer.

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Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 17 February 16 08:46 GMT (UK)
It is probably 'Cotton Loomer'. In the 1881 census you can search for occupations and there no such occupation as 'Cotton Ironer' but there are a number of Cotton Loomers.

Stan
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: Bookbox on Wednesday 17 February 16 09:33 GMT (UK)
I read it as Cotton Twiner. Have a look at the rest of page to compare how capital letters T and L are written?
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 17 February 16 09:40 GMT (UK)
It could be Cotton Twiner, as you say it depends on how the enumerator wrote T or L. We need the census details to see the rest of the page.

Stan
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: MelOfFife on Wednesday 17 February 16 14:36 GMT (UK)
how about just plain old cotton farmer
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: Lostris on Wednesday 17 February 16 14:56 GMT (UK)
What Stan said !
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: heywood on Wednesday 17 February 16 16:30 GMT (UK)
I agree with 'Twiner' at the moment  :)
Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: daniel3140 on Wednesday 17 February 16 18:13 GMT (UK)
Thanks for all the replies! Here is the full page.

Title: Re: 1841 occupation - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 17 February 16 18:42 GMT (UK)
It is actually Ashton Under Lyne, not Oldham  HO107 Piece 533 Book 12 Folio 7 Page 6 The Registration district is Ashton and Oldham.
The T in Taylor is the same as the T in Twiner.
Stan