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Title: What is this occupation? - SATISFIED!
Post by: alistquin on Wednesday 23 January 19 21:12 GMT (UK)

 Can anyone offer suggestions as the the occupation in this 1841 census snippet?

Alistair

Title: Re: What is this occupation?
Post by: cristeen on Wednesday 23 January 19 21:13 GMT (UK)

I see Dressm, maybe short for dressmaker?

Title: Re: What is this occupation?
Post by: Ruskie on Wednesday 23 January 19 21:14 GMT (UK)

Dressm? Short for Dressmaker.
Snap Cristeen. ;)

Title: Re: What is this occupation?
Post by: alistquin on Wednesday 23 January 19 21:16 GMT (UK)

Thanks cristeen and Ruskie. That was my first guess, but I've not seen that abreviation before, so I'll go with it.  ;D ;D

Alistair

Title: Re: What is this occupation? - SATISFIED!
Post by: roderickpaulin on Thursday 24 January 19 05:07 GMT (UK)

to me it looks like dresser-DRESSER One who dresses another. A surgeon's assistant. Also one who operated a machine which prepared threads in the textile industry

Title: Re: What is this occupation? - SATISFIED!
Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 24 January 19 06:54 GMT (UK)

I think that the letter/s after the s look a lot different from the last two letters of Sarah's surname.  :-\

Title: Re: What is this occupation? - SATISFIED!
Post by: Finley 1 on Thursday 24 January 19 07:18 GMT (UK)

worried about one or two of the letters.. but if you are happy OK

xin