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Title: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Gavin_J123 on Saturday 16 September 23 18:28 BST (UK)
I really cant see it... but I'm sure one of you wizards will have it figured out instantly :D

under Thomas Flynn, its something something (deceased)

Thanks again for your input guys..
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: rutht22000 on Saturday 16 September 23 18:36 BST (UK)
Its something 'Labourer'...just going to squint at it a bit more... ;D

Edited - is that first bit actually something else crossed out?!
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Girl Guide on Saturday 16 September 23 19:40 BST (UK)
Can you provide the census reference please?  Or the census year and place.  I assume that Thomas Flynn is the name that we can see.
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Gavin_J123 on Saturday 16 September 23 19:54 BST (UK)
Quote from: Girl Guide on Saturday 16 September 23 19:40 BST (UK)
Can you provide the census reference please?  Or the census year and place.  I assume that Thomas Flynn is the name that we can see.

No cencus, its a scottish Marraige record from 1873, Scotland People ref: 644 / 2 / 530

Here is the whole record..


Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Margow on Saturday 16 September 23 20:08 BST (UK)
Statute Labourer
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Gavin_J123 on Saturday 16 September 23 20:10 BST (UK)
Quote from: Margow on Saturday 16 September 23 20:08 BST (UK)
Statute Labourer

That is what it looks like but google returned 0 results for the occupation so I was quite unsure tbh - do you have any more info / have you came across this before?
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Isabel H on Saturday 16 September 23 20:24 BST (UK)
see this thread
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=75380.0

and this:
https://holeousia.com/tag/peter-gordon-stewart/
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: Gavin_J123 on Saturday 16 September 23 20:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: Isabel H on Saturday 16 September 23 20:24 BST (UK)
see this thread
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=75380.0

and this:
https://holeousia.com/tag/peter-gordon-stewart/

Thanks a lot to all who commented, I actually found his death certificate which has him as a 'scavanger' google tells me this was another name for a street cleaner, which aligns with the above thread's definition of a statue labourer.

You guys are awesome :)
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: manukarik on Sunday 17 September 23 12:23 BST (UK)
Statute Labourer

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1836/feb/25/statute-labour-in-scotland (https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1836/feb/25/statute-labour-in-scotland)

https://electricscotland.com/history/rural_life12.htm (https://electricscotland.com/history/rural_life12.htm)
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: antiquesam on Sunday 17 September 23 12:29 BST (UK)
I'm reading "shoemaker journeyman", but I've only got my phone handy.
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: shanreagh on Sunday 17 September 23 21:38 BST (UK)
Quote from: antiquesam on Sunday 17 September 23 12:29 BST (UK)
I'm reading "shoemaker journeyman", but I've only got my phone handy.

I think that is for Edward Flynn rather than Thomas Flynn.   :)
Title: Re: Help with occuptation?
Post by: antiquesam on Sunday 17 September 23 22:03 BST (UK)
I think you're probably right.