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Title: 1841 Census occupation - doesn't make sense to me - help
Post by: junepeter327 on Tuesday 09 April 24 21:23 BST (UK)

This is unusual, the husband George - does not have any occupation listed but the wife Martha does, they are listed on the end of the page. It may be related to weaving.

All I can now see is - Stone Bares - which makes no sense whatsoever.

Anyone else have any suggestions - I think the S may be an I

Title: Re: 1841 Census occupation - doesn't make sense to me - help
Post by: Jo6100 on Tuesday 09 April 24 22:00 BST (UK)

Stone barer, maybe? http://doot.spub.co.uk/code.php?value=072 ( note the “r” in what I assume is weaver above)

Don’t know why only the wife has an occupation though

Title: Re: 1841 Census occupation - doesn't make sense to me - help
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 09 April 24 22:08 BST (UK)

In all probability it’s an Enumerators error.  Mistakenly put it on the wrong line

Title: Re: 1841 Census occupation - doesn't make sense to me - help
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Tuesday 09 April 24 23:30 BST (UK)

I would agree with Carole, enumerator likely wrote in wrong place. It seems an unlikely job for a female.

see Barer on link

http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php

Cas

Title: Re: 1841 Census occupation - doesn't make sense to me - help
Post by: tonepad on Wednesday 10 April 24 06:16 BST (UK)

Stone Barer makes sense, there is a Stone Getter on the previous sheet of the census.
A Stone Barer removed the top soil to expose the stone, then a Stone Getter mined the stone.
So a man's job - agree written on wrong line.

Tony