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Offline Nautilus

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Fly proprietor
« on: Monday 20 August 07 21:33 BST (UK) »
While looking up GGG Grandfather in the 1846 Bath directory noticed a chap listed a couple of lines lower down whose occupation was "fly-proprietor" ! The mind boggles! Yes, I'll have a packet of blue-bottles please ;D

Any ideas anyone?


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Re: Fly proprietor
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 August 07 21:36 BST (UK) »
He was basically a cabbie!  A fly was a small horse-drawn cariage - he probably rented them out.

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Re: Fly proprietor
« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 August 07 21:43 BST (UK) »
  Hi As Bill says this is from old occupations
Fly Coachman / Flyman
Fly Proprietor 1) Drove a "fly" a one horse two wheeled light carriage 2) Flyman also a term for a theatre stage hand 3) A Fly Proprietor employed fly drivers and usually owned the flys

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Re: Fly proprietor
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 21 August 07 07:43 BST (UK) »
Thanks! How mundane! I was imagining all sorts of things!
Chris



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Pembs - John
Soms - Bailey Tanner
Devon - Rowe Stoneman
Middx - Gough Drasey Wootten Rundle Lugg Morris
Kent - Newington Lambkin
New York - Wootten

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Re: Fly proprietor
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 18 May 24 06:42 BST (UK) »
My Great Grandfather was a Fly Proprietor Worthing, Sussex in the Mid 1800, had employees and his own stables, it was a effective means of transport before motor vehicles for that era. Mainly used by the gentry and well to do. Thank you.
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