More Strange Occupations !!!!

[Lynn H]

Here's a new one in my family. A female "Mole Catcher"
What a lovely profession for a woman.
(NOT)
                                   Lynn H.

[Berni]

hi lynn
that is a great profession 
berni

[Rosinish]

Just found this which me 

Occupation - Pauper (her Husband Was A Flevaring Jeeber) 

Not sure what it means but being a "Scot" my thought was of "slavering jibber"........ which means "talked a lot of rubbish" 

Annie

[Cell]

Cool! You should be proud of her! She must have had some gumption as it seems it was considered very much a mans job. 
Have you read this?  http://www.the-mole-catcher.co.uk/molecatchers.html

Kind Regards

[Flattybasher9]

Mole skins were used in quite a number of applications, apart from being worn, hats, jackets, coats and shoes. I used to use several when repairing firearms/shotguns.

Regards

Malky

[JAGER]

What part of the shotgun did you use a moleskin on?

[suey]

Here's a new one in my family. A female "Mole Catcher"
What a lovely profession for a woman.
(NOT)
                                   Lynn H.

Nothing wrong with being a mole catcher, there are now a lot of female pest controllers and moles are classified as pests.

[Rosinish]

Here's a new one in my family. A female "Mole Catcher"
What a lovely profession for a woman.
(NOT)
                                   Lynn H.

Nothing wrong with being a mole catcher, there are now a lot of female pest controllers and moles are classified as pests.

I think things are being taken a bit out of context here 

Lynn was just probably as surprised as I would be to find a "Female" Mole Catcher which wasn't/isn't in this era & I don't think she meant any offence by her statement..............just a comment 

All part of discovering the past, how they lived & what they had to do to put food on the table.

Annie

[suey]

 
  Sorry - no offence was taken or indeed intended    I guess I'm not as surprised at seeing an 'odd' occupation as Lynn H.

When you have females in the family who like to qualify their position in life with occupations such as Mariners Wife, (hubby was a ships labourer) Farmers Wife (hubby was an ag lab all his life)  and a great aunt who "Owned a Mangle" nothing comes as a surprise