What is the most interesting occupation in your family tree? (#1: locked)

[JillJ]

I have just found the 5 month old daughter of a fundholder, described on the census as occupation: bottleholder!

Great find Minn!   I wonder if it was the parents or the ennumerator who had the sense of humour?

Jill

[gbuttery]

I've a BIRD DEALER

Would that be like a pet shop owner or a fowl butcher?
(As an aside, he actually only had one arm!  Maybe he wasn't avery good butcher!)

[AlgarvePete]

Hi all,I have a couple of boot clickers in my tree.Does this mean they stood around street corners clicking their heels? .Regards,Pete

[Lainie]

My maternal GGGGF, born about 1803, has his occupation listed as handcuff maker.  He had 16 children.  Enough said! 

Lainie

Researching: Potter, Birken, Froggatt, Beardsmore, Blackwell, Mowat, Watt

[D ap D]

D ap D's ancestor's occupation 9th on the list, probably took a couple home with him to do a bit of moonlighting! 

I think you're right with that one. I got a copy of his will. He ended up owning the brickworks. Mind, I think he was one of those who told the emunerator the first thing that came to mind. Every census he was born in the place where he happened to live just then (each one different). Every census a different age, every census a different job. And to top it all, his obituary contradicts everything else I've managed to find out about him.

I've decided to put together his biography, as he was apparently quite a local character.

[Keith Bateman]

I've just found my most interesting jobs -

George Douglass was an Actor and his sons were both Vocalist(musician)
I presume that's because I have found my first Welshmen in my tree!!

The sons were born in "Wales" the father in "Calcutter"
I presume that's the one in India and doesn't mean he cuts Calico!
Makes a change from joiners

Cheers
Keith

[Hackstaple]

My maternal grandfather is shown on official documents as "Composer of Music". I reckon that was exaggeration.

[Amy K]

My maternal grandfather is shown on official documents as "Composer of Music". I reckon that was exaggeration.

hey, don't be so sure Hackstaple!! Even I have been known to whistle the odd made up tune now and agian!!

[TreeDigger]

I composed two songs once, out of sheer desperation 

The first for my then 5 month old son, who wouldn't stop screaming but fell asleep shortly after I started to sing (maybe that was his way of avoiding a not-so-great singing voice  ) and one for my infant daughter who screamed for 4 months straight.