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

[JeannieR]

Hi There!!

What about a Stallion Walker!!

Apparently, he was the guy who took the Stud around to the various farms in his area...(Radnorshire/Shropshire)

Best Wishes
JeannieR

[smallholderitm]

The usuual ag labs, but also slubbers (in the wool and cotton induistries), clickers and closers(From the shoe industry),a hatter, slipper manufacturer, manufacturer of fancy waistcoats, customs officer, stevedore, carpenters, whitesmith and bell hanger, coach builder, registrar of BMD, gas inspector, brewer, seamstress and more

[gillj]

we've found on my husband's an organist - who was also blind! and my ggrandfather was shown on the 1891 census as 'evangelist'.

Happy New Year to you all
Gillj

[PaulRobinson]

Found this one today...

"Screwer at nut and bolt factory"

Not a bad job for a 38 year old woman in 1881 eh? :-)

[PaulRobinson]

Forgot to add - her surname was Horne - LOL

[charley]

There's a g g grandfather in our tree whose occupation is 'Hind'.  Not a word that I knew and in the dictionary it says.
A farm servant with a cottage on the farm, formerly bound to supply the landowner with a female field-worker (bondager) 
Interesting?

[KathyM]

That's really interesting - I founf 'Hind' on one of my certificates - and thought it was 'hird - a misspelling of herd' - now I know !  They were all Ag. labs. in Norfolk !

[modette]

Hi all.
I got a monthly nurse.
A few french polishers
And loads of box makers. How many boxes do you need for goodness sake
An umbrella finisher
And some more box makers
 

Happy new year everyone. And here's to another year of geneology
 

[Gerry]

Hi

One of my relations was a 'Burler'.   He lived in Yorkshire and worked in a Woolen Mill?   Can anyone tell me what a Burley did?

Gerry