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

[Paul E]

Has anyone got these unusual occupations in their tree?

These are all 'one-offs' from the censuses

William   Arnfield   TICKLER   1881
Henry    Tuner   MINK VENDOR   1881
James C   Turner   CAD   1881
Hugh   Shaw   WOOLEN WEFT SWINGER   1881
James   Ray   SHEEPDIPPER   1881
Charles   BIGTOP   TIGER SLAYER   1881
Anthony   Orag   MONKEY TAMER   1881
Sarah A   Blick   TUCKER & TYER   1881
William   Marwood   EXECUTIONER & SHOE DEALER   1881
Joseph   Dean   BEARD MAKER   1881
Fred   Hadsworth   SMITH STINKER   1881
William    Harbour   WINKLE GATHERER   1881
Freeland   Lovett   BUNGLER   1881
David   Hill   SHODDY WRESTLER   1881

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Paul

[goggy]

T,riffic!!Now for the zeppelin builders apprentices       and thrice decorated kamikaze pilots!!
                Good one,Goggy

[genjunction]

Paul,

just looking through your lists of occupations and I find Marwood, the executioner.  I am just preparing a talk to give to my local fhg about an  attempted murderess and hangman in my family - well someone has to have the 'iffy' ones !

It seemed fate that I should stumble across Marwood at this time.  Marwood from what I can discover from various sources,  did have a proper job, unlike others,  as well as selling his 'trophies' including bits of his rope, clothing from his victims and other momentoes and telling the sordid details in local public houses.

My hangman took up the 'job' a year or so after the 1881 census, so his whereabouts are only known from his days of work.

Thanks for finding Marwood

Carol
www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk
Wakefield Family History Sharing

[Iria]

Hi Rootschatters

My Ancestors Occupations where

Stationers
Carvers and Guilders
Watch Makers/Jewellers
Picture Frame Makers
Gardner
Silk Bonnet Makers
Worker in Water Works (Liverpool)
Stable Owners
Carriage Ex
Coal Porters and Coal Yard Owners
Railway Workers


Looking back at my Ancestors.. My Mums Family where Quite well off where's my Dads Where more working class

Regards

Iria

[XPhile2868]

Most of my recent family, due to them being from Lancashire, were mill workers, although i have -

2 gardeners
1 basket maker
1 dress maker
1 bricklayer
1 coal miner

buts that only what i know so far in reagrds to my ancestor's occupations.

[Nessie]

Don't know if this one has come up before but we have a Queens Messenger  at the beginning of the last century.

[carol8353]

I have just been looking through St Pancras on the 1851 census and this occupation made me scream with laughter !!!


A Joseph Eldridge age 60 b Lincolnshire,a lodger, profession LOITERING ABOUT!!!!

I wonder if the census enumerator could see that? Or did householder gave him that info,or did Joseph himself decide that was what he did best 

Carol

Who also has never found at rellies with enough money to leave wills.
Still hoping though.................

[taeama]

Dont know if its interesting or shocking.

My ancester MARY FURSON was a prostitute.

Exeter police records has an entry for her in 1851 for soliciting. She received a 2 shilling fine and the charging officer was Inspector Fulford

[goggy]

Carol,dont be shocked!There was a piece of advice given to daughters by mothers at one time.Dont ever be ashamed at what you may have to do."Have" was emphasised,think about it.
My Family of yester years have a few Ladies(in word+deed )who were in the "Rag trade",on paper,it seems this was a polite way to indicate a prostitute.Yes,they were Irish,yes, some of them survived where others didnt.Walk a mile in my shoes eh?
                     Regards,Goggy.