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

[Nicola]

Not anything unusual. On my grandfathers side, Agricultural labourer 1858-1940. My Grandfather was the black sheep of the family, b 1901, joined the army. Went to India in 1938- 1945, serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

My Great grandmother was a childrens nurse. Isabella billing, worked for a William Bishop Beafield, in honiton.

It has been said that my son takes after his great grandfather.
Would love to know more about him.
Thanks and happy hunting
nicola

[AmandaJ]

Just got to page 5 and came to the conclusion that I won't be able to read all the posts today! Haven't been to the site for a while, a lot of catching up to do.

Anyway I seem to have plenty of Ag lab's as do a lot of you, plus quite a lot of millers, (mainly watermills). And ship builders, fishermen, greengrocers, coach builders, decorators, railyway signalmen, a couple of men who were in the army.

I think the most interesting are the premier of Newfoundland who wasn't blood related but married into my family and a famous gardener on my husbands side.

[schumi fan]

More boat-builders - one had his own boat-yard in Gorleston.  (If anyone has heard of, or knows anything about, Darby's Hard I would be interested to hear.)  Sailmakers, a wharfinger, and a fisherman. 
I think my g.g.gran's husband was an ag.lab.  On her death certificate (if it is hers!) she is an ag. lab's widow.  Granddad was a master butcher, and had his own shop.  And though I can't match a Premier, my husband thinks his step-mother was employed as a servant at Buckingham Palace.

[schumi fan]

Hello Suziet
Just read your post about Alice.  I have a Mary Ann who "took in mangling".  Appears on a later census as Retired Laundress.  Sounds as if your Alice and my Mary had similar jobs.
Audrey

[Christopher]

The most interesting occupation in my family tree would be that of my father, a retired insurance broker in Belfast, who became the Financial Director of the Queen's University Festival (now known as the Belfast Festival).

Other occupations in the tree (both maternal and paternal lines) include -
Accountant, auditor, circus employee (advance publicity), coal merchant,
hotelier, paper manufacturer, seaman, school teacher, solicitor
and  - %Ernærer sig ved Søm og Øludsalg% %Supports himself/herself by sewing and beer-selling%

[RLucyG]

My great great grandfather was a Saggarmakers bottom knocker in the pottery industry in Burslem, Staffs then he moved to Castleford, Yorks.  He was promoted to a Saggarmaker eventually!
If you needs a full job description 'Saggarmaker's Bottom Knocker - The sagger maker was a pottery maker who made the containers that fine stoneware was put into before firing. The bottom knocker assisted him'.

[MercianSte]

The most intresting occupation in my family would have to be what Richard, Thomas and Martha Wooldridge did. They were all Warden's of Peck Lane Prision, or the Dungeon in Birmingham

[trellisick]

I have found a few 'Pea Pickers' from Boston, these where on my mothers farthers side. I have also found a train diver in Sheffield, I am keen to learn more about his service on the trains.

  contact aslef the train drivers union they keep records of all thier drivers.   address:_ 9 arkwright rd hamstead london nw3 6ab

[trellisick]

I have found a few 'Pea Pickers' from Boston, these where on my mothers farthers side. I have also found a train diver in Sheffield, I am keen to learn more about his service on the trains.

 contact aslef the train drivers union they keep records of all thier drivers.   address:_ 9 arkwright rd hamstead london nw3 6ab. all the best kali.