There were Farmers with up to 100 acres employing men and boys - their sons mostly started as Ag Labs. One moved to SE London and became an Inspector Metropolitan Police, even working at Scotland Yard. Most of the women were Dressmakers, but one was a Milliner as well, took in apprentices and was a Shopkeeper. Among this side of the family were also Grocers from Monmouthshire. They married into Farmers and Millers and a Barrister's Clerk, with a couple of Printer compositors.
Another group were all connected with the Rope Making in Bridport. Along with rope makers there were Twine Spinners and Combers. Some even owned quite a bit of property including spinning lofts. Others there were Bakers and Master Bakers, Town postmen (2) and a Lodging House Keeper.
Today I found a family of Hairdressers(male), Straw Bonnet makers and a Cab maker.
Then there's the Cab Proprietor employing 6 men and his son, who was a Coachman (not domestic).
Wheelwrights and Coopers, Beer Retailer, Able Seaman, Sail Cloth Weaver, Precision Tool Maker.
My favourite is the Poulterer, who moved in with her daughter in her old age and became a Higgler
.... and there is one who never seemed to have any work "Own means" on the censuses - but we know he was a railway worker but retired due to an accident and ended up working on the funicular Clifton Railway in Bristol.
I'm waiting on research to see if we really descend from a Sheriff of Dorset - or the line of Devonshire farmers....
Dressmaker, Soft furnishings maker, artist, scenery painter, theatrical costume maker, ex-systems designer, mother, housewife, cook
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