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Offline dorothy

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #81 on: Monday 15 November 04 19:09 GMT (UK) »
The most interesting occupation in my is a musician, he was a 4ft tall midget who travelled the country singing and dancing.  His parents sold him to a travelling show to be exhibited as a midget.  He also was exhibited at the Reynolds  Exhibition in Liverpool in a glass jar as a live exhibit among the wax works.  It is nice that i have a photo of him, not as an exhibit though.

The most interesting one in my husband's family was a miller who died as a result of a windmill accident.

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #82 on: Monday 15 November 04 19:34 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: dorothy on Monday 15 November 04 19:09 GMT (UK)
The most interesting occupation in my is a musician, he was a 4ft tall midget who travelled the country singing and dancing.  His parents sold him to a travelling show to be exhibited as a midget.  He also was exhibited at the Reynolds  Exhibition in Liverpool in a glass jar as a live exhibit among the wax works.  It is nice that i have a photo of him, not as an exhibit though.

Dorothy

Wow, Dorothy, that is a fascinating story!  :o
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #83 on: Monday 15 November 04 19:41 GMT (UK) »
According to the 1901 census, one of my ancestors is the rather grand sounding:

Surveyor of cats meat !!

I looked into it - he was actually a purveyor of cats meat. 

that's about the most exciting my lot got (off the top of my head).    Did have one whose job was 'feather curler'.  I presume she worked in the millinery trade.
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #84 on: Monday 15 November 04 20:27 GMT (UK) »
Amongst a load of the more usual things such as wheelwrights, train drivers, engine fitters, puddlers (iron workers), coal miners, coal merchants, button workers, grocers, glass flatteners (for lighthouses), blacksmith, game keepers.....the other side of the family were gentlemen, stock brokers, fundholders, Lloyds names, the founders of Barings bank and part of Barclays, solicitors, cornfactors, tea dealers, farmers, brewers, victuallers, pub landlords, maltsters, house agents, policemen (the original Bow Street Runners), a couple of Mayors of Exeter, masses of priests (including Bishops of Exeter) and doctors, surgeons and apothecaries back to pre-1600 BUT my favourite of all is the "Overseer of Sewers" who really did for the whole of London in the early 19th century. I don't think I'll look into that one too much......HAHA! THAT STINKS!!!  ;D  8)
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #85 on: Monday 15 November 04 20:44 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: dorothy on Monday 15 November 04 19:09 GMT (UK)
he was a 4ft tall midget

Ooops!   Careful Dorothy - you are not allowed to call him a midget!  I read somewhere that the correct terminology is "vertically challenged".   

What a load of !!!!

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Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts.
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #86 on: Monday 15 November 04 20:53 GMT (UK) »
 ;D  Geoff , just tryin to make your pic smaller ,to fit the page !!!
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« Reply #87 on: Monday 15 November 04 20:58 GMT (UK) »
Wow and it worked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :o
God Knew Elvis was Tired so he called him to rest !................
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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #88 on: Monday 15 November 04 21:13 GMT (UK) »
Mine is an umbrella maker and guess where he lives, near Manchester of course

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Re: What is the most interesting occupation in you family tree?
« Reply #89 on: Monday 15 November 04 21:16 GMT (UK) »
Most interesting site I've come across in ages !
My lot includes :    Farmer
                             Master Carpenter
                             Train Driver
                             Bus Driver
                             Shoemaker
                             Car-man (before Motors)
                             Tailor
                             Nailer (Nail-smith)
                             Chandler
                             Coalminers
                             US soldier
                              Seamstress
                              Book-keeper

   Versatile, weren't we !  
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