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Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« on: Monday 15 February 10 12:27 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help with the attached occupation details? The scan has chopped off the bottom half of the word :(

I can read Marine Captain [???] Merchant

Any guesses?

Thanks

L.
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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:41 GMT (UK) »
Arundel?
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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:41 GMT (UK) »
I keep seeing Asundel, but that doesn't sound like a proper word.

Looks like an "A" finishing with "del" though ....  :-\

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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #3 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:43 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Deb D on Monday 15 February 10 12:41 GMT (UK)
Arundel?

It does look like that, doesn't it? But what on earth would an Arundel Merchant be?
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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:44 GMT (UK) »
Yes, Arundel makes more sense. And if you google it, surprisingly you get some hits.  :) Still can't work out what it is, but there are a few mentions of "arundel merchant". Have you checked his occupation on any censuses?

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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #5 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:47 GMT (UK) »
Maybe it's where he was living; - I've googled and got some hits that suggest there was a place called Arundel Merchant.  Got some that suggested there should have been a comma between Arundel and Merchant, too.
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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #6 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:48 GMT (UK) »
One of the google hits gave someone's occupation as "wealthy Arundel merchant"  :-\  Is this related to the place?

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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #7 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:49 GMT (UK) »
Ooooh!  Just saw that!
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Re: Can't read certificate - text chopped off
« Reply #8 on: Monday 15 February 10 12:52 GMT (UK) »
I saw that too!

I wonder if one bought arundels by the hundredweight or by the yard? :D

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