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Offline Maiden Stone

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Re: Herd ? any ideas
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 30 March 19 16:49 GMT (UK) »
A list of Victorian occupations compiled from 1891 England census says shepherd or looks after other animals.
Some of my English ag. lab. ancestors had the surname Hardman, a variant spelling was Herdman. Other ancestors from same region were called after lambs and cows and I also found a ewe.
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday 30 March 19 17:12 GMT (UK) »
Interesting, thank you! ;)

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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 06 April 19 11:47 BST (UK) »
Hi,The term does seem to refer to a stock man of some form , it seems it may refer to both some one who looks after livestock as a paid employee , but also as a person who looks after livestock as an independent  land owner and live stock owner.
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