Occupation from Marriage certificate

[RayDen]

Have just received a marriage certificate from 1846, and I can't make out the occupation (don't know if it is groom or bride or both?), any help welcome.  Marriage was in Merthyr, South Wales.

Regards

Ray

[Susierose]

Looks like the groom was a tailor (but incorrect spelling) and the bride was a dressmaker.

Sue

[RayDen]

Hi Sue

Thanks for the quick reply!!  I liked the Tailor/Taylor idea but did not know how the rest matched in.  Dress Maker is an option but the word before 'maker' does look quite strange.

Ray

[Rockford]

Hi Ray,

It's definitely Dress Maker.  At that time double 's' was quite often written in a way that looks like 'fs'.

Best wishes

Rockford

[Rena]

groom was a taylor (old fashioned spelling of tailor)

bride was a drefs maker (old fashoned spelling of dress maker)

[RayDen]

Thanks Rockford & Rena

That will make things a lot easier when trawling through the Wales Census for a Lewis family!!

I love this rootschat!!

Regards

Ray

[Redroger]

When researching one of my wife's lines Taylor I managed to go back far enough to find a Taylor in the parish registers spelt Tailor who was in fact a tailor by trade.

[cathaldus]

I concur -   Bridegroom - Taylor (or Tailor - take yer' pick!)
                  Bride -           Dress Maker




Bill

[coombs]

I agree with the others about tailor and dressmaker.
Mystery solved.

I have seen people of the surname Taylor who were a tailor by trade. Ironic.