Help with Occupation - Completed

[Harold1066]

I was hoping somebody would be able to look at the 1871 census for Wittersham and decipher the occupation of James STANDEN.  The reference is:

Class: RG10; Piece: 953; Folio: 122; Page: 14 (Household 91).

Thanks in advance.

[JenB]

Occupier of land 50 acres.

Jennifer

[SWar]

Looks like  -  Occupier of land 30 acres

Sue

[JenB]

Looks like  -  Occupier of land 30 acres

I still go for 50 acres 

[SWar]

Yes - having had a second look, I agree 50 acres
Sue

[Harold1066]

Thanks, confirmed what I thought but never seen it before I wanted a second opinion.  Would this mean that he is not actually farming it?

 - in later censuses he is a farmer.

 Although the 1901 census he is just down the road in Stone Cum Ebony - and appears to be a farmer of ...   

I can not work out what he is a farmer of - would normally expect an land measurement.

Reference is:

Class: RG13; Piece: 778; Folio: 72; Page: 4

again appreciate the help.

[nickgc]

I think the word "occupier" simply means that he does NOT own the land.  He could still be farming it.

Nick

[Koromo]

I can not work out what he is a farmer of - would normally expect an land measurement.

I read the 1901 entry as:

James Standen    F

/armer 
                               F Rel[ative]
Ethel M Standen  Farmers daughter[/list]

The blue bits have been added later by the clerk who is noting down the occupation categories,
eg. F for farmer and for grazier. There are more examples on the previous census page.


Koromo

[Harold1066]

Thanks everybody that looked and especially these that noted their thoughts.

Will now mark this has completed.