***Completed***Hooter? Hosier? (master) Difficulties deciphering

[Cassandra77]

Hello everyone,

I am currently a bit stumped.  In my ancestor's birth cert, it lists Edward's father as being something.  And he was a 'master' at it.  They lived in Dudley in 1860's so I was trying to guess in accordance with the industry at that place during that time period.  Joseph was a farm labourer in his youth.

What does Joseph's accupation look like to you?

[Wiggy]

Well at 200% it looks like Hosier master!   never heard of one of those - but you never know!!  You can see the dot on the i quite high up when you enlarge it.   and the s looks clearer - so  . . .

good luck and welcome to Rootschat - lots of help available from all the highly skilled people round here!  (I'm not one of them!!)

wiggy   

[JenB]

The address given is Wolverhampton Street, Dudley.

Searching the 1861 census, there is a Joseph Green, 'milliner hosier' living in Wolverhampton Street, Dudley.

RG 9 / 2055 / 54 / 20.

Is this the right family?

Jennifer

[nainmaddie]

This registrar cannot spell !!  Please see the word Father.  I am sure it is Hosier as previously described. 

If I remember rightly it is to do with stockings.  A Hosier sells stockings

With the previous answer for the previous census, it makes sense

Nainmaddie

[Wiggy]

Makes lots of sense - just never heard of someone described as a hosier master before - hosiery yes! Hosier yes - hosier master ?. . .   

Still first time for everything!!    Must be a master at making hosiery/stockings   

Wiggy

[JenB]

This registrar cannot spell !!  Please see the word Father. 

  The word father is correctly spelt. There is a downstroke on the right-hand-side of the cross-stroke on the letter 'F' which looks like an extra letter but isn't   

[Cassandra77]

Thanks everyone for your responses.

Oh man, what are the men in my family going to say to this?!  Joseph made hose.  And eventually became a farmer in Nebraska.  What a huge leap in career.

I am working on a huge project (part funded if you can believe it when you consider all the cuts that are going on, but anyway) ...and it was very necessary that I got that job correct.

Now I know what to research....

Thanks again,

Cassandra

PS.  I should have logged onto Rootschat over a year ago when I was starting my research.  Your expertise has been wonderful.

[stonechat]

Master when applied to an occupation often implied that he was his own boss

Whereas journeyman meant he worked for someone else

[Wiggy]

Thanks for that Stonechat - well worth remembering!

Wiggy