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Re: Mystery occupation...
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 19:27 BST (UK) »
Redda, "Fellmonger" a dealer in hides and skins. Also prepares skins for leather use such as shoe making etc.

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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 19:38 BST (UK) »
Thanks a lot Malky! Youre a star!

And a final one...

Do these say Chess/ Chest maker and Boiler Maker? Bit Odd!

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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 19:46 BST (UK) »
It probably refers to a "cheese maker" and a "boiler maker" the former being self explanatory and the latter being "one who works with metal". The year would help to give you a clearer/better definition re the "boiler maker".

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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 19:47 BST (UK) »
Its from the 1851 census Malky.

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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 19:59 BST (UK) »
This was well after the start of the age of steam, so probably as the description states.

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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 20:51 BST (UK) »
Man or woman?
Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days alive.

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« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 12 April 11 22:11 BST (UK) »
The first is a woman, the second is a man.

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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 13 April 11 18:47 BST (UK) »
I think it says "dressmaker" -if you give further details of census we can look it up and compare with other lettering on same page


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Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England
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