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Re: DECIPHER occupation please
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 08 May 11 20:54 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that. Will be something for the future when I drop one of my other subs.
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday 08 May 11 23:14 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday 08 May 11 23:33 BST (UK) »
You could be Right!

There is a dot infront of the capital letter that could be the start of a very faint up hill sweeping line of a S
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday 12 May 11 18:25 BST (UK) »
I did think it was saying sargeant also but not sure whether they have spelt it like it should be.  Have you looked at the rest of the people on the census page as well? Does anything appear that can account to it i.e. anyone with a similar profession or rank.
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday 12 May 11 18:53 BST (UK) »
Have since found him on childrens marriage certs as agent and also tailor!
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday 12 May 11 19:22 BST (UK) »
HA! Tailors agent

Collecting  weekly money from people on the tailors on account customers list . Like corner shops did. Just an idea. Bob a week pay back.

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« Reply #15 on: Thursday 12 May 11 21:28 BST (UK) »
So that was a real occupation then as a tailors agent?
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday 12 May 11 21:56 BST (UK) »
debt collector or slate collector, Old term 'Put it on the slate'.
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