Occupation -can anyone read this?

[J.A.M.]

A timber bender of the period would likely have been a shipwright. Remember, ships of the period were made of wood & the hull planks coming from the mill were straight. The planks had to be bent into position & secured.
J.A.M.

[Gardener]

A timber bender of the period would likely have been a shipwright. Remember, ships of the period were made of wood & the hull planks coming from the mill were straight. The planks had to be bent into position & secured.
J.A.M.

The one I quote above in derby was a coach timber bender - not many ships in derby

[Mobo]

 

Not come accross this profession before - you learn something everyday here on Rootschat

 

[Sylviaann]

Just googled timber binder.  Be careful some of them seem to be rude but I found this
http://www.sharonhist.org/Pastnewsletters/newswinter01.htm  There was another site from an official source (Engineering or something)

A timber binder seems to be a piece of wood or metal which joins other pieces of timber so perhaps he put in the joining bits.

Sylviaann

[kmo]

I think it's timber bender. There seems to be a definite dot above all the i's on the certificate.
There's an article about the science of bending timber to make coach wheel rims here.
http://www.carriagemuseumlibrary.org/wood_bending.htm

[Kennington]

Thanks kmo,

what a brilliant site for explaining carriage making. I'll make a copy to keep in my file on Horace.

 

Mary

[TonyV]

Could it be Printer Binder? As in someone who binds printed books?

[JAP]

Kennington,

I'm a bit surprised, especially given his later occupations, that anyone would go for anything other than 'timber bender' - which it seems clearly to be!

You could always seek a clearer copy of the certificate just to make quite sure?  My experience is that, if you have been provided with a poor quality certificate, the office will do its best to produce something quite legible.

Cheers,

JAP

[maidmarianoops]

BENDER:
 a person who cut leather
 
Alfred H Hawks 1857  Pancras Son  St Pancras  London


 Harriet I K Hawks 1826  Thetford, Norfolk, England Head  "  "   
 Janes M Hawks 1869  Pancras Daughter  " "   
 Mary A Hawks 1830  Stanstead, Essex, England Wife  " "   
 Rosina I Hawks 1861  Pancras Daughter  "   
 Walter R Hawks 1859  Pancras Son  "   
 William F Hawks 1864  Pancras Son  "     
 William Simmonds 1825  Newington, Surrey, England Lodger  "   
 Edwin Wilkinson 1847  Shipdham, Norfolk, England Lodger  " 

1871 CENSUS
HARRIET IS HORACE
JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT GOT THIS
SYLVIA