unrecognisable occupation on 1901 census

[cnerys]

 Thank you Annette,
I was only discussing with my mam earlier whether inquest reports might be available. The only date we have is the burial date, but that's a good starting point. I have tried looking on an online newspaper site, but no record came up. It's fascinating stuff.

I also have to agree it does look like Timber Feller on the census too so thanks for all the hard work decyphering those words for me.
Kind regards
Nerys

[fastfusion]

i may be waaaaaay off base here....   Temper founder...

In my early days of signwriting we had a product called Temper....

It was a coloured chalk that could be made into a waterbased paint.

But as I said I may be way off base and this census may be something totally different

because I thought Wales was more of metal founding skills

 

[fastfusion]

forget my last answer totally,      i knew i had heard the expression before>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering

this explains was a temper founder is........

it a person who can make the metal into different softnesses.....

 

[Gadget]

Hi

I found that newspapers were the only source of inquests for those of my ancestors. I was lucky that the librarian (s) that I contacted were able to send me copies via e-mail. The Denbighshire Archives people are really helpful but the Archives don't hold all such info.

It's a pity that the burial record (10th Dec 1904) doesn't give his age - this seems to be the nearest death reg:

Robert Roberts, age 63, Dec q, 1904, St Asaph 11b 227

brevitas

[Mike in Cumbria]

this explains was a temper founder is........

Does it? I can't see any reference to a "Temper founder" on that page.  Temper and founder are both words used in blacksmithing but the phrase "temper founder" doesn't seem to make sense to me.

[known_unknowns]

Robert's may be a "tamper fowler"? (ie, tamper/fowler) He loads guns for shooting fowl?

He has to 'tamp down' the shot and cartridge down the barrel of a shotgun before handing it over for someone to shoot birds - and he does a bit of hunting himself.

[fastfusion]

a tamper fowler is a good alternative .......

 

[Gadget]

Robert's may be a "tamper fowler"? (ie, tamper/fowler) He loads guns for shooting fowl?

He has to 'tamp down' the shot and cartridge down the barrel of a shotgun before handing it over for someone to shoot birds - and he does a bit of hunting himself.

Best suggestion yet 

Some of us read it as 'fowler' very early on.

It also is in keeping with the rural/ag nature of the area and could explain an accidental death, maybe!

[known_unknowns]

Yes - I take no credit for the "fowler" part. He may have suffered a 'blow-back' or misfire of his fowling-piece.