Occupation besides wife

[RedMystic]

Hi Chatters,

Can someone give me a hand deciphering the notation that is inserted beside "wife" in the occupation column on the record for Ethel Mayhew please?

Thanks

[Treetotal]

It look like "To Last required setts?"...there are also the numbers 2 & 70 I think... notation in the left margin..
I wonder if it refers to the house numbers being incorrect?
Carol

[Flattybasher9]

Some sort of "Setter".

Regards

Malky

[dbree]

Hi RedMystic,

Looks like "to husb" and "diamond setter"  Perhaps hubby's profession.

Cheers,
DB

[RedMystic]

Brilliant Carol, Malky & DB. Thank you. 

[stevie922]

To me, it looks like a French word then "setler". I think it says "déguard", a déguard was a commonly used term in the late 1800s and early 1900s to represent a merchant of some sort.

[RedMystic]

Thanks stevie922. Your thoughts are much appreciated. 

It's too bad that the writers didn't think of we searchers so far out in the future. LOL

[Boydie]

If this was a passenger list, it would appear to say "to husb" ( husband ) and diamond setter.  She may have been traveling alone.... just a thought.

Kind regards from Joan in Canada

[RedMystic]

Thanks Joan. I think you may be right.

 I was doing a quick look up for a friend of a friend last night. I found a James Mayhew jeweller travelling to Toronto in 1906 so quite possibly he's the other side of the couple equation. I wouldn't have made the connection without the great Chatter detectives. I'm waiting to hear back from my friend as to whether the right connection has been identified.

Thanks again.