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Offline zace66

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Trades deciphering please
« on: Sunday 02 August 15 21:22 BST (UK) »
Looking at the attachment #2, I think is Brookfield Farm, although I'm not 100% sure.
I am hoping you can help me work out what the family members were doing back in 1881.

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Re: Trades deciphering please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 02 August 15 21:24 BST (UK) »
I think it says:
Farmer of 6 acres & labourers
Farmer's wife
Cotton Weaver
Cotton [something] & scholar
Scholar

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Re: Trades deciphering please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 02 August 15 21:30 BST (UK) »
Awesome thanks.   Do you think its Brookfield Farm ?   (shame as I cant find it on google maps)

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Re: Trades deciphering please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 02 August 15 21:45 BST (UK) »
I think it says Brookfield Farm.  Whereabouts is it?

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Re: Trades deciphering please
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Re: Trades deciphering please
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 02 August 15 22:18 BST (UK) »
Cotton Reacher  http://www.rmhh.co.uk/occup/q-r.html
And I think it says
Farmer of 6 acres & labourer (no 's')


Rutter, Sampson, Swinerd, Head, Redman in Kent.  Others in Cheshire, Manchester, Glos/War/Worcs.
RUTTER family and Matilda Sampson's Will:
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