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Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:38 BST (UK) »
Hey guys,

I wonder if someone is able to help me decipher what exactly the trade/occupation for William Lamb is on this 1841 census please. Very confused by what is written if it makes sense to anyone.

Thanks


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Re: Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:39 BST (UK) »
I thought it didn't upload ok but it appears it has.

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Re: Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:42 BST (UK) »
It looks like. M.S. which stands for male servant.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:43 BST (UK) »
It's 'Do'  (ditto) of the occupation above. I think that is M.S. - Man/Male Servant

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Re: Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:45 BST (UK) »
MS means Male Servant not Man Servant. which is the official abbreviation used in the census
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Re: Help with profession on 1841 Census pls
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 21:46 BST (UK) »
Brilliant, thank you every one  :D

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 21 August 18 23:18 BST (UK) »
I thought that it looked like M.L. - ?Male Labourer.

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 22 August 18 08:37 BST (UK) »
ML is not an official 1841 census abbreviation. MS is the one the enumerator is instructed to use for Male Servant.
See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=748927.msg5966499#msg5966499
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