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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #45 on: Monday 31 July 23 12:04 BST (UK) »
Quote from: arthurk on Monday 31 July 23 11:09 BST (UK)
I've just come across an interesting occupation in the 1921 census - it's a Caroline Meredith, age 77, in Kearsley, Lancs, listed as mother-in-law in the household of John Martin.

Her occupation? - "Eating, Sleeping, Grumbling"  ;D ;D ;D

Love It... ;D ;D thanks for sharing.

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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #46 on: Monday 31 July 23 12:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: arthurk on Monday 31 July 23 11:09 BST (UK)
I've just come across an interesting occupation in the 1921 census - it's a Caroline Meredith, age 77, in Kearsley, Lancs, listed as mother-in-law in the household of John Martin.

Her occupation? - "Eating, Sleeping, Grumbling"  ;D ;D ;D

That certainly made me snort my tea!  ;D ;D

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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #47 on: Monday 31 July 23 14:10 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Pennines on Saturday 29 July 23 14:29 BST (UK)
Oh goodness Coombs - what on earth did that mean? Or was it completely meaningless?

I just want to laugh at it, as it doesn't mean anything to me.

... but many of us do know what was inferred.

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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #48 on: Monday 31 July 23 14:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Rena on Monday 31 July 23 14:10 BST (UK)
Quote from: Pennines on Saturday 29 July 23 14:29 BST (UK)
Oh goodness Coombs - what on earth did that mean? Or was it completely meaningless?

I just want to laugh at it, as it doesn't mean anything to me.

... but many of us do know what was inferred.

NOEL (noun) = Noel derives from the old French Noël "Christmas", a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis "birth".

My old colleague's case is not unique either, many people born in December have Noel as a middle name. One of the most famous was Noele Gordon aka Meg from Crossroads. Joan Noele Gordon. Born 25 December 1919. Her birth appears in the Births registered in Jan, Feb, Mar 1920 quarter, so probably registered in January 1920.

That colleague was born 18 Dec 1944, and he was the one who asked me for tips on his family tree when I said I do genealogy, and he gave me a few names. He even bought his birth certificate to work once to help me help him with his family tree, as well as a former workplace group photo. His birth was registered in very late Dec 1944, 28th I seem to remember from the birth cert, so his birth will appear in the Dec quarter of 1944. If his parents had have registered the birth on 1 Jan 1945, he'd appear in Births registered in Jan, Feb and March 1945.
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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #49 on: Monday 31 July 23 16:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: arthurk on Monday 31 July 23 11:09 BST (UK)
I've just come across an interesting occupation in the 1921 census - it's a Caroline Meredith, age 77, in Kearsley, Lancs, listed as mother-in-law in the household of John Martin.

Her occupation? - "Eating, Sleeping, Grumbling"  ;D ;D ;D

Arthurk - this is brilliant! I assume it was the son-in-law, who gave Caroline this 'occupation'.
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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #50 on: Monday 31 July 23 16:38 BST (UK) »
Caroline Meredith - I wonder who amended the entry?  :-X
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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #51 on: Monday 31 July 23 16:46 BST (UK) »
Looks like someone was playing OXO - but couldn't get it quite right.
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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
« Reply #52 on: Monday 31 July 23 16:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Pennines on Monday 31 July 23 16:32 BST (UK)
Arthurk - this is brilliant! I assume it was the son-in-law, who gave Caroline this 'occupation'.

The son-in-law signed the form, and the writing on the rest of it looks to be in the same handwriting. However, I've just noticed that the box for 'Wife' has had something else written in it which has been erased, with 'Wife' written over it. I can't make it out, unfortunately. See below.

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Re: Unusual description of a wife's occupation
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