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Offline Pennant

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Strange Occupation?
« on: Friday 01 December 23 11:04 GMT (UK) »
I was browsing (transcripts of) some baptism records from the 1690s/1700s, and I came across someone whose occupation was "wild beast". Was there such an occupation, or was it a description of his mental state/criminal activities?

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:12 GMT (UK) »
I would think that it was a bad transcription. Have you got a link to the original?

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:12 GMT (UK) »
Perhaps it was a descendant of this chap or similar :)

https://firespringsfolktales.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/the-wildman-of-orford-2/
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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:13 GMT (UK) »
I think the clue is in the TRANSCRIBED part of your question.

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:16 GMT (UK) »
 Further to my Reply #1, could you give details of the the entry so we might be able to access the original?
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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:27 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for the amazingly quick replies.
No, I haven't got access to the originals, just the transcriptions. It's on the Llandyrnog (Denbighshire) baptism register, 18th June 1704 Ann Jones d John Wild Beast.

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:39 GMT (UK) »
Clarkson, Tolladay, Prevost, Killick, Hicks

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:45 GMT (UK) »
I think this is the entry
 
No ref to wild beast!

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Re: Strange Occupation?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 01 December 23 11:48 GMT (UK) »
The occupation appears to be 'bestiarii' , which is presumably where the 'wild beast' transcription has originated  :-\
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