Occupation in 1851 census

[Timbottawa]

The occupation of this 1851 census entry is of interest to me.  It is a 51-year-old widow, who was the reporter on the death certificate of my 2xG-grandmother.  She was not, as far as I can tell, any relation, so I was expecting "nurse", or something similar.

I read it as "home" - which is obviously not very informative!  But have I got it wrong?

[softly softly]

Can you please post a name, and ref, that will give us all a far better chance to offer a correct assessment.
SS

[jusnoneed]

Hard to decide without seeing more writing to compare letters, but wondering if it says "None"

[Neale1961]

Maybe says "none", but there is far too little of the document posted to be able to give an informed opinion.

[maddys52]

My first thought was that it started with "No.." so "None" does look convincing. However, as neale says, it would be better to see some more of the page.

[Timbottawa]

Thanks for all your thoughts.  "None" would be even more uninteresting than "home"!

This is Sarah Arms (on FindMyPast as "Arens"), at St. Margaret Westminster, HO/107/1480

Her husband, John, died in June 1849.  He had been a Drum Major in the 96th Foot, which is what daughter Sarah had been born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Larger image herewith.

[Timbottawa]

Just to mention that, looking at the first letter of "Henry" is what led me to think it was "Home"

[jusnoneed]

Yes, comparing letters I do think it is None. Looking at the capital M in Middx the N is written similar style, the H has longer upstroke. The small n is the same as in Canada and London.

[Timbottawa]

Thanks.  Ultimately it doesn't really matter, because whether it is "Home" or "None", it doesn't convey any useful information!

However, while the capital H's and capital M's are actually quite similar, what leads me to think it is an "H" rather than an "N" is that the H has a loop both at the top and bottom of the left-hand stroke, whereas the M only has a loop at the top.