1881 Census Entry - What is it supposed to mean...?

[suey]

?? Shire Walker - was he the chap that walked the stallion from farm to farm to visit the mares, a seasonal occupation therefore made clogs the rest of the year ??

Don't know how rural that part of Oldham was in those days but I spose there were always the brewery and tram horses.
Suey

[Keith Sherwood]

Not quite my bedtime yet, but I see from your splendid list, Annie, that the man "made" clogs.  Now what about the "shire walker" bit - was that a recreational pursuit or something to do with horses...?
I'd also quite like to know the name of the Pub in the 1891 Census, Nessie, I think it was...
keith

[Nessie]

Just reread the census entry I posted and the age of that Thomas seems to be 10 years to young Will have to go look again. Sorry if I confused you

[Nessie]

The shire walker was someone who excerised the horses when they were not needed for pulling the carts for delivery

[liverpool annie]

Suey!

That was pretty smart of you! did you think that up yourself ??

Annie

See you and Nessie just know good stuff like that !!

[Nessie]

Keith the pub was the Church Inn on Beardsley Street Oldham. But I haven't posted the census as I thought it was the wrong Thomas

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Nessie,
This is getting extremely frantic - I feel quite out of breath - and now you're thinking we've got a "Doubting Thomas" on our hands.  I do hope he's our man still, as this has been such fun, and I like to be able to lay claim to pubs (and cloggers - though sometimes they used that term about our local football team) frequented in the past by family ancestors...
keith

[Nessie]

I'm getting frantic now Keith Have checked for a Thomas Dyson ten years younger born Oldham and come up with nothing So were the ages on the 1881 census wrong as well?

[Keziahemm]

I'm wondering about Ingham, only because there's a marriage in 1874 December qtr of Sarah Ingham to James Thomas Dyson Oldham 8d 1153

I have a Sarah Ingham in my tree so did a census look up 1881 for the above Sarah.

Thomas Tetlow  wife Sarah - 

James T. Dyson wife Margaret - RG11/4089  folio 69 page 15 Oldham

On free BMDs the four names are the two males above and Sarah Ingham and Margaret Hutchinson, Dec qtr  1874 Oldham  8d  1153.



Susan  

sorry folks put the wrong ref for Thomas Tetlow - will look again 

Just ignore me folks can't find it now  perhaps I was lookin in different census year.