Looks like Plumbers mistress to me Brian. Regards Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Comley" <brian@bcomley.freeserve.co.uk> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:45 PM Subject: [BDF] Elizabeth PINKERD (BAILEY) 1786 - 1851 Census > Would be grateful if any Lister with access to 1851 Census can let me know > what they think the Occupation of Elizabeth Pinkerd is at Turvey, > Bedfordshire - HO107/1751/312/11 Sch.44. > > I can see 'Plumber' & 'employs 2 men' but what is the bit in the middle? > > Regards > > Brian > > Brian Beeche Comley - Porthcawl, Glamorgan (South Wales - UK) > FHS Member: Glam; Gwent; Wilts > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > The Bedfordshire Family History Page is at > http://www.bfhs.org.uk > >

Thank Denise Yes I'm sure that is it but in the context of a Master Plumber had she been a man. As I said I had not before come across the occupation of Mistress Plumber. Regards Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "clive_den" <clive_den@ntlworld.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] Elizabeth PINKERD (BAILEY) 1786 - 1851 Census > Looks like Plumbers mistress to me Brian. > Regards > Denise

In message <002a01c6058a$87d55a50$0302a8c0@DENISEPC>, clive_den <clive_den@ntlworld.com> writes >Looks like Plumbers mistress to me Brian. I think she is an employer of labour, possibly having inherited the business from her husband, the Master Plumber, so -unable to stomach calling her a master plumber, she was labelled Mistress Plumber. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society