Thanks for responding - "Shawl Store" ... I can see where the writing looks like 'shawl', and perhaps, because they were Jewish, they sold prayer shawls and other religious items...just speculation, of course. However, I can't help but think that 'shawl store' heightens the mystery - imagine a wealthy man by any standards ($50,000 worth of real estate, $100,000 of personal estate in that 1870 Census) and with 5 children - making a living by selling 'shawls'... must have been a high fashion item at that time. (grin) Seriously, I do appreciate the suggestion - I will see what I can find that fits with this possibility! Kaye -----Original Message----- From: JA Lounibos [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: June 11, 2006 9:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Rosenbatt / Rosenblatt family - 1870 Census - 2nd Precinct, 12 Ward, San Francisco (for TREAHY) It may have have had only eight wards, but Ancestry's copy of the page/49 has Census > U.S. Census > 1870 United States Federal Census > California > San Francisco > San Francisco Ward 12 Image 168 Written page 49, 2nd Preceinct, 12th Ward.........18th of June 1870.........??? I'd venture..... Wh & Ret Shawl Store/Wholesale & Retail Shawl Store.....??? JAL......hmmmm? --- Doug Urbanus <[email protected]> wrote: > There are only 8 not 12 wards for San Francisco in 1870. Also consider the written versus > stamped page number to help those of us who might take a look via browse mode, since I can find > no S Rosenbatt for this census year. > > > Kaye Steward <[email protected]> wrote: Greetings - I'd appreciate the assistance of any > listmembers who have > access to the 1870 Census (on Ancestry or elsewhere) - I need help in > de-coding the handwritten 'occupation' of S. ROSENBATT on page 49 of that > Census. The surname was really 'ROSENBLATT' - but is written 'ROSENBATT' in > this census - without the "L". > > I think the occupation reads "Wh & Ret" (presumably Wholesale and Retail) - > and then something that looks like "Shawl Stone" ... but I'm not familiar > with those terms, so not sure what that might be. > > My gr-grandmother, Alice Treahy, is one of the 4 Irish domestic servants > working for this family in 1870, and I'm curious about Mr. Rosenblatt's > business. This family seems to have been quite prominent in SF in the years > following 1870, and though some of their sons became wine merchants in later > years, I believe the family had another business in 1870. > > I've found numerous reference to the Rosenblatt family in SF in subsequent > years, after my gr-grandmother was married to Richard Cullen STEWARD in 1872 > and no longer working for them - so I don't need that info. > > However, I would be very grateful to connect with anyone who has access to > resources from this period that would tell me more about this family circa > 1870 - or photos of them or their home or business - in the 1870s. Are there > any city directories or other sources remaining that would tell me if Alice > TREAHY was in San Francisco before 1870? Does the TREAHY name appear in SF > before 1870? (spelling variations include TREHY, TRAHEY, etc) > > (Note: Alice Mary Treahy was born in Ballingarry, Limerick Co, Ireland in > 1847, and I've never been able to find out how she got herself to San > Francisco by 1870 - any suggestions or insights on that aspect of her life > are most welcome too!) > > K. Steward > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > Need an obituary lookup? > Visit sfgenealogy.com > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/sfrantip.htm#sfmainobit > > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > See "What's New" at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm#new > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== Need an obituary lookup? Visit sfgenealogy.com http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/sfrantip.htm#sfmainobit