Hi All, I am trying to read the occupation of John STUBBS in 1861. In other years he is a printer and the third word could be printer but the second letter looks like an "e". But the rest of it I cannot read at all. He was born 1828 Macclesfield and is married to Ann, b 1830, Marton. They are living at 7 Back Wallgate, Macclesfield. Any help gratefully received. Christine

Hi Christine, playing around on Google. I now think its trying to say 'Letter Press Printer. Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Christine Benson <christinebenson313@btinternet.com> >To: CHESHIRE mailing list <CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 9:50:57 AM >  >I am trying to read the occupation of John STUBBS in 1861. In other years he >is a printer and the third word could be printer but the second letter looks >like an "e". But the rest of it I cannot read at all. <snip> > > >

Hi Christine, I can't make head nor tail of it either. although the first word definitely begins with 'L'. By the looks of it, whatever he was doing was restricted to one type - in this case it looks like Lella Josefs. What that might refer to I have no idea. I can't read the last two words properly, but I thing the last one could be Maker. Back Wallgate is still there and is very narrow. In the 1950's many of the small houses had been turned into shops or workshops of one sort or another. The houses were mostly on the left had side as you go down from Mill Street - the other side was occupied by the side of the shop on Mill Street and then a high wall which was part of an old burial ground boundary and possibly the castle, long demolished. Some of the houses near the top have now been pulled down & I think number 7 was probably one of those. Those near the bottom are bigger and are now listed buildings. Regards Lesley Baxendale Colwyn Bay On 29/06/2014 14:50, Christine Benson wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to read the occupation of John STUBBS in 1861. In other years he > is a printer and the third word could be printer but the second letter looks > like an "e". But the rest of it I cannot read at all. > > He was born 1828 Macclesfield and is married to Ann, b 1830, Marton. They > are living at 7 Back Wallgate, Macclesfield. > > Any help gratefully received. > > Christine > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >