Thank you very much. It certainly said that and I dont hold with transcriptions as I have seen terrible transcriptions over the years. Jan Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab Jim Thompson <kernow62@earthlink.net> wrote: Jan, "Churrer" is listed as West Cornwall dialect for a charwoman in 'Glossary of Words In Use In Cornwall" by Margaret Ann Courtney. Jim Thompson On 7/30/2012 5:32 AM, Jan Rockett wrote: > I am new to researching in Cornwall and have come across a widow and her > unmarried daughter in 1851 giving their occupations as Churor. I have looked > through occupation lists and nothing so now I m thinking it is a Cornish > word. Could someone throw some light on it please? > Thanks > Jan > > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text.  If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text.  If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message