Lea <leamarrob@gmail.com> wrote: Could SKS please look up Carmarthenshire, Cilymaenllwyd, Llanboidy, District 6 page 2 on the 1841 census and see if you can tell me what the occupation of Thomas James of Placeybarlow is? It looks like Hainspon or Stainss M or ? Maybe someone more familiar with occupations can decipher it for me. ============== Dear Lea, I agree with Dai Jones's interpretation of the occupation as 'Harness M.', meaning harness maker. I believe the property which you call 'Placeybarlow' is actually 'Plas-y-beili', shown on Ordnance Survey 'Landranger' maps at grid reference SN158240. Type SN158240 into the search field at www.streetmap.co.uk to see a section of this modern map, centred on Plas-y-beili. Or enter 215800 and 224000 into the coordinates fields at www.old-maps.co.uk/IndexMapPage2.aspx to see the relevant section of a large-scale late 19th century map of the same area. Plas-y-beili is clearly marked on both maps. Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Brecon, Mid-Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists