Hi Graham Not so strange, just the spellings! A huxter is a "huckster" - normally a peddler or hawker, or one who uses agressive or showy methods to sell or engages in haggling. A shraw bonnet maker is a "straw bonnet maker" - ie one who makes bonnets (hats) out of plaited straw. HTH Polly Polly Rubery List admin: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com A genealogy and local history list covering the Counties of Brecon, Hereford, Monmouth, Shropshire, Stafford and Worcester. ENG-HEREFORD@rootsweb.com A genealogy and local history list covering the County of Hereford ROWBERRY-L@rootsweb.com ROWBERRY/RUBERY ONS - GOONS #278 rowberry@one-name.org http://www.rowberry.org Webmaster for the Herefordshire Family History Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Stanley" <graham_stanley@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:45 AM Subject: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations Have come across a couple of strange occupations carried out by my Stanley ancestors in Walsall in 1861: "Huxter's Shop Keeper" (26 year old unmarried woman) and "Shaw Bonnet Maker" (23 year old married woman). Anyone have a clue? Thanks Graham ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk

Polly Thanks very much for this. I get the thing about straw bonnets but would a huckster have had a shop? I wouldn't want to buy anything from them! Perhaps it was the store where the gang of hucksters picked up their supplies? Best wishes Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Polly Rubery" <polly@rowberry.org> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations > Hi Graham > > Not so strange, just the spellings! > > A huxter is a "huckster" - normally a peddler or hawker, or one who uses > agressive or showy methods to sell or engages in haggling. > > A shraw bonnet maker is a "straw bonnet maker" - ie one who makes bonnets > (hats) out of plaited straw. > HTH > Polly > > Polly Rubery > List admin: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com > A genealogy and local history list covering the Counties of Brecon, > Hereford, Monmouth, Shropshire, Stafford and Worcester. > ENG-HEREFORD@rootsweb.com > A genealogy and local history list covering the County of Hereford > ROWBERRY-L@rootsweb.com > ROWBERRY/RUBERY ONS - GOONS #278 > rowberry@one-name.org > http://www.rowberry.org > Webmaster for the Herefordshire Family History Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/index.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Stanley" <graham_stanley@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:45 AM > Subject: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations > > > Have come across a couple of strange occupations carried out by my Stanley > ancestors in Walsall in 1861: > "Huxter's Shop Keeper" (26 year old unmarried woman) and "Shaw Bonnet > Maker" > (23 year old married woman). > Anyone have a clue? > > Thanks > Graham > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > >

Hi Graham Perhaps a Directory of the time might give more information? Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Stanley" <graham_stanley@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:26 AM Subject: Re: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations Polly Thanks very much for this. I get the thing about straw bonnets but would a huckster have had a shop? I wouldn't want to buy anything from them! Perhaps it was the store where the gang of hucksters picked up their supplies? Best wishes Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Polly Rubery" <polly@rowberry.org> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations > Hi Graham > > Not so strange, just the spellings! > > A huxter is a "huckster" - normally a peddler or hawker, or one who uses > agressive or showy methods to sell or engages in haggling. > > A shraw bonnet maker is a "straw bonnet maker" - ie one who makes bonnets > (hats) out of plaited straw. > HTH > Polly > > Polly Rubery > List admin: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com > A genealogy and local history list covering the Counties of Brecon, > Hereford, Monmouth, Shropshire, Stafford and Worcester. > ENG-HEREFORD@rootsweb.com > A genealogy and local history list covering the County of Hereford > ROWBERRY-L@rootsweb.com > ROWBERRY/RUBERY ONS - GOONS #278 > rowberry@one-name.org > http://www.rowberry.org > Webmaster for the Herefordshire Family History Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/index.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Stanley" <graham_stanley@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:45 AM > Subject: [B.C.] 1861 census occupations > > > Have come across a couple of strange occupations carried out by my Stanley > ancestors in Walsall in 1861: > "Huxter's Shop Keeper" (26 year old unmarried woman) and "Shaw Bonnet > Maker" > (23 year old married woman). > Anyone have a clue? > > Thanks > Graham > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== Wherever possible (except for personal messages) please post replies to the list.Other people can learn from them!