A dealer was often a middle man buying and selling; i.e. a skin and hide dealer purchased skins and hides from farmers and butchers and sold them to tanneries. A dealer butcher would be what is now called a wholesale butcher. Elizabeth > Hi > Traveller would be someone who travels with their occupation, you see a lot > down as Journeyman Traveller can have either or both so I say he is a sort > of salesman, I have one rel as a Dealer Butcher another as Leather trader > traveller > Regards Janice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gail Oliver" <> > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 2:55 AM > Subject: [ENG-CAMB] Occupations > > > > Hi List > > > > I have a marriage certificate dated 1862 in which the fathers' occupations > > were "dealer" and "traveller" respectively. > > > > Would "traveller" mean a gypsy type in 1862 ? Or could it be more a > > commercial traveller, if such existed then. I am hoping that a "dealer" > > would mean a shop-keeper of some sort. > > > > Any help most welcome > > > > Gail in NZ > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > ______________________________