Jon Nixey wrote: > Hi everyone, > > On the 1851 census of Warblington, George Adams who was born 1830 at Titchfield was described as being an "Oastler". On the Kent rootsweb list in 1999, an oastler was said to have been someone who looked after the hops which were kept in a oast house. This seemed to apply more so to Kent than anywhere as, if I read it correctly, Oast was the area of Kent well known for hops. Has anyone seen this occupation elsewhere, especially around the Hants area? Out of interest, his address was the Black Dog Inn, Warblington. > > Any help, suggestions or comments very much appreciated. > > Kind regards to all, Jon Jon, Is it possibly an error for ostler? Perhaps he looked after horses at the inn. Cheers, Ian