the occupation of the father of one of the families I was > researching is given as Hallier. > The staff at the LRO agreed that this did appear to be the correct word, > and it occurred in more than one entry. > A dictionary of "old trades and occupations" gave no clues, nor did a > dialect reference book. Hi Kate. Could it have been Hellier?? in which case, HELLIER, A slater or tiler of roofs. From our book Old Occupations and their meanings. Kind regards, Ron O'Neill www.genealogyprinters.com