Hi Heather, That is fantastic, thank you so much :O) Off to have a look now, best wishes Vanda >----Original Message---- >From: pquiney@post.com >Date: 18/07/2008 11:00 >To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> >Subj: Re: [ENG-MAN] Occupations > >Morning, Vanda > >Have you looked at http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/ > >They don't have "postman" but they do have "post boy" - 1) Carried mail >2) Guard who travelled on the mail coach 3) Outrider travelling with the >coach or a Postillion. "Postillion" is described as "Rode as a guide on >one of the near pairs of horses drawing a coach or post chaise" > >Typing "1840 postman" into google (http://www.google.co.uk/) finds a >picture of a postman of that era along with a very brief description of >his duties which you might find interesting >(http://www.ilnprints.co.uk/General-Social-History- History/c320_17_18/p119/Postman-circa-1840/product_info.html) > >Hope this helps to understand your ancestor a little more >Heather > > > >andrew-vanda@tiscali.co.uk wrote: >> On a marriage certificate dated 1839 my GGGG grandmother Jane HUNTER's >> father, John, was described as a POSTMAN. >> >> On the 1841 census he was also described as a postman & again on his >> wife's death certificate in 1842. Is this occupation what I think it >> is, someone who delivers letters, or could it be something different? >> >> Thank you for any help, best wishes Vanda >> > > > > >~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > >Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. >Other people can learn from them! > >~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MANCHESTER- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________________ Free games for all the family - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/play __________________________________________________________