Hi All Could someone help me with an occupation on the 1861 census, its John Martin b 1805 Manchester (Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2945; Folio: 124; Page: 19; GSU roll: 543054) It looks like pipe dresser, but I can't be sure, I've just checked the old occupations site and can't find anything on there. His son a couple of doors away has a shop, again of what looks like pipes? Jane :o)

Hi Jane, I'm on the Ancestry site as I type - and looking at the next census page, the capital P's on there are not the same! Martin's occupation looks more like a T. ?Tripe? (Still no help!!) There are a couple of Thomas' on the same page for a T comparison. Pat W ----- Original Message ----- From: arcmikmum@talktalk.net To: Manchester Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:20 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Help with occupation Hi All Could someone help me with an occupation on the 1861 census, its John Martin b 1805 Manchester (Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2945; Folio: 124; Page: 19; GSU roll: 543054) It looks like pipe dresser, but I can't be sure, I've just checked the old occupations site and can't find anything on there. His son a couple of doors away has a shop, again of what looks like pipes? Jane :o)

That sounds more likely, I had a picture in my head of a man stood in a room putting jumpers on bits of piping! <gg> Thank you Pat Jane :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "patricia williams" <pat.williams121@virgin.net> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Help with occupation > > Hi Jane, > I'm on the Ancestry site as I type - and looking at the next census page, > the capital P's on there are not the same! Martin's occupation looks more > like a T. ?Tripe? (Still no help!!) There are a couple of Thomas' on the > same page for a T comparison. > Pat W > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: arcmikmum@talktalk.net > To: Manchester > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:20 PM > Subject: [ENG-MAN] Help with occupation > > Hi All > Could someone help me with an occupation on the 1861 census, its John > Martin > b 1805 Manchester (Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2945; Folio: 124; > Page: 19; GSU roll: 543054) > It looks like pipe dresser, but I can't be sure, I've just checked the old > occupations site and can't find anything on there. His son a couple of > doors > away has a shop, again of what looks like pipes? > Jane :o) > > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > 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 >

Dear Jane It looks like TRIPE DRESSER.We had a discussion about this too a few weeks back. Best wishes Sheila -----Original Message----- From: eng-manchester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-manchester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of arcmikmum@talktalk.net Sent: 01 July 2008 18:21 To: Manchester Subject: [ENG-MAN] Help with occupation Hi All Could someone help me with an occupation on the 1861 census, its John Martin b 1805 Manchester (Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2945; Folio: 124; Page: 19; GSU roll: 543054) It looks like pipe dresser, but I can't be sure, I've just checked the old occupations site and can't find anything on there. His son a couple of doors away has a shop, again of what looks like pipes? Jane :o) ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ 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