Morning everyone, Hope you are all OK. 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 __________________________________________________________ Free games for all the family - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/play __________________________________________________________

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 >