Hi Nivard I was wondering if it was possible that he worked for his father as well. I'm glad that you suggested it. I was thinking that a jeweller must have years of training I didn't realize that someone doing simpler tasks would consider themselves a jeweller. You have the right family, but it's not clear even on the census whether it's Thomas S or J. He may have left England. My great grand father (Thomas's brother) did come to Canada about 1889. I've never been able to find proof that Thomas left as well. Thanks for your suggestions. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 5:24 PM To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B'ham] Thomas Burley Hi Carolyn It depends upon what you think of as a jeweller Someone who worked in a jewellers , repaired or cleaned jewellry could be called a jeweller In 1881 there are over 1,000....16 to 18 year olds with jeweller in their occupation Having said that, ten years is an awful long time so he could have had five jobs or more in between a census to the next Do you know he lived later than that or could he have left the Country? He appears to be a Thomas S BURLEY , do you know what the S stood for, or is it a J ? (if I have the right family) As his father is an Electro Plater employing 4 hands, do you not think he worked for his father? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > On the 1881 census, Thomas Burley is 17 yrs old. Under occupation it is > stated Jeweller. How is this possible? Could someone so young be a > jeweller? By the 1891 he is no longer living with his family. I'm trying > to find him by matching his occupation but there is no one listed as a > jeweller. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Thanks Carolyn _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message