Hi Kathy, There were several fairly Big Houses in Claines that would probably have employed 3 or 4 - possibly more - full-time gardeners [Perdiswell Hall, Bevere House, Bevere Manor, Northwick Grange] and any number in and around Britannia Square, Lansdowne Crescent and North Barbourne that could've employed 1. Which leaves plenty of scope for part-timers, "helping-out" 2 or more employers. But the majority were more likely to be - or be employed by - Market Gardeners HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy <taffy65@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:44 PM Subject: [WOR] 1858 occupations > Hi List, > Whilst 'going through' the marriage registers at St John The Baptist Claines in between 1858 and 1868 I noticed that many of the occupations listed were Labourers or Gardeners. > I can understand the labourers but why were their so many gardeners? Where did they garden? > > Regards > Kathy BUNN,MERRICK > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > Transcribers wanted for Worcestershire FreeREG > for more information see http://freereg.rootsweb.com > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > http://www.worcestershiresurnames.co.uk/ > >