I have a lady listed as an "aeronaut". (unless I am mistaken of course). Does anybody care to speculate? Thanks, NRG.

Hi, Looking through all the definitions it can mean a skilled worker involved in the building of aircraft etc as well as someone who is a pilot. So did this person live near to where balloons/planes were constructed. I understand from some work I did in my degree - many years ago! - that in the 1800s women acted as pilots in balloons here in the UK (the large ones of course) and women did act as aircraft pilots at the end of the 18th century beginning of the 19th. Amelia Erhardt springs to mind but she was in the 1920s/1930s and there were many women pilots before her. I understand from your e-mail address that you are in New Zealand, much of the writing on female pilots in the 1800s is about women from Australia and New Zealand. Sounds very interesting if she was one of the early women pilots, those early aircraft did not look very comfortable or very warm and navigation was not easy. Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Gallop" <ennarrgee@clear.net.nz> To: "BRADFORD List" <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:38 AM Subject: [YKS-BRADFORD] 1901 census query >I have a lady listed as an "aeronaut". (unless I am mistaken of course). >Does anybody care to speculate? > > Thanks, NRG. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

From: Norman Gallop <ennarrgee@clear.net.nz> > I have a lady listed as an "aeronaut". (unless I am mistaken of > course). Does anybody care to speculate?> In 1901 it could only be someone who piloted a balloon. However, if you would care to post the actual reference and entry, we can check it. I have the 1901 census for Yorkshire on CD - assuming it is from Yorkshire, of course. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE