Thanks, Marilyn. I'll have to sort these Smiths out. Whoever my William was, he gave his birthplace as Dumbleton. Another bit of info is that his son Thomas was born Eldersfield. Thomas was a thatcher, a craft I've been told was usually passed from father to son but this William was an Ag.Lab. What that might mean, if aything, I don't know, Anyway, thanks for your help. Maureen

Re my just-posted message --- William Smith gave his birthplace, in the 1851 census, as Dumbleton. Not Eldersfield. The ages given in records also seem to fit. Maureen

Hi Everyone I hope this isn't too much of a long shot but I'm seeking information about William Smith and his parents, siblings etc, of Dumbleton. There is a William Smith, born Dumbleton 1776 to Joseph and Elizabeth Smith (IGI Batch Numbers) who married Elizabeth Wood in Eldersfield 1804 ( Parish Records Transcripts ). Son Thomas was born Eldersfield 1806. William ( occupation Agricultural Labourer ) and Elizabeth were living at Birtsmorton at the time of the 1841 Census. In the 1851 census William, then Widower, Father and Pauper, native place Eldersfield, was living with son Thomas (a Thatcher ) and family. I know my G-G-Grandfather was this Thomas so I'm thinking/hoping father William is the one I've found in the records. If he is, there seems to be quite a few siblings listed. I look forward to hearing from anyone with information, hopefully a fellow descendant. Maureen Glover

Hi I am researching the following people Daniel Dier 6 Aug 1699 Mary Stevens/Stephens abt 1704 They were very young when they married...12 Jan 1720/21 both died young. Mary died in 1720 about March. they had one child Sarah 17 Feb 1721..She married Thomas Hollister in 1750. Daniel remarried to Elizabeth Ford (could be the daughter of Alexander Ford )/ and had two sons Roger 1726 and John 1729 Daniel died in 1733. These people were born in Wickwar Glouc England. Does anyone have any information regarding the Stephen/Stevens or Dyer family in this area in this time period? Any help appreciated.

Dear Susan, I am a descendant of Anthony Shearman, whose descendants changed their name about 50:50 to Shermon or Sherman.. Another sister of Anthony was Rachel Rosetta (b.25 March 1815 Wotton-under-Edge), married Charles Mapstone and emigrated to New South Wales arriving in Sydney on 18 January 1838 having multiple Australian descendants. David was the illegitimate son of Mary Shearman, who was baptised 3rd September 1771, daughter of John Shearman, who was baptised 28th August 1740 and his wife Elizabeth Parker. They married on 28 August 1763 all of this happened in North Nibley.. Please contact me at mho89685@bigpond.net.au if you want more details Ann Glennie Holmes nee Shermon Wagga Wagga Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Beeching" <sbee18@shaw.ca> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 7:38 AM Subject: [GLS] SHEARMAN Family North Nibley area >I am looking for the family of David SHEARMAN and Mary Ann BATT who married > at Olveston, 07 Apr 1814. I have found two children baptized at North > Nibley; Harriett SHEARMAN,08 Jun 1817, and Anthony SHEARMAN, 12 Mar 1820. > Harriett seems to have married Basil GALLOP, who was from Ubley in > Somerset, > in 1838 and moved off to Wales shortly after. Anthony married Mary Ann > BATTEN in 1842. He and his wife raised their family in the Chew Stoke > area. > Both of these marriages took place in Somerset and it is quite possible > the > SHEARMANS had been living in Somerset for some time. My problem is I > haven't > been able to locate anyone but Harriet in the 1841 census. I believe David > was born about 1791 and baptized at North Nibley, 17 Apr 1791, mother Mary > SHEARMAN. All help and suggestions welcome. > > Thanks, > Jack > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16990) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16990) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

Hi Josephine Many thanks for the info. I have been on to the link and found it very interesting. I have also found some of my WREN family who were in Bledington. Again many thanks Marian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Fw: John PRICE a Carpenter > On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:41:08 -0000, Gould Harold <minniego2@orange.fr> > wrote: > >> Who he married is one of the questions that I am asking about, we do know >> that he married Eliza BECKLEY and we do know he married Ellen ???? and >> we do know that he married Sarah????. > > Hi Marian, > > If you use the following site > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > > you will be able to track the marriages and the births in your PRICE > family. > > For instance, John PRICE and Ellen HARRIS marriage St. James Gloucester > 1866 > > Edward PRICE mother's maiden name HARRIS birth 1870 Gloucester > > John PRICE and Sarah Ann DALLEY marriage 1873 St. James Gloucester > > Charles Herbert PRICE mother's maiden name DALLEY 1874 Gloucester > > Albert Thomas PRICE mother's maiden name DALLEY 1876 Gloucester > > On this site you can also find the births of Ernest John PRICE 1879 > Gloucester and Dorothy Gutcher PRICE 1885 Gloucester with mother's maiden > name DALLEY. > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for the family of David SHEARMAN and Mary Ann BATT who married at Olveston, 07 Apr 1814. I have found two children baptized at North Nibley; Harriett SHEARMAN,08 Jun 1817, and Anthony SHEARMAN, 12 Mar 1820. Harriett seems to have married Basil GALLOP, who was from Ubley in Somerset, in 1838 and moved off to Wales shortly after. Anthony married Mary Ann BATTEN in 1842. He and his wife raised their family in the Chew Stoke area. Both of these marriages took place in Somerset and it is quite possible the SHEARMANS had been living in Somerset for some time. My problem is I haven't been able to locate anyone but Harriet in the 1841 census. I believe David was born about 1791 and baptized at North Nibley, 17 Apr 1791, mother Mary SHEARMAN. All help and suggestions welcome. Thanks, Jack

On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:41:08 -0000, Gould Harold <minniego2@orange.fr> wrote: > Who he married is one of the questions that I am asking about, we do know > that he married Eliza BECKLEY and we do know he married Ellen ???? and > we do know that he married Sarah????. Hi Marian, If you use the following site Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ you will be able to track the marriages and the births in your PRICE family. For instance, John PRICE and Ellen HARRIS marriage St. James Gloucester 1866 Edward PRICE mother's maiden name HARRIS birth 1870 Gloucester John PRICE and Sarah Ann DALLEY marriage 1873 St. James Gloucester Charles Herbert PRICE mother's maiden name DALLEY 1874 Gloucester Albert Thomas PRICE mother's maiden name DALLEY 1876 Gloucester On this site you can also find the births of Ernest John PRICE 1879 Gloucester and Dorothy Gutcher PRICE 1885 Gloucester with mother's maiden name DALLEY. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi Gillian Who he married is one of the questions that I am asking about, we do know that he married Eliza BECKLEY and we do know he married Ellen ???? and we do know that he married Sarah????. I think I may have found Sarah in the 1891 census as there is a woman by the name of Pheobe BOON aged 74 so presumably this could be John's Mother in law. John is 52 Sarah is 40 Charles is 16 Albert is 15 Ernest is 12 Dorothy is 6 John is a carpenter same as my John so this could be him. 1881 census John is 48 birth 1833 about right and I know that this is my John as he is in 38 Hare Lane and a carpenter. John is 48 Sarah is 40 Mary is 9 Herbert is 7 Albert is 5 that is the same 10 years later 15 Ernest is 12 that is the same 10 years later 12 In the 1871 census John aged 40 Ellen aged 36 John aged 17 my gt. grandfather a button tool maker Frederick aged 15 George aged 12 Henry aged 10 married and went to Cardiff as a carpenter. Apparently 3 of his sons followed John into carpentry. Edward aged 1 he died aged 7 They were then in St.John the Baptist civil Parish which the right one. On the marriage certificate in 1852 John says his father was named Benjamin. and that basicaly all that 6 of us have ever found. Hope this info. helps thanks for getting in touch. Marian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian Taylor Shaw" <gilliantaylorshaw@hotmail.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Fw: John PRICE a Carpenter > Hello Marian > > I think you need to supply some additional information about your John > PRICE, can you provide the exact census details you have for him and his > family from the 1861 and 1871 census, if you have details of his marriages > who exactly did he marry and when. > > Best regards > Gillian > > > >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Gould Harold" <minniego2@orange.fr> >>> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:29 PM >>> Subject: John PRICE a Carpenter >>> >>> >>>> Can anyone tellme when John PRICE a Carpenter of 38 Hre Lane and 44 >>>> Oxford Street 1850-1870 approx. could be a little longer, retired and >>>> where he moved to. Looking for his family , we know that he married >>>> Eliza BECKLEY about 1852 and an Ellen? and we are sure that he married >>>> once again to a Sarah. He had children we believe from all his >>>> marriages. >>>> We think we know all of his children from Eliza until 1861. >>>> But where are you John after about 1875 plus, is there anyone out there >>>> related or know of John? Please help been looking for nearly 30 years >>>> and not very far back from him. He was born in about 1828-1832 in >>>> either >>>> Lydney North, Shropshire in 1 census, Shrewsbury in another and >>>> Shropshire in another census, so where oh! where are you John. >>>> >>>> Marian >>> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Gloucestershire Family History Society: >> www.gfhs.org.uk >> >> Gloucestershire Archives: >> www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 >> >> Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: >> http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Marian I think you need to supply some additional information about your John PRICE, can you provide the exact census details you have for him and his family from the 1861 and 1871 census, if you have details of his marriages who exactly did he marry and when. Best regards Gillian >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gould Harold" <minniego2@orange.fr> >> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:29 PM >> Subject: John PRICE a Carpenter >> >> >>> Can anyone tellme when John PRICE a Carpenter of 38 Hre Lane and 44 >>> Oxford Street 1850-1870 approx. could be a little longer, retired and >>> where he moved to. Looking for his family , we know that he married >>> Eliza BECKLEY about 1852 and an Ellen? and we are sure that he married >>> once again to a Sarah. He had children we believe from all his >>> marriages. >>> We think we know all of his children from Eliza until 1861. >>> But where are you John after about 1875 plus, is there anyone out there >>> related or know of John? Please help been looking for nearly 30 years >>> and not very far back from him. He was born in about 1828-1832 in either >>> Lydney North, Shropshire in 1 census, Shrewsbury in another and >>> Shropshire in another census, so where oh! where are you John. >>> >>> Marian >> > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gould Harold" <minniego2@orange.fr> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:15 AM Subject: Re: John PRICE a Carpenter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gould Harold" <minniego2@orange.fr> > To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:29 PM > Subject: John PRICE a Carpenter > > >> Can anyone tellme when John PRICE a Carpenter of 38 Hre Lane and 44 >> Oxford Street 1850-1870 approx. could be a little longer, retired and >> where he moved to. Looking for his family , we know that he married >> Eliza BECKLEY about 1852 and an Ellen? and we are sure that he married >> once again to a Sarah. He had children we believe from all his marriages. >> We think we know all of his children from Eliza until 1861. >> But where are you John after about 1875 plus, is there anyone out there >> related or know of John? Please help been looking for nearly 30 years >> and not very far back from him. He was born in about 1828-1832 in either >> Lydney North, Shropshire in 1 census, Shrewsbury in another and >> Shropshire in another census, so where oh! where are you John. >> >> Marian >

Although not GLS we are just over the border in Somerset. I am secretary to the Trustees of Frome Dissenters Cemetery. Set up in 1851, plots were sold Freehold or Leasehold. Since the Trust requires the land to remain as a Burial Ground "in perpetuity", Freehold plots remain the property of the Family and they are required to maintain the plot. Leasehold plots were sold "for seven years". Every seven years the lease was renewed (for a fee). If the lease was not renewed the plot reverted to the trustees, who could the sell it again. graves had to be dug to a minimum depth of 6 feet, except in the case of infants where the minimum depth was 6 feet. In 1852, a price list shows that in one Section of the Cemetery "Walled graves alrady dug 16 (sixteen) feet deep" were for sale Freehold at 5 guineas. See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/F-D-C/ Jim http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk OPC Corsley and Horningsham (Wilts) and Milton Clevedon (Somt) Hundreds Groups Manager Gloucs, Wilts, Dorset & Devon --- On Mon, 21/2/11, Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> wrote: > From: Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> > Subject: Re: [GLS] Cemetery management/care > To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 21 February, 2011, 18:30 > It all depends on who owns and > administers the Cemetery. If its an open > churchyard then its the Church. > > If its an open cemetery is may be the church or the local > authority. > > Plots can have varied leases . Some areas are down to 25 > years, some remain > at 99 years. There is a lot of pressure on land today and > various new > methods of burial are being introduced. A lot can vary from > authority to > authority as can charges for burial and cremation plots. > > If you want to be specific chose a Cemetery in Gloucs and > take your research > from there. Its unlikely that any two will be identical if > they in different > authority areas. > > Graham > -----Original Message----- > From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Elizabeth Beckers > Sent: 21 February 2011 16:24 > To: GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com; > gloucester@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GLS] Cemetery management/care > > > A interesting discussion has been taking place on another > list about > cemetery care.  Can anyone tell me how it is handled in > the UK, > Gloucestershire particularly, please?  Who owns the > cemeteries, and the > plots? Who is responsible for their care?  Is interment > permanent or are > there times when bodies are removed, and if so, to > where?  >   > Thanks, Elizabeth >   > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005:    > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >       > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005:    > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005:    > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

My two pure guesses: They cleaned fish. They stood in the water and frightened fish into fixed nets. Not much good, I know! David

Looks like the person who clears the nets of the fish as the nets are hauled in Taken from http://www.polperro.org/boatreg.html It is an intereting site and refers to "scudding the nets" using a roller, in boats in 1891. Regards Marg

Maybe it was someone whose job it was to find out where the fish were schooling -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jon Baker Sent: Tuesday, 22 February 2011 10:03 AM To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] Fish Scudders The url should be: http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations -Ind ex.html#Old%20Occupations%20-%20R Unfortunately like all of the other old occupation indexes to b found online "fish scudder" is not included. The only clue I can find is that a "scudder" was a term for a scout or spy. I don't really see how this is relevant to fish, but maybe someone else can see a connection. I can only think that spying on fish is a throw back to the co(l)d war (puns intended). Jon Baker -----Original Message----- familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Ind Angela: Try this site..it should give you every occupation known. Evelyn >> Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite >> rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my relatives >> are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. > Angela > _____________________________________________ Gloucestershire Family History Society: www.gfhs.org.uk Gloucestershire Archives: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Angela Webster’s Dictionary (English/American) has under Scud Leather Mfg. v.t. To scrape (a depilated and trimmed hide or skin) in order to remove remaining hairs, lime, etc. Just as a matter of interest, from Google this site shows a proposal for leather to be obtained from fish – it’s a business plan for a company called The Mermaid Leather Co. in Newfoundland, Canada (you don’t have to read all 32 pages!). _http://terra-firma.ca/user/image/5_10_8.pdf_ (http://terra-firma.ca/user/image/5_10_8.pdf) My bet is that a fish scudder was a descaler/gutter of fish in preparation for processing of some kind – smoking, salting, etc You haven’t said in what area your relatives were working or in which censuses you found this information but you could try looking in the _www.historicaldirectories.org_ (http://www.historicaldirectories.org/) website to see what fish businesses/trading firms were around at the time. Good hunting! Ruth

The records are from the 1851 census. Eliza Moorfield b c 1805 in Ashleworth, wife of Thomas Moorfield, and a visitor to the house, Mary Dark b c 1804 in Worcester St Peters, The family are shown as living "on the Severn Bank" and other members of the clan were fishermen, so some kind of fish cleaning (or even fish frightening!) sounds pretty logical. Thanks for everyone's thoughts. Much apprciated. Angela ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Fry" <fredbonzo@iafrica.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Fish Scudders > On 2011/02/21 21:57, Alan wrote: > > >>> Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite >>> rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my >>> relatives >>> are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. > > Can we be pointed in the direction of the images? Sounds like a > transcription > problem. > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3457 - Release Date: 02/21/11 08:05:00

On 2011/02/21 21:57, Alan wrote: >> Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite >> rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my relatives >> are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. Can we be pointed in the direction of the images? Sounds like a transcription problem. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg

On the 1881 census their are only two entries for Scudder, one just a plain old Scudder and the other a Leather Scudder: 1881 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Eliza Anderson 1841 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, Wife, Scudder 1881 Nottingham St Mary, Nottinghamshire Arthur Hickling 1865 Nottinghamshire, Son, Leather Scudder I wondered whether it was another word for scuff, thinking about scaling fish or scuffing leather! Scud A film or deposit of waste matter appearing on the surface of leather in process after certain operations, esp. bating. Scud Scud intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scudded ; present participle & verbal noun Scudding .] [ Danish skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, ... Best regards Gillian -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gabrielle Baker" <gbake@unimelb.edu.au> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 11:12 PM To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [GLS] Fish Scudders > Maybe it was someone whose job it was to find out where the fish were > schooling > > -----Original Message----- > From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jon Baker > Sent: Tuesday, 22 February 2011 10:03 AM > To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GLS] Fish Scudders > > The url should be: > http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations > -Ind > ex.html#Old%20Occupations%20-%20R > > Unfortunately like all of the other old occupation indexes to b found > online > "fish scudder" is not included. > > The only clue I can find is that a "scudder" was a term for a scout or > spy. > I don't really see how this is relevant to fish, but maybe someone else > can > see a connection. I can only think that spying on fish is a throw back > to > the co(l)d war (puns intended). > > Jon Baker > > -----Original Message----- > familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Ind > > Angela: Try this site..it should give you every occupation known. > > Evelyn >>> Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite >>> rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my > relatives >>> are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. >> Angela >> >

This is one of the meanings of to scud in the OED - so it's probably scaling fish or something similar " 2. Tanning. To remove remaining hairs, dirt, etc., from (skins or hides) with a hand-knife." ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:57:17 -0000 From: "Alan" <spellweaver@tinyworld.co.uk> Subject: [GLS] Fish Scudders To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <54DCA8C4CC0647F2BA264CAF21548C62@AlanPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original > > Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite > rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my relatives > are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. Angela