Hi Charani, actually I was interested in the social status of those who applied for the licences. Cheers, Janet In a message dated 04/04/2011 14:55:05 GMT Daylight Time, charani.b@gmail.com writes: JANETHESKI@aol.com wrote: > Is anyone aware of the significance of a Game Certificate? My understanding is they were licences which allowed gamekeepers and others to legally take game, just as today fishermen have to have certain type of licence to catch specific categories of fish. I believe game permits/licences are still required today. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ _____________________________________________ 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

JANETHESKI@aol.com wrote: > Hi Charani, > actually I was interested in the social status of those who applied for the > licences. You appeared to have identified that yourself in your original message: landowners, those who rented estates, gamekeepers. The latter wouldn't have been high social status; servants, yes, but well above ag labs, more lower middle class as far as I can judge. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

The Game Act 1831 can be found here. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/1-2/32 I suppose to have a licence the person would have to prove to a magistrate that they owned/rented the land on which game was to be hunted or that they were employed as a gamekeeper by the landowner/occupant. Cath ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3547 - Release Date: 04/02/11