Clear DayDoes anyone know the meaning of the occupation "Opifice Chartario"??? My gut thinks "mapmaker", but I have ended up eating some strange things in overseas restaurants when I trusted my gut. Thanks, Chuck Sizer Potomac, Maryland

Hello Chuck, Well, for the meaning of "opifice chartario," you need to take each word in turn and get the individual meanings first. opifex = craftsman, skilled workman charta = piece of paper for writing Put the two together and it looks like the occupation is a "paper manufacturer." -- Norman D. Nicol, Ph.D. Professional Genealogist/Family Historian Specializing in NE Pennsylvania, NYC, Scotland, England, esp. Cornwall