Hi Peter I agree with your view that it says "Shoir" although the initial S is written slightly differently to that at the start of a name in an earlier entry, and also "Spinster". Google doesn't help at all. The only thing I can think of is that either John or the clerk were "not from around here" and the clerk misheard. I've tried saying it out loud, which usually helps, and the only thing I could come up with was "Shire" said by an Irish person..... Not much help I'm afraid. Could he be a Chair Man (i.e. sedan chair)??? Do let us know when you find out.... Ruth -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Knott via Sent: 01 October 2015 10:00 To: [email protected] Subject: [LAN] BUTTERWORTH/CURROW Marriage at Bolton Good Morning Listers Would SKS take a look at the above marriage PR entry at Bolton le Moors St Peter on 21 May 1761 please. The image is available within Manchester marriages on ancestry. I am unable to decipher the occupation of John BUTTERWORTH - it looks like Shoir Man, but what does that mean? The only definition of 'shoir' that I can find is that it is an obsolete version of 'shore' but does that make sense in the Bolton locality? Any other suggestions would be welcome. Many thanks Peter Knott :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Peter, could it be a corruption of Shearman/Sherman? See: - http://www.rmhh.co.uk/occup/s.html However I agree with Ruth that the initial letter IS slightly different to the other 'S's in the page. Best Wishes, Penny On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Ruth via <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter > > I agree with your view that it says "Shoir" although the initial S is > written slightly differently to that at the start of a name in an earlier > entry, and also "Spinster". Google doesn't help at all. The only thing I > can think of is that either John or the clerk were "not from around here" > and the clerk misheard. I've tried saying it out loud, which usually > helps, > and the only thing I could come up with was "Shire" said by an Irish > person..... Not much help I'm afraid. Could he be a Chair Man (i.e. sedan > chair)??? > Do let us know when you find out.... > > Ruth > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Peter Knott via > Sent: 01 October 2015 10:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LAN] BUTTERWORTH/CURROW Marriage at Bolton > > Good Morning Listers > > Would SKS take a look at the above marriage PR entry at Bolton le Moors St > Peter on 21 May 1761 please. The image is available within Manchester > marriages on ancestry. I am unable to decipher the occupation of John > BUTTERWORTH - it looks like Shoir Man, but what does that mean? The only > definition of 'shoir' that I can find is that it is an obsolete version of > 'shore' but does that make sense in the Bolton locality? > > Any other suggestions would be welcome. > > Many thanks > Peter Knott > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No > fees! > > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No > fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Ruth Yes I had noticed that the initial S was not quite the same as other S's. All other groom occupations on the same page are 'Weaver' and I fancy that JB's employment was also to do with sheep/wool/weaving etc but what exactly remains a mystery for the moment. Thank you for your input. Peter -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 10:21 AM To: 'Peter Knott' ; [email protected] Subject: RE: [LAN] BUTTERWORTH/CURROW Marriage at Bolton Hi Peter I agree with your view that it says "Shoir" although the initial S is written slightly differently to that at the start of a name in an earlier entry, and also "Spinster". Google doesn't help at all. The only thing I can think of is that either John or the clerk were "not from around here" and the clerk misheard. I've tried saying it out loud, which usually helps, and the only thing I could come up with was "Shire" said by an Irish person..... Not much help I'm afraid. Could he be a Chair Man (i.e. sedan chair)??? Do let us know when you find out.... Ruth