By the way Ruth, a 'Chair man' was often a worker in an undertaker's. Penny On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Penny Trueman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > >

Really? I hadn’t heard of that one….. Ruth From: Penny Trueman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 01 October 2015 10:46 To: Ruth; [email protected] Cc: Peter Knott Subject: Re: [LAN] BUTTERWORTH/CURROW Marriage at Bolton By the way Ruth, a 'Chair man' was often a worker in an undertaker's. Penny