Hi Donald, Have a look here: <http://books.google.com/books?id=Fq4AAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=%22trun k+maker%22&source=web&ots=mRE6ew9QnN&sig=zl4uEIKLfoVSR_d2Tz95-z0NIfQ#PPA73,M 1> and search for trunk maker. (you'll probably have to re-build the above url into a single line) It describes the occupation of trunk maker. Best wishes, Mike Gould -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Donald Hurd Sent: 14 December 2007 12:03 To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEI] 1841 Census - Trunk Maker Many thanks to all who so promptly answered my call for help. All are agreed that the census entry describes William Cort in Great Bowden as a Trunk Maker. I presume this means the sort of large box that people packed their belongings in for a long trip - perhaps before suitcases became more commonly used - perhaps what boy would take to boarding school. I would have expected such an occupation to be in Leicester or Northampton where a market for such an item might exist. Most of the rest of the Corts in the area for wehom an occupation is given seem to be farmers or "ag labs" or graziers. Donald Hurd _________________________________________________________________ Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon! http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html?icid=htmlsig ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message