Hi I have been going through the 'UK Register for Duties Paid for Apprentices Indentures' on Ancestry, and on a few occasions have come across a profession I'm having trouble transcribing. For example if you search for Jno Bodicoate, in the register he is listed as the third on Friday 16th July 1714, 'Jno Bodicoate of London' and then the word I'm having trouble with which should be his profession, begins with a G and looks like 'Gord'. It also occurs against Isaac Marlow, the last entry on the page. I thought the word might be Gent, but on the same page as Jno Bodicoate there is a Matthew Williams, no. 12 on the 14th July, who is very clearly a Gent, the two words look quite different. Any suggestion or knowledge very gratefully received! Steve Lancaster

Does it not say Gent (for Gentleman) ? The other Gent you mention appears to be in different hand If you compare the C in Char PRICE 9th July to the C in Cha CHAMBERS they appear to me to be in different hands Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 12/09/2015 11:30, Steve Lancaster via wrote: > Hi > > I have been going through the 'UK Register for Duties Paid for > Apprentices Indentures' on Ancestry, and on a few occasions have come > across a profession I'm having trouble transcribing. For example if you > search for Jno Bodicoate, in the register he is listed as the third on > Friday 16th July 1714, 'Jno Bodicoate of London' and then the word I'm > having trouble with which should be his profession, begins with a G and > looks like 'Gord'. It also occurs against Isaac Marlow, the last entry > on the page. > > I thought the word might be Gent, but on the same page as Jno Bodicoate > there is a Matthew Williams, no. 12 on the 14th July, who is very > clearly a Gent, the two words look quite different. > > Any suggestion or knowledge very gratefully received! > > Steve Lancaster