Hi Calvin As others have said M.S.= Male servant There is no abbreviation Tho Min the 1841 which had quite rigid guidelines for occupations M = Manufacture m = maker Could it be Shoe (maker or Manufacturer) But if you give us enough detail we can check the page and give a more informed opinion These are instructions to the enumerator when transcribing the schedules http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/1841_enum_inst.html Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 03-Aug-16 4:44 AM, Calvin Berg via wrote: > Hi, > I have found the following in the Profession/Employment column in the > 1841 census. M/S and in another case Tho M. > Does anyone know what these abbreviations might stand for. > > Thanks, > Calvin