Hello List, A man on our family tree appeared in the 1851 census of Saint John with the occupation of surveyor. Does anyone know what kind of training one would have to have to pursue this trade? Was there any sort of official certification or licensing for surveyors at that time period that might be on record somewhere? Thanks much Carol Norman cgnorm@earthlink.net

Thanks Carol for asking the question. I have always wondered how one of my relatives became a surveyor in New Brunswick. Thanks also Jay for the websites, I will be looking for my relative Joseph Benedict Whipple. Sheila in Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Norman" <cgnorm@earthlink.net> To: "newbrunswicklist" <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 4:53 PM Subject: [ NB ] Training to be a Surveyor > Hello List, > A man on our family tree appeared in the 1851 census of Saint John with > the occupation of surveyor. Does anyone know what kind of training one > would have to have to pursue this trade? Was there any sort of official > certification or licensing for surveyors at that time period that might be > on record somewhere? Thanks much > > > Carol Norman > cgnorm@earthlink.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > List home page at: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NewBrunswick.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Carol: Somewhere amongst the replies to your query it was suggested that surveyors learned their profession overseas. For what it's worth, my several gr grandfather was from Edinburgh, Scotland. He arrived in N.B. with his family in 1828 with the title Deputy Crown Surveyor of N.B. I believe the chief honcho was named ? Baillie. In my extensive knowledge/research he never had formal training to be a surveyor in Scotland (he was supposed to become a doctor) but he was a keen naturalist and aged about 18, tramped all over the Killarney Lakes In Ireland, wrote and published a successful travelogue, met and fell in love with a girl from Waterford and went back a year or two later to marry her. They then lived in Ireland. To support her and his growing family, he became a surveyor for several years in Ireland before they emigrated to N.B. Undoubtedly he was well suited for that profession as he knew the Irish landscape well. How he got such a position in N.B. is a mystery and must have required some influence but he came from a prosperous, land owning family in Edinburgh who lost their holdings due to poor business judgement in the next generation (the surveyor's father). With older brothers who became Writers to the Signet in Edinburgh (rather like a para legal today), my surveyor ancestor who was the well educated, youngest son really had no choice but to emigrate to advance his career. By the way, my ancestral surveyor turned out to be an artist of importance and historical interest. Several of his original watercolours of Saint John Harbour, Fredericton and original old buildings are in the Lord Beaverbrook collection in Fredericton. Just a fun addition to the discussion. You fill in the gaps Bev On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Carol Norman <cgnorm@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hello List, > A man on our family tree appeared in the 1851 census of Saint John with the occupation of surveyor.  Does anyone know what kind of training one would have to have to pursue this trade?  Was there any sort of official certification or licensing for surveyors at that time period that might be on record somewhere?  Thanks much > > > Carol Norman > cgnorm@earthlink.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > List home page at: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NewBrunswick.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >