> Does anyone know what the occupation of 'carman' meant in 1870??? I > always assumed ( probably mistakenly) that it had something to do with > trolley cars, either a conductor or ticket taker, but now I'm thinking > it might be someone who pulled a horse-driven cart, as in moving > materials or 'peddling' foodstuffs. Any educated thoughts out there? A google search got many hits. One is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carman/occupation.htm -- Marshall Lake -- [email protected] -- http://www.mlake.net