Hi Marshall, Any way you view it in 1870, it sounds as though you are on the right track. LOL They also had horse drawn omnibuses at that time. You may want to visit your local library and view some photographic books of your location of interest. Barb Metro NYC Researcher [email protected] writes: > > 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 >