It probably doesn't mean that he specialised in candles either and was probably a general grocer and provisions provider, e.g. a ships chandler. (I have to say that he sounds a bit like an odd job man and would be very, very useful in this day and age.) Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Lovegrove" <lovegrove@one-name.org> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:46 AM Subject: [OEL] tallow chandler > A young man marrying in 1845 was described as a "tallow chandler". > Presumably at that date such a business would not just deal in tallow. > Any ideas about what else? > > N.B: He later became a servant at Eton College and was several times > described as a "sewer man". Apparently this did not mean a staff > plumber, but a kind of head waiter responsible for service at table. > > SANDRA LOVEGROVE > > Researching LOVEGROVEs in all places and at all times. > Please do visit the LOVEGROVE Information Centre on > http://www.lovegrove.org.uk > > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator: > OLD-ENGLISH-admin@rootsweb.com > >

The tallow chandler on my tree spent most of his time selling tallow to boot makers who used it to soften and waterproof leather. Adrian norman.lee1 wrote: >It probably doesn't mean that he specialised in candles either and was >probably a general grocer and provisions provider, e.g. a ships chandler. > > > >