Having watched Who Do you Think You Are? one of the ladies had an ancestor who was an Apothecarist to George III, I got the impression that this is what an early name would have been for a GP, Doctor, or am I mistaken? Sandy (Tasmania) ----- Original Message ----- From: "york4546" <york4546@msn.com> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] chemist hi thanks for the responses. William junior was born c1850 and he was a tailor - the first definate sighting i have of him is in the 1881 census in Newcastle by which time he is married with children having married in 1872. I dont know when he came to England, I cant find any suitable William Muirs (tailor) in the 1871 census for England. I found a possible one as a lodger in Edinburgh he gives his birthplace as Dalkeith - I had been fairly sure this must be him but I have just spent a couple of hours tracing a family with a son William born Dalkeith and have found the father IS William (from the marriage of a brother) but he is named as an AG Lab which spoils my plan somewhat. There are several possible Williams in the censuses with William as father but none is a chemist. As I mentioned before, I am concentrating on Edinburgh as thats where the family say they were from, but as we know this cannot always be relied upon. However I have searched William Muir chemist for the whole of Scotland and have come up with none. Heather> From: copywriter@tesco.net> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:23:32 +0100> To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] chemist> > what age was your William Muir (jnr)at marriage, what was his > occupation and do you have him on any other censuses?> > "druggist" is another possible search term and chemist could be > spelled differently.> > > > Judy> On 25 Oct 2008, at 20:53, york4546 wrote:> > >> > Hello everyone,> >> > I'm new to this list and was hoping someone could help me with a > > question.> >> > My g g grandfather William Muir married in 1872 in Newcastle Upon > > Tyne but he was from Scotland, my grandfather always said from > > Edinburgh.> >> > On his marriage certificate he states his father to be William Muir > > a chemist. On searching the scottish census I have found that > > chemist isnt that common an occupation and there are no Muir > > chemists in either the 1861 or 1871 censuses.> >> > My question is, has anyone any ideas as to an alternative as to > > what he may have described his occupation.> >> > I have been trying to think of all things eg, could he have been a > > chemical labourer rather than a chemist or would William have meant > > his father was a chemist in the way would know it now.> >> > Any ideas would be most appreciated.> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Discover Bird's Eye View now with Multimap from Live Search> > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354026/direct/01/> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH- > > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message> > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Win an Xbox 360 or £200 Top Shop Vouchers http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/115454062/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>Having watched Who Do you Think You Are? one of the ladies had an ancestor >who was an Apothecarist to George III, I got the impression that this is >what an early name would have been for a GP, Doctor, or am I mistaken? The following is taken from the Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecary "is a historical name for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients - a role now served by a pharmacist. In addition to pharmacy responsibilities, the apothecary offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. Apothecaries often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines. In its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method. According to Sharif Kaf al-Ghazal, the first apothecary shops were founded during the Middle Ages in Baghdad.[1] By the 15th century, the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner, but by the end of the 19th century, the medical professions had taken on their current institutional form, with defined roles for physicians and surgeons, and the role of the apothecary was more narrowly conceived as that of dispensing pharmacist. In England, the apothecaries merited their own livery company, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, founded in 1617. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain when she passed the Society's examination in 1865. Apothecaries used their own measurement system, the apothecaries' system, to provide precise weighing of small quantities. Apothecaries also were known to accept special requests for viles and poisons" .