Hi York, What year was your William Muir Born? should be a way of tracing him through the Census records. Anne Edinburgh ----- Original Message ----- From: "york4546" <york4546@msn.com> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:53 PM Subject: [SCT-EDINBURGH] chemist > > 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1744 - Release Date: 24/10/2008 > 18:08 > >