Hi John, Apparently a husbandman was a "tenant of a homestead and land on a manor or estate". If you look at www.scottishdocuments.com, they have a very good list of old occupations under the research tools. Cheers, Clare jmba17414@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: > Hi All, > I have just received a Marriage Certificate for a John Robson for the year 1838. > John Robson of full age Profession > Husbandman. > Any body explain to me what does a Husbandman do for a living. > John > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > Please send all your messages via the list so that we can all benefit from your knowledge and hopefully add to it. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >