Melody, Have you seen the word "drape" on the Census image itself? Is it clearly written or might it be something else? - perhaps "tripe"?! Just a thought, Christine Jackson SFHG 397 --- On Tue, 8/12/08, Melody Richardson <melodyr@vianet.ca> wrote: From: Melody Richardson <melodyr@vianet.ca> Subject: [SFHG] job description To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Received: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:09 PM Hi Everyone: I've come across a job description for one of my ancestors in the Census. He was a drape dresser. I'm going out on a limb to assume that's not a fashion statement. Any suggestions what the dear man did for a living??? Melody Richardson Ontario, Canada           ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/

Thanks for everyone’s input. More thoughts to ponder!! Melody R ♫ melodyr@vianet.ca -----Original Message----- From: Christine Jackson [mailto:jackson_cf@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:29 AM To: SFHG@rootsweb.com; Melody Richardson Subject: Re: [SFHG] job description Melody, Have you seen the word "drape" on the Census image itself? Is it clearly written or might it be something else? - perhaps "tripe"?! Just a thought, Christine Jackson SFHG 397 --- On Tue, 8/12/08, Melody Richardson <melodyr@vianet.ca> wrote: From: Melody Richardson <melodyr@vianet.ca> Subject: [SFHG] job description To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Received: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:09 PM Hi Everyone: I've come across a job description for one of my ancestors in the Census. He was a drape dresser. I'm going out on a limb to assume that's not a fashion statement. Any suggestions what the dear man did for a living??? Melody Richardson Ontario, Canada ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers.