Thank you for your reply Nivard, The Census record I am looking at is 1841, Registration district Stow, Sub - registration Walsham le Willows, Civil Parish Ash Badwell Henry Faires Age 20 birth 1821 Suffolk England. Regards Janine -----Original Message----- From: suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Thursday, 30 December 2010 7:31 PM To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Shoe on Hi Janine Its always best to supply the census reference, name and details with enquiries like this But suspect your "Shoe on" is more likely "Shoe m" which is the abbreviation for shoe maker , if the m was a capital M it would mean shoe manufacturer If you supply the census ref we can take a look for you to be sure Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Could anyone tell me what a "Shoe on" would do ? It is listed as > occupation > for a potential relative in the 1841 Census. > > > > Thank you in advance > > Janine Fisher ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi again For the benefit of others the Ancestry transcript is as follows with census reference Name: Henry Faires Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Gender: Male Where born: Suffolk, England Civil Parish: Ash Badwell Hundred: Blackbourn County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Registration district: Stow Sub-registration district: Walsham le Willows Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Bentick 50 Emily Bentick 40 Charles Bentick 15 William Bentick 15 Maria Bentick 15 Mary Bentick 13 Edmond Bentick 10 Ellen Bentick 8 Charles Hubbard 25 Henry Faires 20 HO107; Piece 1013; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Ash Badwell; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 8; GSU roll: 474634. And as I suggested it does show "Shoe m" ie Shoe maker Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Thank you for your reply Nivard, > > The Census record I am looking at is 1841, Registration district Stow, > Sub > - registration Walsham le Willows, Civil Parish Ash Badwell > Henry Faires Age 20 birth 1821 Suffolk England. > > Regards > Janine