Unusual Occupation?.....

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:04 pm

The best one I saw recently was "comedian". Surprisingly not one of mine although we do have a few in the family

hudggy wrote: Another fought at Waterloo and along the Spanish Penisular also at the Battle of New Orleans and against the French in Canada,

How did you confirm this Hudggy - the short answer - as I am looking at someone who had a son in France and a daughter in Portugal and was a soldier about the right time ?

Mallog

momat · Post by **momat** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:46 am

This one came up while I was searching,(not one of my lot)

Collector of Burgh Taxes and INSPECTOR of NUISANCES !!!!!

I bet he was well liked !

Post by **paddyscar** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:45 pm

momat wrote: ... INSPECTOR of NUISANCES !!!!!

I bet he was well liked !

Wouldn't you like to have a peek at his log book?

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:00 pm

One of mine is a real mystery - his occupation was stated as a Tasker
and I've never been able to find out what exactly this was.

I've had all sorts of suggestions but these all depended on the occupation being slightly mistranscribed. I have a copy from the original OPR page and it's definately Tasker . . . . . ?

Anne.

P.S. He was maybe an odd-job man, a man of many tasks - a tasker!![/b]

Tom-W · Post by **Tom-W** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:12 pm

According to dictionary a tasker was "A person employed to thresh corn".

Hope this helps.

Tom

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:31 pm

My goodness Tom, well done you!

What dictionary did you find it in?

Anne

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:58 pm

Hi Anne

On here http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/t.html it has Tasker - as Reaper

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:10 pm

Thanks for the link Tracey, I had a wee look.

I wouldn't have thought an 'English' occupation would have applied to him, but it's the only time I've actually seen it as an occupation.

I perhaps should have mentioned that he was (and all his family before him) were from in and around Central Lanarkshire. You've got me thinking now though, I'm wondering what the Scottish equivalent to a Tasker would be known as.

Anne

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:16 pm

I dont know but i would have thought that some occupations like agriculture - the terms used to describe certain occupations would have crossed the divide

Tom-W · Post by **Tom-W** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:18 pm

Hi Anne

Sorry should have said which dictionary - I got it in the Scots dictionary. You can check the on-line version here

http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/

Tom