Another to decipher.....

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:10 pm

ninatoo wrote:Lesley, what's the filter?

Well, not wanting to spend too much money on this couple as they are a side branch (a sister of the groom of my ancestor's second marriage), I hadn't looked up census information, and probably wasn't going to. I was just asking for some new sets of eyes to look for me.

But I did spend six credits on the 1891 to find out what it was since David obviously wasn't going to just tell me, which could have saved not only time but money .

However...now I know but if you like I will not tell yet, to see if anyone can work it out from what David has said.

Nina

As a basic situation I always direct rather then just tell, so that I'm not depriving SP of income, never mind the great majority of people preferring to find out for themselves

See also http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight= for the last post from Sporran, who is also a SP User Group member

I think that you'd better tell everyone what you found in 1891 since it's extremely unlikely that it can be worked out from the marriage register entry.

David

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:41 pm

David,
Don't tell me he's a Piano Tuner.

But he can't be...

Ham Curer?
I give up!
Jack

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:16 pm

Jack wrote:David,
Don't tell me he's a Piano Tuner.
But he can't be... Ham Curer?
I give up!
Jack

Neither!

Let's wait and see what ninatoo has to say when Oz comes back on line in terms of time zones and he/she can disclose the result of a wee keek at the 1891 census ....

David

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:47 pm

Thanks everyone for the assistance.

He was a letter carrier in the 1891 census, though why anyone would have to do an apprenticeship for that job is beyond me.

Nina

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:18 pm

Hi Everyone

Yer no gettin' aff that easy -

Would an apprentice letter carrier be a trainee Postie or the equivelent of the modern day courier - or maybe a bookie's runner

Best regards

Ted

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:27 am

Ted wrote:Hi Everyone

Yer no gettin' aff that easy -

Would an apprentice letter carrier be a trainee Postie or the equivelent of the modern day courier - or maybe a bookie's runner

Best regards

Ted

Not so simple as the equivalent of a modern day postie, as the "carrier" could transport the letters quite long distances, so, in today's terms, as much a courier I guess ................

David
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