Archibald Thomson .....

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:56 pm

I have uploaded a census to the gallery

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-569

The family is the Thomson Family. Occupation of the son John. Is it apprentice Tailor or apprentice Sailor. We have a difference of opinion in the family!

Please let me have your thoughts.

Jean

url added by JustJean

maggie · Post by **maggie** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:55 pm

Hello
I can't see the file?
all i can see is a little box with a dot in the middle
maggie

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:59 pm

Hey namesake

Is it me or is it you?

Jean

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:01 pm

It was me

~

Jean

Post by **AnneM** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:10 pm

Looks like Tailor to me being much the same as the other appearance of the word on that page.

Anne

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:44 am

At a first glimpse I thought Tailor.

But then when you look at the first four lines at the top of the occupation column, there's Scholar, ditto, Teacher then what appears to be Sailor. The 'T' of teacher is quite different from the 'S' in Scholar and then 'Sailor'?

I don't think there was such a thing as an apprentice sailor though ...... was there?

Anne.

P.S. Which Cencus is this from?

Post by **SarahND** » Mon May 29, 2006 2:47 am

The 'T' of Tailor and the 'S' of Scholar are very similar, but the initial loop starts downwards for 'S' and upwards for 'T'. I think it is Tailor (and I also wonder if there is such a thing as an apprentice sailor...)
To my eye, the 'T' in Teacher has exactly the same gesture and movement as that of Tailor, only it is more carefully written.

Sarah

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:33 am

Hi Anne

It's the 1861 census.

I don't know if there is such a thing as an apprentice sailor

So we have 1 vote for sailor and 2 votes for tailor.

Anymore?

Jean

Post by **AnneM** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:18 pm

Hi

Just to confuse matters though I still think it was tailor, my probable Great Grandfather's brother who died fairly young in 1885 appears on his death certificate as seaman apprentice. So there obviously was such a thing as an apprentice sailor. Were they only allowed a wee bit out to sea or only allowed out in little boats???

Anne

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:14 pm

Hi all
I'm not sure about this one at all - common sense suggests that inland Uphall is not the most likely place for a sailor, (OK, there is the canal...) but further up the page there is a Teacher and another one of these Sailor/Tailors - and the Teacher "T" a different shape.

I can't help thinking that either the registrar was nudged as he was writing John's occupation. Either that , or his son had sneaked up behind him and shouted "boo!" as he copied the day's work into the books, or his wife had just dropped a cooking pot....

That Alexander Wilson futher up seems to be the same thing - maybe track down his death, or his wife's ...or what is John in the following census?

Common sense says Tailor, eyes think its Sailor!!

Best wishes
Lesley