Help deciphering occupations

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Help deciphering occupations

Post by SarahND » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:25 pm

Hello all,
Photobucket rejected me as unsuitable :shock: so I have uploaded a census to this site: http://tinypic.com/r/jj5qfb/6
My question is, what are the occupations of Frank C Grey and his brother Herbert on this 1901 English census? I'm not making any sense of them...

Thanks for ideas,
Sarah

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by garibaldired » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:46 pm

Hello Sarah,

:shock: unsuitable! :lol:

I read them as "Gas Fitters Mate" and "Porter in Grocers" but the more I look the less I see!

Best wishes,
Meg
Main family lines are Harpers from Midlothian, Fife & Kinross-shire, and Dobies/Dobbies from Midlothian. Also Strathearn, Stobie, Layden and Downie.

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by AndrewP » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:53 pm

Hi Sarah,

I agree with Meg's two decipherings. I had to switch to the Raw Image, then magify it to 400% to be sure (as I can be).

All the best,

AndrewP

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by SarahND » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:01 pm

Well :!: That does make more sense than Gall Hesters Mate and Bouthr in Gween that I was seeing :lol: Thanks, Meg and Andrew! I think I must be getting tired [snore]

Regards,
Sarah

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by JustJean » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:09 pm

Photobucket rejected me as unsuitable:

Clearly your nefarious past is catching up with you.....it was only a matter of time.... :-

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by LesleyB » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:31 pm

Photobucket rejected me as unsuitable
Sarah, what on earth did you do???? :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by SarahND » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:43 am

LesleyB wrote:
Photobucket rejected me as unsuitable
Sarah, what on earth did you do???? :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I just tried to sign up and it said [no] [no] =; not you! :( Something about me not being eligible :shock:

Jean, I'm not sure which part of my nefarious past they object to! Perhaps it's my fascination with dead people... :idea: maybe it's the image of kicking the (photo) bucket that has them worried :lol: :lol:

Sarah, the pariah

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Re: Help deciphering occupations

Post by JustJean » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:18 pm

:lol: