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PaulaD
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What on earth is this occupation??? .....

Post by PaulaD » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:51 pm

:shock: :shock:
Have just found one of my rellies on Ancestry 1861 census. On 41 and 51 he was an innkeeper but now aged 64 it states:

occupation - Bone Dead Manny employing 8 men and 4 women :?

He's only a very side line so don't really want to waste credits on SP.
Anybody got any ideas :?: :?:
The sillier the better :!:

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Re: What on earth is this occupation???

Post by DavidWW » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:12 pm

PaulaD wrote::shock: :shock:
Have just found one of my rellies on Ancestry 1861 census. On 41 and 51 he was an innkeeper but now aged 64 it states:

occupation - Bone Dead Manny employing 8 men and 4 women :?

He's only a very side line so don't really want to waste credits on SP.
Anybody got any ideas :?: :?:
The sillier the better :!:

Paula
Name and age?, - as I suspect that this is another classic mistranscription ..........

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Post by Russell » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:17 pm

Hi Paula

Are you sure it reads 'Bone Dead Manny' and not Brain Dead Manny :D

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Post by SarahND » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:04 pm

:lol: In case Paula doesn't get back soon, I did a search for a Bone Dead Manny in 1861 and curiously, there is only one in all Scotland :!:
He is: Willian Fraser, 64, born Bonhill, Dumbartonsh
Census place: Broxburn, Uphall, West Lothian

His wife is Margaret Feaser :roll:

Regards,
Sarah
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Post by PaulaD » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:24 pm

Well done Sarah :lol: so he was the only one in the whole of Scotland :!: No wonder he had to employ 12 people to help him :lol:

Russell

:D :D

David

Wheres your sense of humour today :?: :wink:
Its a boring Sunday night and I thought some of the wits on here could have fun with this one.

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Post by SarahND » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:34 pm

You should be pround to be a descendant of the only Bone Dead Manny in all of Scotland :lol:

What an honour :!:

I can see we're going to have to pay you a bit more respect on this forum, now that we know your heritage :wink:

Respectfully,
Sarah
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Post by Pandabean » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:39 pm

A Bone Dead Manny? Wonder what he did? :shock:
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Post by PaulaD » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:40 pm

Thank you Sarah,

Its great to be unique for once - makes a change from all the ag labs.
Just wonder what he did with the bones :shock:

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Post by SarahND » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:42 pm

PaulaD wrote: Just wonder what he did with the bones :shock:
Aren't those the ones we're all busy digging up? :shock:
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Post by PaulaD » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:03 pm

SarahND wrote:
PaulaD wrote: Just wonder what he did with the bones :shock:
Aren't those the ones we're all busy digging up? :shock:
Oh I get it now - its his fault we can't find people cos he nicked all the bones :roll:
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