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ElizabethHerts
15-07-11, 12:04
1861 Census
BUTTERWORTH, Abel Lord
ROCHDALE, Lancashire
RG09 piece 3044 folio 85 page 10

Could someone tell me what they think is written as an afterthought before Abel's occupation?
Merry
15-07-11, 12:08
something servant?
ElizabethHerts
15-07-11, 12:10
Could it be "job servant", Merry?
Merry
15-07-11, 12:22
Could be.

I thought at first it said "In servant" (as in "lived in"), but as his occ was associated with a hotel, but the address wasn't a hotel, that didn't make sense!
Phoenix
15-07-11, 12:29
Could it be Inn Servant? Could the Posting Establishment mean it catered for postchaises?
ElizabethHerts
15-07-11, 12:29
Very strange! The job wasn't good enough to keep him in England as the family emigrated to New Hampshire a couple of years later.
ElizabethHerts
15-07-11, 12:30
Yes, could be "inn servant". Thanks!
Phoenix
15-07-11, 12:31
Wll, he was more likely to come into contact with people who had travelled, working at a hotel. And to make an informed choice when he set off.
Merry
15-07-11, 12:33
Yes, that makes sense, doesn't it!! lol