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samesizedfeet
23-10-09, 19:55
1901 census for Samuel Thomas and his wife Edith:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=7814&iid=SOMRG13_2355_2358-0543&fn=Samuel&ln=Thomas&st=d&ssrc=&pid=31595949


It's been scribbled all over and I can't read it at all.

tyia

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Joan of Archives
23-10-09, 19:59
It says he is a wooden box maker?

She is something Keeper lol! On the 1891 she is a dressmaker though ?

:)
samesizedfeet
23-10-09, 20:05
I think it might be Restaurant keeper as their servant is a Shop Assistant (Restaurant) and the words scribbled over it are Coffee Ho

Does seem a big change from a dressmaker though

This is a tree for a friend and apparently he went on to be a cinema owner!??!
Joan of Archives
23-10-09, 20:05
Further down there's a "Refreshment House Keeper" and the writing looks very similar?
Joan of Archives
23-10-09, 20:07
Yes Zoe I would go along with that! Restaurant keeper. I think it would have been the sort of thing a woman could have turned her hand to after dressmaking, no problem, let's face it most of us are qualified chefs anyway lol! :d
Merry
23-10-09, 20:10
Even Trish!
Trish@Somerset
24-10-09, 11:08
Even Trish!

Humph!!!:d:d

Can't see the image, probably because I'm using Ancestry Au
Rachel
24-10-09, 11:13
Humph!!!:d:d

Can't see the image, probably because I'm using Ancestry Au


me too :(
Joan of Archives
24-10-09, 11:33
I don't understand, does using Ancestry au mean you only get the Australian records then? lol! I thought the whole point of Ancestry was to view the British ones?? :confused:
Trish@Somerset
24-10-09, 11:51
Joan, the Autralian version gives you everything the English version does but for some reason you can't view the English site
Rachel
24-10-09, 11:59
The link for Ancestry UK will not work ~ we need the ref or additional info, or the link via the OZ site
Merry
24-10-09, 12:08
Samuel Thomas aged 40 piece number 2357 wife Edith. (sorry, that's just from Zoe's image as I am late to go out)
Rachel
24-10-09, 12:33
Thanks Merry
Here's the link for anyone else who has Ancestry Au and wants a nosey ;)


http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=1&gsfn=samuel&gsln=thomas&f1=&f2=&f4=&f18=&f12__n=&rg_81004011__date=1861&rs_81004011__date=0&f27=&f14=&f15=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f7=2357&f8=&f9=&gskw=&prox=1&db=uki1901&ti=5544&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&h=31595949&recoff=1+2
Rosie Knees
25-10-09, 13:24
i would agree with wooden box maker and restaurant keeper :)