Occupation help please

[vallee]

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=7619&iid=LNDRG10_364_368-0230&fn=Elizabeth&ln=Tacer&st=r&ssrc=&pid=29002371
Emily Keen Fancy ????

[Merry]

Whatever it says I think it's spelled incorrectly!

I expect the head of house wrote out his own census schedule, so the enumerator was reading the householder's writing when filling out the folio sheet. Maybe he couldn't read it either?!

[vallee]

thanks Merry see my reply on my other post have found John Keen YYYEESSSSSSSSS

[Rachel]

Emily Keen Fancy ????


For those of us who are currently without Ancestry and are a bit nosy (erm ... I mean, interested in old occupations) might you be able to post a screenshot ? :D

[kiterunner]

Here it is, Rachel:

[Rachel]

Tanks Kate
Hmmmmm ... nice handwriting :confused:

Possibly begins with a 'p', ends with 'y' and has a dot over something
I'm looking at Victorian Occupations for a clue and see that 'Fancy Woman is listed ! :)

[vallee]

thanks for that Kite and thanks not I think Rachel

[Uncle John]

I think it starts par and ends ey. I agree with Merry - it looks misspelt.

[vallee]

somebody suggested fancy pastry ??? what about pastries ??

[Rachel]

pastries doesn't end in a 'y'

fancy dress party with an 'i' in it

[vallee]

pastrys then ???????????

[Rachel]

Any clues at all ?


Like an address (eg) 'Em's Bakery and Fancy Pa......ys'

Could it be an attempt to spell 'Patissiere' or 'Patisserie/s' ? ... erm ... no 's' .... hmmmmm


just ignore me ~ thinking out loud

[rachelagourakis]

I think the first two listerd say Printer and the one for Emily is possibly Fancy Printing??!!

Regards Rachel

[vallee]

thanks Rachel I thought it looked like Pr at the start too ??? suppose she could have helped at the printers? thanks for that