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My ggg Grandfather's occupation on his daughter's marriage certificate was shown as 'Glaziers diamond manufacturer' He lived from 1785 to 1837 in London.
What do you think was his occupation (I don't myself think he was a diamond trader, although my mother is convinced he was).
Thanks for any help

I tried lots of combinations but this was the one:
degree of instruction convict imp

I hadn't thought of trying Google, but I've found it! Degree of 'instruction' was indicated by the use of N for 'neither read nor write'; R for 'read'; Imp. for 'read and write imperfectly'; W for 'Both well' It must have been 'n' on my ancestors record, not 'h' as I'd thought. Many thanks for point...

One of my ancestors was convicted and imprisoned in 1840. Looking at the 'Register of persons Charged with Indictable Offences' there's a column headed 'Degree of Instruction' and people are shown as either 'Imp' or 'h'.
Does anyone know what this stands for?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Yes - solved thankyou!

Thank you so much! I thought I'd never find out her crime. When I first discovered her on the 1841 census, she was in the House of Correction with her baby daughter, her two sons were in the workhouse and there was no sign of her husband. Very sad, but it made her one of my more interesting ancestors.

Thank you so much for looking. Could it be 'counterfeit coin'?

I've been tracing my family for a few years now (and husbands) although it all has to be on the net as we're in France. I'd left it for about 2 years as I'd come to a full stop, but I had another look a couple of days ago and have found a few more bits of information which has got me inspired again!...

I've been trying for ages to find out about my ggg grandmother who I'd discovered was in Coventry House of Correction on the 1841 census. I've just found that Ancestry.com have the England and Wales Criminal Registers on line and I found her there, but I wondered if anyone would be kind enough to lo...