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Profession: "Birmingham ?????"

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:01 am
by garrypaulbrooks
Hi

I can't decipher the "Occupation or profession" on my great-great-grandfather's marriage certificate - could anyone help?

See

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmxJyApgEAcYhpJowcN ... A?e=e3fO5m

Thanks!

Re: Profession: "Birmingham ?????"

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:22 am
by BC Wench
Warehouseman

Re: Profession: "Birmingham ?????"

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:57 pm
by garrypaulbrooks
This is interesting - why would a marriage certificate specify "Birmingham Warehouseman" rather than just "Warehouseman"?



Samuel Moore was born in Brum, but he was married in Islington, so why would they describe him as a a ""Birmingham Warehouseman" - does this indicate he still worked in Birmingham, or something else?

Re: Profession: "Birmingham ?????"

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:12 pm
by BC Wench
This question was also asked on another forum and the person was referred to the British History Online web site under Birmingham Goods

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-se ... almond#s20

So this reads to me, that you ancestor worked in a warehouse which held goods from Birmingham :idea:

Re: Profession: "Birmingham ?????"

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:26 am
by garrypaulbrooks
BC Wench wrote:This question was also asked on another forum and the person was referred to the British History Online web site under Birmingham Goods

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-se ... almond#s20

So this reads to me, that you ancestor worked in a warehouse which held goods from Birmingham :idea:

Thank you - that makes sense