Does anyone else have a favourite, unusual occupation that made you smile when you found it?
My favourite occupation
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My favourite occupation
I have just entered details of my 1st cousin 3x removed. On the 1901 census he give an occupation of "Tennis bat bender", which I think has to be my favourite occupation among those I've found so far!
Does anyone else have a favourite, unusual occupation that made you smile when you found it?
Does anyone else have a favourite, unusual occupation that made you smile when you found it?
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Antie Em
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Re: My favourite occupation
Loakesy wrote:I have just entered details of my 1st cousin 3x removed. On the 1901 census he give an occupation of "Tennis bat bender", which I think has to be my favourite occupation among those I've found so far!
Does anyone else have a favourite, unusual occupation that made you smile when you found it?
I didn't know tennis bats were bent
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Antie Em
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Re: My favourite occupation
Antie Em wrote:Loakesy wrote:I have just entered details of my 1st cousin 3x removed. On the 1901 census he give an occupation of "Tennis bat bender", which I think has to be my favourite occupation among those I've found so far!
Does anyone else have a favourite, unusual occupation that made you smile when you found it?
I didn't know tennis bats were bent
Oh - just realised - it must mean the wood
There's no place like home ......
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Re: My favourite occupation
Antie Em wrote:I didn't know tennis bats were bent
Oh - just realised - it must mean the wood
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