My favourite occupation

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Loakesy
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My favourite occupation

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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! :grin:

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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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! :grin:

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

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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! :grin:

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 :roll:
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snoopysue
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Re: My favourite occupation

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Antie Em wrote:I didn't know tennis bats were bent :?


Oh - just realised - it must mean the wood :roll:[/quote]


:lol: :lol:
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