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1841 Census occupation notification.

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Hi,

I was looking at the 1841 Census, and I have attached an image of my ancestors census.

William Toy, 20.

Under his profession/trade column it says something like 'M-L' - does this mean manual labour?
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Actually if people wouldn't mind - I'd love to learn what all the people on this page did - trying to get a picture of the community they lived in.
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I think it says M.S....Male Servant.
the one below is F.S....Female Serv.
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NickToye wrote:Actually if people wouldn't mind - I'd love to learn what all the people on this page did - trying to get a picture of the community they lived in.


Coachman
Farmer
School Mistress
Maltster
Farmer
Nailor
Collier
Labourer
Nailor'
Nailor

and as Sparkstopper says Male and Female servants
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would think its ML as opposite page is labourer and L are the same ?
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No Peter that is definitely an S - Male Servant, I am sure there was no such thing as a Male Labourer back then, you were just a Labourer. Happy Xmas from Linell.
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I agree with male servant. As it looks as though he was the only male servant on the farmer then I expect it did mostly outdoors work anyway so he could have been a farm labourer sort of person? I seem to recall that at some point a distinction was made between indoors and outdoors farm work for the women but I'm having trouble imagining a lot of indoors work fro a male in a small household at least.
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The 1835 Map of Green Hill just has Green Farm where the Darby family lived and the Coach House, the other places, such as Lion Wharf and Crock Street were a bit further on, the people enumerated on that page weren't neighbours as we perceive today.

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Wow thanks for all replying on Christmas Day :) that's dedication.

Where is this 1835 map of Green Hill? Do I need to pay for that? I acquired a map of Quinton in late 1800s - but haven't found an earlier map thus far.
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I found my Map on the Internet, try some Auction sites.

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How interesting. Greenhill is now Greenhill Road, off Long Lane, which is where I grew up!
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Oh that's interesting Margaret, maybe you can fill Nick in with some local knowledge then. 8)

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Well, I think the land originally belonged to Lord Cobham of Hagley Hall.
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I believe Lord Cobham owned most of the land in and around Halesowen, have to check the Manor Rolls. When did you live in Greenhill Margaret, I grew up in Hawne Lane and then moved to Hasbury not that far from The Hill area.

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