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Posted: **Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:09 pm**

hi all, hope you can help.

Have got the marriage cert for my gt gt g/father, William Allen who was married in 1887, aged 26.

It states that both him, (and his father) had the occupation of 'Carman' - what was a Carman?

Also, his father in law was a Coal Porter - what was one of those?

cheers,

Claire

Posted: **Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:11 pm**

Carman/Charman/Carrier/Carter/Cartman,

Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.

From,
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:02 pm**

brill thanks Jimmy!! much appreciated :grin:

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