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Do you think a man could go from Dock Labourer to.
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2009 22:09 |
......Railway Porter from one census to another? Opinions would be appreciated please! This man did move - married in West Derby 1890, Bootle in 1891 then definately in Chester in 1901?? |
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Sam | Report | 21 Apr 2009 22:12 |
I suppose they could do, if everything else matches up. It is quite possible for someone to change occupations in the 10 years between censuses. |
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Netty | Report | 21 Apr 2009 22:14 |
Kathryn, i have an Ancestor who was a Labourer in 1881, in prison in 1891 & owning his own buisness in 1901 so i would say yes, anythings possible. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 21 Apr 2009 23:00 |
Lots of my family went from being farm labourers to working in different jobs on the railways. It also meant that both sides of my family went from living in rural areas to living in industrial towns. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 22 Apr 2009 10:19 |
Absolutely, there wasn't a lot of difference between a dock labourer and a porter - basically the same sort of work. |
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Heather | Report | 22 Apr 2009 16:42 |
Was he a soldier at any point? Railway jobs were pretty coveted at that time and often went to ex military men who had the right bearing and discipline (the Railways were run like the military back then - if only ............) |
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Kathryn | Report | 22 Apr 2009 18:24 |
Excellent feed back thank you. All really useful and I am getting a good picture of my man! Don't know if he was a soldier yet - thats another matter to investigate. Thanks all, Kate xx |
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Merlin38 | Report | 22 Apr 2009 18:57 |
Have one relative who went from farm labourer to sculptor in between censuses. He then became an author as well. |
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Kathryn | Report | 22 Apr 2009 19:34 |
Just found him on 1901 census as Breaksman (serves breaks on trains or trams) living in Rhyl - he was all over the place! Jack of all trades. Funnily enough his son and grandson had several occupations and they included mechanics too. |
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Kathryn | Report | 22 Apr 2009 19:35 |
I ought to say that I had previosuly thought I had the right man in 1901 census but now realise that was a different and unmarried one. |
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Heather | Report | 22 Apr 2009 22:35 |
Always a good indication of being a rail worker when they seem to be all over the place :) |