Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

occupation difficult to read on census

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Triona

Triona Report 13 Jul 2011 15:30

Hi
can anyone read the occupation for Anne Melhuish on this 1881 census record? It's nurse something. There are no clues on other census as to the occupation and not sure how crucial that second word is anyway. Any suggestions please?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/sequins/AnnMelhuishoccupation.jpg

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 13 Jul 2011 15:36

NURSE in pencil IND. {inependant }

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Triona

Triona Report 13 Jul 2011 15:43

Ah, ok, that's very interesting. What would take independent in this context to mean, exactly? Like self employed?

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 13 Jul 2011 15:45

Yes self employed will do

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 13 Jul 2011 15:45

I would take it that she had been but would see people who couldnt afford doctors??? but then again i could be talking tripe lol x

Triona

Triona Report 13 Jul 2011 15:50

Well, they were very poor and she was a widow trying to make ends meet. she certainly hadn't worked as a nurse during her earlier years. So I could see how she could have been trying to earn some money, just doing basic nursing for those who couldn't afford anything better.
Thank you Lindsey and Jacqueline for these suggestions. Very interesting and certainly sheds some light.