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Explanation of this profession or occupation pleas
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June | Report | 13 Apr 2006 23:23 |
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My widowed Gt gt grandmother apparently re married a Michael Wilcock. 1881census says profession or occupation Sawyer Pensioner sergt. 1st 60th. Any one know what this means? June. |
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Unknown | Report | 13 Apr 2006 23:32 |
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June I don't think it says sawyer - on the actual image the initial letter looks like L. I think he is a) a lawyer and b) collecting a pension from his army service. nell |
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Jeanette | Report | 13 Apr 2006 23:45 |
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or he is a sawyer on the side but gets money from army pension tried looking at 1871 census but very hard to read 1891 living 0ff army pension Jeanette |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 14 Apr 2006 06:55 |
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According to the dictionary: One that is employed in sawing wood. |
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Macbev | Report | 14 Apr 2006 10:16 |
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Is it likely a lawyer would only have the rank of sergeant? I had a freestone sawyer who joined the British Army sometime between 1860s and 1881. He was a freestone sawyer on the 1881 census. I don't think he rose in the ranks...never applied for his papers...but he did have a pension and came to Western Australia as a Pensioner Guard in charge of convicts in 1882. He was an occasional soldier here (what we call a 'weekend warrior' nowadays), a farmer, a hospital orderly, among other things, but could equally well have described himself as a sawyer, although I don't think he ever followed that profession once he emigrated. Beverley from Perth |
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Gary | Report | 14 Apr 2006 11:03 |
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my 3 x ggrand father was in th 60th, this is the Kings Royal Rifle Company, later the Green Howards, i have seen people in the army with this occupatinh, they repair wagons and Wooden Wheels Etc, if he was a pensioner you will get his pension/ discharge from Kew, its in WO 97 |
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Jelly | Report | 14 Apr 2006 12:29 |
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I've seen this before - I think Sawyer is the nickname for a particular regiment or job within that regiment. Unfortunately I can't find the person in my tree that i've put the notes on! (typical) I know I found that out by googling so it might be worth you trying that. Sorry I can't be any more use Jellyhead |
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