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Got one of these, what is the occupation?

Thank you Cas..........Now I know....will add that in....

It could be anything. Here is the definition of journeyman: 'Journeyman A man who served his apprenticeship in a trade and worked as a fully qualified employee. The term originated in the regulations of the medieval trade guilds; it derives from the French journée (‘a day’) because journeymen were paid daily. Each guild normally recognized three grades of worker – apprentices, journeymen, and masters. As a qualified tradesman, a journeyman might have become a master with his own business but most remained employees ___ I have journeymen in my family, some were plasterers and some were shoemakers, amongst otherthings. Sam x

Thanks Sam . I have shoe makers...........

Thanks for the answer, as I have been wondering the same too. I have a Journeyman Shoemaker and a B Shoemaker, whatever that is. Julia

A ''B Shoemaker'' if it's written on the census, will refer to Boot. All shoemakers were subsequently catagorised as Bootmakers for the purposes of Government statistics. Merry

What a lot of knowledge out here, Thank you.........

Hello, So frustrating as I have a 'something' journeyman but cannot work out what is says!!!! Waiting for another certificate to see if written any clearer on that one. Pam

Hope you find it Pam.......Unusual name isn't it Journeyman? Would never have guessed what it was without this lot helping.

I have a bricklayer (journeyman), so I guess it covers a lot of travelling jobs. Lou

Thanks Merry for your answer about a B Shoemaker. Julia

Well that's put me right. I've one who is a joiner and, as he pops up all over the place, I'd assumed it meant a travelling 'whatever' who went where the work was available. Thanks for the question and thanks for the answers. Bill