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tried googling nothing

Hi Valerie Are you sure that there is a horizontal stroke through the F? Might it be Commission Agent?

oh could be, what does that mean thanks

This is what I found by Googling: 'The commission agent accepts or sells goods for the account of his principal, but in his own name. He is independent of his principal, has a claim for his commission, and, except in France, has the right when dealing with certain goods to conduct the transaction as he sees fit. '

thanks for that I really must learn to read these census better , at least he sounds like he has a good job unlike most of my rellies

I have to say Brenda and Val, thats what my mum used to call the man from the Provident Association. When I was little he would come every week and collect money paying back a loan mum would borrow for our clothes or whatever. I dont know if thats Vals rellies job, but just thought Id throw it in!

My grandfather was one , he sold things out of the Great Universal catalogue and also collected insurance money, I suppose we call them sales agents now. Kim

yes I remember them too I had to tell them my mum was out???

Yep, thats the one Val! Or you laid flat on the floor when he knocked!

An old way of writing ss was what looks like an f followed by an s fs-cursive or copperplate= ss