Help! What is his occupation on the 1861 census?

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Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Andrea	Report	5 Aug 2005 20:45
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Can anyone identify the occupation of John Domone on the 1861 census RG9/173 Folio 14 Page 25 ?? Thanks, Andrea
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	5 Aug 2005 20:46
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	What does the transcription say, Andrea? nell
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Andrea	Report	5 Aug 2005 20:50
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	I cannot decipher what the occupation is. I can read all the other occupations on the page except for this one, which is my 4x grt grandfather. Thanks Andrea
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 266 Send Message	Thomas	Report	5 Aug 2005 20:52
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 266 Send Message	looks to be a chandler of tallow
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Andrea	Report	5 Aug 2005 20:58
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks Tony, that looks like it could be it. I didn't have a clue what a Chandler was, so I looked it up on a website. He could have been one of three things: 1) a candlemaker/seller, 2) grocer/provisioner, 3) Usually associated with provisioning ships but also applied to any dealer of a specific trade. Regards Andrea