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What is a Carrier (Country)?
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Stuart | Report | 17 Feb 2004 08:47 |
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I was worried I was descended from a pigeon! |
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Geoff | Report | 16 Feb 2004 19:26 |
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A latter day postman I would have thought, travelling around by coach & horse or just horse to all parts of the country. |
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Tykerose | Report | 16 Feb 2004 19:05 |
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Stuart I have carriers in my tree also.1901 census stated A general carrier employment status own account.i believe he delivered between skipsea and driffield and pocklington. His brother was a carrier so I think it was a family business.I have yet to find what they delivered .One delivered from Coach & Horses Mytongate(hull) to Brough on Tues & Fri. I found these details on a web site one page said town so I don't think my lot went for many overnights Jan |
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Stuart | Report | 16 Feb 2004 17:27 |
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ok thanks, may make sense as he is somewhat bizarrely missing off the 1851 census even though there is a chil of 1. At first I thought he had died/left the the family but he reappears again in 1881!! Maybe it was a very long delivery lol Thanks Stu |
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Jools | Report | 16 Feb 2004 17:23 |
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Carrier as in delivery man (horse and cart or whatever). Country probably as in all over the place as opposed to in a town?? Just a stab in the dark. Jools |
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Stuart | Report | 16 Feb 2004 17:17 |
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Just found a member of my family and in 1881 there job title was 'Carrier (Country)'. Any ideas what this means?? Thanks Stu |
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