Swish hand

[stesavage]

Does anybody know what a "swish hand" is or what they did for a living? Currently researching a family tree and this is the given employment of an ancestor.

I have looked for ages but as yet can't find anything close.

[Octavius]

Nope can't find anything, perhaps it is a description of what they did more than a job title.  They may have been involved in the silk industry, or they might have been someone holding a whip for horses or in workhouses, or places of disrepute!

[Westminster]

It would be useful if you could say where (in the country) the person was working. I can then try for you.

[Westminster]

Also when and from what document does the reference come?

[Foxybox]

Are you sure its definatly 'swish hand.' Old documents are written in freehand which often makes them hard to decipher. Is it definatly not 'stage hand' or something similar?