1891 occupation

[dotty.]

Hi
could someone please look at Gertrude Cowap on the 1891 census for Manchester please? She is aged 21 born manchester , living with her sister and brother-in-law James and mary E Bretland. i cannot work out her occupation, I think it may be Fustiers machinist but then the 's' could be an 'r!'

Cheers

[Mamyalynne]

Hi Dotty, sorry to butt in this is not my field of expertise but might it be Fustian that is being referred to, Fustian is a stiff woven mostly cotton cloth often made int jackets for the working classes in 19th century.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.wilmslow.o...wilmslow-fustian.html

not far from Manchester there is history

[dotty.]

thanks, yes i knew about Fustian Cutters etc but the letter 's' seems like an 'r' and the rest of the word isn;t quite right.

[Mamyalynne]

Of course there were Furbishers too, but that seems unlikely also. Good luck in your quest it all fascinates me.

M

[Rose Maybud]

The transcriber on FMP thought it was 'furriers machinist', and I agree on this one. Looks like an enumerator's mark through the word, like a backward L, also done on the entry below on 'police constable' and on 'brewers cellarman' a bit further down.

[Rose Maybud]

Just googled manchester and furriers - came up with

http://www.barder.com...harry-barder#furriers

so possible

[dotty.]

thanks for that rose, I was reading it as furriers i think but it just didn'e seem like they'd use a machinist but then they would have linings in the coats/hats etc. so yes it is probably right, thanks.