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Caz | Report | 5 Apr 2009 12:44 |
Hi, |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 5 Apr 2009 12:59 |
Women always worked and not just in the home. Their work was often the only thing that kept the family from destitution (along with the work done by the children) It was only the upper classes who thought women should perform more genteel tasks. |
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Diddydoris | Report | 5 Apr 2009 13:00 |
My g g grandmother owned and ran a Fish and Chip Shop late 1800's early 1900's, even got herself a Hackney Carriage Licence in 1915. |
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Caz | Report | 5 Apr 2009 13:04 |
Hi, |
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Madmeg | Report | 5 Apr 2009 19:53 |
I have a couple of females who were shopkeepers in the late 1800s, and one who ran a bakery. There is also a dubious relative who was a "master? flour grinder". |
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mgnv | Report | 5 Apr 2009 20:10 |
I would doubt that she could qualify as a baker, whether master or journeyman. However, I've seen plenty of women operating "Refreshment Shops", i.e., cafes, on the 1901 census. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 5 Apr 2009 23:52 |
mgnv ........................... now why you say that she wouldn't be able to qualify as a baker?? |
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Caz | Report | 6 Apr 2009 01:00 |
Thanks everyone for taking an interest. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 6 Apr 2009 01:45 |
.............. unless HE insisted that the business be in his name??????????????? |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 6 Apr 2009 01:46 |
what does the 1911 census say? |
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Merlin38 | Report | 6 Apr 2009 15:43 |
Have found a distant relative in the 1841 census with the occupation of Inn Keeper. She was 22 at the time. |
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Caz | Report | 6 Apr 2009 16:45 |
Thanks Sylvia. I hadn't thought of that possibility. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get my hands on the 1911 census entry for this couple yet as they had moved to Northumberland sometime between 1901 and 1904 and that area is not online yet. According to the blog on the 1911 site it should only be a few weeks now so I'm waiting with bated breath. |