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Karen | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:52 |
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Reading through the transcript of a court case relating to an ancestor of mine I camr accross the following two occupations?? a HIGLER, and a JINGLEWOMAN. Does anyone have any ideas what these are??? Karen |
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KathleenBell | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:56 |
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From Old Occupations site:- Higgler - Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling. I can't find anything for Jinglewoman. Could it possibly be something similar - a peddlar who jingled a bell round the streets (this is just a guess). Kath. x |
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Julie | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:57 |
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this is the nearest i could find Higgler: Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling. |
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Thelma | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:58 |
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Higgler Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling. |
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Julie | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:58 |
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Snap Kathleen, lol A Jinglewoman i couldn't find |
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 15 Jul 2007 16:59 |
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Higgler Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling. from rmhh(.)co(.)uk/occup/h(.)html Angela snap again :-)) |
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Karen | Report | 15 Jul 2007 17:19 |
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Many Thanks |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 15 Jul 2007 18:04 |
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Oh, GOOOAAAL, Sue! Well done! In parts of Yorkshire, a Higler was called a Heggler, because he would often take fresh eggs from the Farmer's wife in exchange for his bits of ribbons and pots and pans. (Eggler) OC |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 15 Jul 2007 18:05 |
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Could Jinglewoman actually be a wrongly transcribed Singlewoman? Sue |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 15 Jul 2007 18:07 |
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:) Sue |
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