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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Linda & Tim	Report	19 Oct 2003 00:41
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	On my ggrandfather's marriage certificate (1882) his father's occupation is given as 'Hawker'. However, looking for a George PAYNE in the Wellingborough area on the 1881 census someone of the right age and name etc. is listed as a 'Coal Dealer'. The census and the marriage are only one year apart. Do you think a coal dealer might be described as a hawker?
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 2 113 Send Message	Lynda ~	Report	19 Oct 2003 00:46
	A hawker is a peddlar or Street seller who carries his wares with him, so I would say a coal seller does that. Lynda

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