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Spam Report 4 Aug 2007 19:30

Thankyou all, I could not get past It looking like a U

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 4 Aug 2007 19:26

Waggoner - one who is in charge of a waggon. I've come across this a lot in rural areas, especially on farms, but in industrial areas raw materials and manufactured goods would need to be transported. The W at the beginning is like the one at the start of Worstead Jay

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Spam Report 4 Aug 2007 19:10

Can anyone decipher this occupation? 1841 census Name :William Rawling Civil Parish: Otley; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 59; Page: 11; Line: 12; GSU roll: 464269.