French occupation 1891 census

[TaraClarkson]

Is there anyone who can decipher what this occupation is? Thanks!

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[TaraClarkson]

Hmm, I guess I'm not sure how to add a screenshot image. :-/

[Elaine ..Spain]

Tara, we cannot see your image. You need to attach it with the "paperclip option" or upload to an external site such as Photobucket and link from there.
- or alternatively give a link to the url of the census page.

[TaraClarkson]

Thanks Elaine! It is for John Staples, at the top of the second page (all in French). For what it is worth, on the 1901 Census and his 1907 burial, John Staples is listed as an engineer, and the nosorigines geneaology lists his profession as "military" in 1889.

1901 Staples.jpg

Here's a close-up: (agent p______ ________ ?)
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[Elaine ..Spain]

Sorry Tara, cannot see it clearly and don't have worldwide Ancestry to view the original. Hopefully someone else can help.

[Night Owl]

The image is free to view here but I've looked at both versions and still can't make it out. Hopefully someone else can

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/pages/item.aspx?itemid=3845621

[JudithM]

I found it on that site but as soon as I zoom in enough to read, the pen strokes are so thick that I can't make it out. One thing I did spot was that Joseph Ladriere? on line 5 seems to have the same occupation.
The third word could be etaples but that only led me to references to a place name in Norther France

[Elaine]

Is it agent pour

agent for....

[JudithM]

Now you pointed that out yes pour is clear. Joseph on line 5 in agent pour bateau a ????? (a sort of shiping agent maybe) but John Staples is agent pour something beginning with m

[Elaine]

I thought it was m

[ozgirl]

The only thing I can come up with is "Agent pour maison a vendre" or "Agent pour maison vendre", which translates as estate agent.

[JudithM]

That fits the shape of the words which is all we can go on when the actual penstrokes are so indistinct. I did toy with agent pour mannequin (model agent) but rather unlikely I think )