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Can someone read this occupation please?
08-12-07, 18:45
1851 census:
HO107/1659 Folio 568 Page 28
John Mundell
Does it say jailer????
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08-12-07, 19:13
Does look like it!
Otherwise it might be a ropey effort on tailor or sailor (as it's Portsea)....but jailer is what it looks like!
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08-12-07, 19:14
Ok, thanks Merry.
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08-12-07, 20:35
Looking at the J in his name and those of his wife and children, I'd say yes, jailer.
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09-12-07, 09:08
It does look like jailer (or actually like jaile) though I would have thought he would be based in a prison if he was a jailer?
If he was a jailer though, you could find out which prison and maybe get some further gen about him.
I suppose to confirm you could get birth cert of child born nearest 1851 and hope its written more clearly!
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09-12-07, 09:44
I agree Nell!
I think there was a big prison in Portsea, but I've never seen a prison worker referred to as "jailer" before.
But presumably wives and children of prison workers didn't all live in the prison ........................
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09-12-07, 14:34
If this says jailer, then I am a bit puzzled - the word used would have been gaoler, surely? Isn't jail a modern spelling?
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09-12-07, 14:43
1861 census he seems to be transcribed as Blundell - occupation Tailor
RG9; Piece: 642; Folio: 128; Page: 25;
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09-12-07, 15:14
Nice one Elaine!!!!
Thank you!
(I thought jailer was a bit odd! Interesting- but odd!)
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09-12-07, 15:59
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If this says jailer, then I am a bit puzzled - the word used would have been gaoler, surely? Isn't jail a modern spelling?
OC
OC, jail goes back at least to the time of Dr. Johnson and Boswell, so it could have been used in 1851.
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09-12-07, 16:04
Thanks for your help people, but after all that, he's not mine!
I thought Mundall was a variation on Mandell (as they both seemed to be in the same places!) but it's not!
Mundall is English origin, Mandell is German origin.
Drat!!!
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