Help deciphering this occupation please!!

[Kaz in a Tizz]

Hi All

I wondered what Henry J Mattey was employed as What do you think it says? - how dare they put a cross over it



many thanks in advance

[KiteRunner]

I would say "Cornish ring maker", but there probably isn't such a thing!

[Kaz in a Tizz]

Oooh KR that's what I thought too!

[Anne in Carlisle]

I'm sure it says cornish ring maker. Didn't get anything from Googling that phrase but Cornish ring gave some results about cornish gold.

On the other hand perhaps its a mining item? Where abouts in the country was he?

Anne

Ooooh - just thought is a cornish ring something to do with plumbing bit and bobs?

[Kaz in a Tizz]

Hi Anne

You could be right as he is in Birmingham close to the jewellery quarter!

[Anne in Carlisle]

Hmmm ... OH says its nothing to do with plumbing!! :o

He favours jewellry. This is Birmingham I think? He recons someone who worked in brass (as he did on the 1891 census) could turn his hand to jewellery. Cornish rings seem to be a special sort of engraved ring.

Anne

[Kaz in a Tizz]

Thanks Anne and KR! So a bit of a specialist was Henry

I shall have a google about this Cornish Ring (have cornish ancestors too)!

Thanks Anne