Help to read this please

[JulesSmith]

Can you make out the occupation and the comment in the right hand column for William Burnett and his wife. Thank you

Original is RG10 5113 Folio 62 Page 27 if you want to see it.

[kylejustin]

the wife is blind from birth. the husband is blind, but i cant read after that.
he is a raft caller? ship something?

[Jammy Dodger]

Is it Sight Caller .. blind from inflammation?

[Gwyn in Kent]

I read that William is a night caler / light caller and his wife is (ditto occupation) wife.

She is blind from birth and William possibly blind from employment...?

[JulesSmith]

I thought it might be night caller, but I cannot figure out the last bit after it says he is blind. Wish these enumerators had written more neatly lol

[JulesSmith]

I read that William is a night caler / light caller and his wife is (ditto occupation) wife.

She is blind from birth and William possibly blind from employment...?

Ooh that's interesting. If it's my William he used to be a mariner could it be connected do you think? ... there's just no way of knowing though is there.

[Gwyn in Kent]

We have a seafarer who went blind.
We were told it was because of his work, but I know little of these medical matters.

[kylejustin]

it is very messy writing. i would agree with jammy.
whatever it is, it does seem sea related, the word ship is after it.

[maudarby]

Hi
If you look at the 1881 census it looks like his occupation is "night caller" & it says he was blind from birth.
Moggie

[Just Barbara]

I think the blurry word is shipwright, I've been copying it on to a bit of paper.

How somebody blind would build ships, I dunno!

[JulesSmith]

Hi
If you look at the 1881 census it looks like his occupation is "night caller" & it says he was blind from birth.
Moggie

Oh yes, I'd forgotten that I'd previously looked at that one. however, I wonder if it was lazyness on the 1881, 1871 seems more detailed, just a shame we can't read it.

[Just Barbara]

It's not caller it's caulker!!!!!!

[JulesSmith]

I think the blurry word is shipwright, I've been copying it on to a bit of paper.

How somebody blind would build ships, I dunno!

Hehe, I dunno either, but it made me laugh

[JulesSmith]

It's not caller it's caulker!!!!!!

Are you sure JB? Not sure how he would do this blind.

To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing: caulk a pipe joint; caulked the cracks between the boards with mud.
2. Nautical To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

[maudarby]

In 1851 there's a W.B grandson of a W.B age 11 & blind.
In 1861 there's a W.B nephew of a Thomas B age 19 mariner, not noted as being blind.
Moggie

[Just Barbara]

I'm convinced it's caulker, and I have to say with all this sea faring stuff I am now, if you pardon the pun, out of my depth.......:D

[Gwyn in Kent]

Maybe the birth certificate of baby William in 1871 would reveal the occupation.

I see the lodger Sarah is blind too.

[JulesSmith]

In 1851 there's a W.B grandson of a W.B age 11 & blind.
In 1861 there's a W.B nephew of a Thomas B age 19 mariner, not noted as being blind.
Moggie

I think the 1861 is my WB. But I also think he was the grandson not nephew as described.

So many WB's from Northumberland!!

[JulesSmith]

Maybe the birth certificate of baby William in 1871 would reveal the occupation.

I see the lodger Sarah is blind too.

It looks as if the accomodation is for blind people as there seem to be a few of them in the same building.