Decipher the occupation?

[Guest]

Occupation.jpg

It looks like Portmanteau Maker to me but that makes no sense.

[fran]

portmanteau maker
Fran

[maggie_4_7]

Yes but what is a portmanteau?

Edit to say: I searched for Portmanteau which made no sense but with Maker its a Suitcase/luggage maker!

[Elaine ..Spain]

Large travelling bag/case.

[Uncle John]

Literal translation from French gives "thing for carrying dresses in".

[Mary from Italy]

[maggie_4_7]

Thank you.

I was being a bit dumb I think today I put it down to tiredness :p

I remember the word now my grandmother always used it for cases! I knew I knew the word but I didn't know why I couldn't remember.

She used some strange words at times it was like she was stuck in another century!

On another note I just found one of OH's ancestors in Whitechapel Union Workshoure in 1841 aged 8 with his brother aged 12 no other person with their surname in there and also they aren't listed together - different pages. Can I assume then that their parents had died which is why they were there.

[Mary from Italy]

No, their parents may simply have been unable to take care of them for some reason. Or one might have died and the other not.