occupation: W.Houseman

[The Nuttalls]

On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester area and
was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His father was a
Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.

Thanks,
Lucy Nuttall (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia)

[Charles Ellson]

In article <1996080804...@ren.netconnect.com.au>
nut...@LOWELL.BNC.COM.AU "The Nuttalls" writes:

> On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
> W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester area and

Warehouseman?

> was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His father was a
> Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.
>

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[Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake]

In article <1996080804...@ren.netconnect.com.au>, The Nuttalls
<nut...@LOWELL.BNC.COM.AU> writes

>On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
>W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester area and

>was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His father was a
>Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.
>

Probably Warehouseman.
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[Gordon Johnson]

The Nuttalls <nut...@LOWELL.BNC.COM.AU> wrote:

>On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
>W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester area and
>was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His father was a
>Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.

Hi, Lucy.
Your w.houseman is just another version of w/houseman, which is an
abbreviated form of WAREHOUSEMAN, so he was responsible for stock
in a warehouse. If you can get an address for him in the UK in
1851, the census should expand on that, as warehousemen normally
stated what kind of goods were in the warehouse. One of my ancestors
appears as "jewellery warehouseman" for instance.
Best of luck.
Gordon.
Gordon Johnson's homepage -
http://www.wintermute.co.uk/~kinman/
(With Scottish genealogical goodies)

[Walter Crowe]

The Nuttalls <nut...@LOWELL.BNC.COM.AU> writes:
> On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
> W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester area and
> was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His father was a
> Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.
>

> Thanks,
> Lucy Nuttall (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia)

Warehouseman: i.e. someone who is employed in a storage/distribution centre
loading/unloading/recording goods.
Cheers WRC

[Andy Glenister]

In article <1996080804...@ren.netconnect.com.au>, The Nuttalls

<nut...@LOWELL.BNC.COM.AU> writes
>On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
>W.Houseman".

Simply "Warehouseman" - he worked in a warehouse!

>Lucy Nuttall (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia)

^^^^^^^^
Where many Glenisters emigrated to too!

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aglen...@gleniste.demon.co.uk
Home of the Glenister World Wide One Name Study

[BILL REEKIE]

TN>On an 1852-3 shipping record an ancestor's occupation, is stated as
TN>W.Houseman". Anyone know what this is?? He came from the Manchester
TN>area and was a house painter/decorator and grainer in Australia. His
TN>father was a Wesleyan Minister and a weaver.

Warehouseman no doubt.

Bill Reekie Norfolk UK bill....@almac.co.uk
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