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occupation

Post by hg » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:43 am

Just found this, very funny. :lol:

Name: Peter McDonald
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relationship: Son-in-law
Spouse's name : Margt Janet
Gender: Male
Where born: Edinburgh
Registration Number: 813B
Registration district: Brydekirk
Civil parish: Annan
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: Dalebank Farm
Occupation: Leacher Of Dancing

From Ancestry.com of course.
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Re: occupation

Post by SarahND » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:05 pm

:lol:
I wonder if dance leaching paid well? Or was that why he was living with his father-in-law? :lol:

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Re: occupation

Post by hg » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:25 pm

Had a picture of him draining all the good dance moves of other folk.
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Re: occupation

Post by emanday » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:00 pm

Well, at least they didn't transcribe it as "Lecher of Dancing" :lol:
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Re: occupation

Post by hg » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:04 pm

:lol:
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Re: occupation

Post by SarahND » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:04 pm

emanday wrote:Well, at least they didn't transcribe it as "Lecher of Dancing" :lol:
Actually, I was sort of wondering if that was how he met his wife :oops: In 1891 he is already in Annan as an Assistant Of Dancing.

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Re: occupation

Post by paddyscar » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:11 pm

All this time, I thought only doctors did any leaching :-
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Re: occupation

Post by speleobat2 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:42 pm

Early on I had one possible relative come up as Searcher of Music and thought that would be a real peach of a job!

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