tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post5490274717823965289..comments2023-03-23T02:07:28.598-07:00Comments on Genealogy Challenges: A to Z Challenge - ODianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-85412712409125000192016-05-02T05:09:04.921-07:002016-05-02T05:09:04.921-07:00Had no idea about the occupations so glad you coul...Had no idea about the occupations so glad you could give us the explanations.Judy Lofthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152542917936069225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-71129438276548584412016-04-23T18:57:27.686-07:002016-04-23T18:57:27.686-07:00Well I have a Dictionary of Old Trades & Occup...Well I have a Dictionary of Old Trades & Occupations by Andrew & Sandra Twining but can't find Fermorer. I'm going to guess that it is equivalent to Feroner - a person dealing in iron or an Ironmonger. Armurier once again isn't in this dictionary but I'm guessing it's like Armourer - a maker of armour suits...let me check your answer. Ooh...interesting...so not correct on the first guess but okay on the second.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-66110976143231513692016-04-18T21:45:05.408-07:002016-04-18T21:45:05.408-07:00Fermorer: Chaucer’s “The Summoner’s Tale” (written...Fermorer: Chaucer’s “The Summoner’s Tale” (written in the late 1300’s) - this line and its meaning given by those at Oxford: <br />“So dede our sextein and oure fermorer “ translated to...<br />“So did our sexton and our infirmerer” (one who tends the church and one who tends the sick)<br />Then I found this apprenticeship record:<br />“Tait, John, son to John T gardener, 'prentice to James Hopkirk chirurgiane”<br /><br />Armurier is one who made weapons - in this case my husbands ancestor was brought to Quebec in 1665 to make arms for the regiment of Ncholas Juchereau.Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-70260931264490837432016-04-18T19:16:40.774-07:002016-04-18T19:16:40.774-07:00Do tell - I haven't resorted to Google and I&#...Do tell - I haven't resorted to Google and I'm clueless.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-46623344165595210702016-04-18T11:35:44.254-07:002016-04-18T11:35:44.254-07:00I can't imagine such a boring job day in day o...I can't imagine such a boring job day in day out! I hate sewing on even one button !Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-9380149689870671072016-04-18T11:17:53.929-07:002016-04-18T11:17:53.929-07:00I have not found any really interesting occupation...I have not found any really interesting occupations in my line. I know of a miller, a wheelwright, teachers, FARMERS of course. In more modern times there were plenty of men working the railroad as engineers, conductors, brakemen, and signal men. Women had jobs in factories sewing heels on stockings and sewing on buttons. How many days could you stand sewing on buttons for 8 hours at a time? The definition of monotony!<br />Visiting from AtoZ<br />Wendy <br /><a href="%E2%80%9Djollettetc.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Jollett Etc.</a><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-20943545910014750612016-04-18T07:56:39.312-07:002016-04-18T07:56:39.312-07:00Yes, good point about knowing which ancestor is wh...Yes, good point about knowing which ancestor is which by their occupation. Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-9479947633426337002016-04-18T07:55:21.822-07:002016-04-18T07:55:21.822-07:00That is one you haven't told me haha. Would l...That is one you haven't told me haha. Would love to hear the story that goes with that. Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-83959556032747947752016-04-18T07:49:30.321-07:002016-04-18T07:49:30.321-07:00My Dad loved carpentry and knew nothing about his ...My Dad loved carpentry and knew nothing about his family, so didn't know he came from a long line of carpenters. Now my daughter is a Carpenter Journeyman.Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-35718970088162398152016-04-18T04:40:38.290-07:002016-04-18T04:40:38.290-07:00Finding out an occupation for an ancestor is fun e...Finding out an occupation for an ancestor is fun especially it is was something that is no longer done. My 3th great grandfather Harrison was a plumber and Glazier which had me looking up what that could be as there was not much plumbing in houses in the late 1700's in England. Much of his work would have been on roofing and windows. Through his occupation (found on a marriage license)and his wife's first name I found their children in baptismal records:D Another find on my mother's side of the tree was a a cousin far removed that married a Pelican Girl:D Now that one for sure is a story for our family historyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402291424925557497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-27781111915877762662016-04-18T04:08:50.204-07:002016-04-18T04:08:50.204-07:00I had an ancestor who was a leather dresser -- one...I had an ancestor who was a leather dresser -- one of those occupations you have to look up to be clear on what was involved. Occupations are also helpful is separating ancestors from others with the same name, but different callings. And finding the firm an ancestor worked for is always a bonus!<br />Molly of Molly's Canopy<br />http://mollyscanopy.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-68682161103275390792016-04-18T02:40:36.906-07:002016-04-18T02:40:36.906-07:00Another comment - I found the Fermorer one in this...Another comment - I found the Fermorer one in this ebook on google books. It might be useful for future Scottish words.<br />https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YlpAAAAAYAAJ&dq<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395644310621150976.post-52362899267766976862016-04-18T02:36:12.521-07:002016-04-18T02:36:12.521-07:00I have no idea what they are so I will be googling...I have no idea what they are so I will be googling them. I like it when trades are carried down the lines or even son-in-laws have the same trade as the family they are marrying into. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com