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From: "Phillip Carruthers" <>
Subject: Re: [CUL] Occupation - Carter
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:34:53 +1000



The term 'Gentleman' or 'Esquire' usually referred to a man of reasonable
position but without a title!


Phillip Carruthers
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-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Figueroa <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, 3 August 2001 9:32
Subject: Re: [CUL] Occupation - Carter


>Joy,,,,,,
>
>Answering off the top of my head, as I used this terminology in the legal
field.
>A 'gentleman' or 'esquire' as a description usually meant someone of
>note.......as in had a good income, or good position..... owned land, etc.
>Sorry, can't explain it any better than that. Would it correspond with the
old
>one of 'yeoman'? Sort of.
>
>Women always got 'spinster'.....:-(
>(or ' married woman' if it applied)
>
>Heather
>Canada
>
>> Nick
>>
>> I just looked in there to see what you might have under 'Gentleman' -
this
>> is the profession my GGGG Grandfather Alexander Miller registered on his
son
>> Georges Marriage Certificate in 1854. Any idea what that would mean - its
>> not specified in your list.
>>
>> Regards
>> Jo
>> >
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 10:54 PM
>> Subject: RE: [CUL] Occupation - Carter
>>
>>
>> > Take a look at
>> >
>> > http://freespace.virgin.net/nf.stuart/usefullinks.htm
>> >
>> >
>> > Nick
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: barbwhite [mailto:]
>> > Sent: 01 August 2001 22:55
>> > To:
>> > Subject: [CUL] Occupation - Carter
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi:
>> >
>> > Would someone explain to me the occupation "carter". The occupation is
>> > listed for my husband's g.grandfather.
>> > Many thanks.
>> >
>> > Barb
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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