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From: Xenia <>
Subject: Re: Occupation
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:47:59 -0700 (MST)
In-Reply-To: <35192FF4.BDE74AF6@ou.edu>



I have seen domestic in reference to a male's occupation so I assumed it
could be any household servant, such as a butler, gardener, etc. in
addition to the ones probably undertaken by women such as cook or maid.

Cheers,



Xenia ()

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On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, brivas wrote:

> Just a suggestoin. Morocco is a type of fine soft leather. Perhaps
> your ancestor was a leather worker? A domestic is a servant such as
> maid or cook..
>
> Barbara Rivas
>
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