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Arthur Hesse job title??

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Marcus

Marcus Report 27 Feb 2015 21:17

Hi, Can any body decipher the job title for Arthur Herbert Hesse in 1911 Census please?

1911 Ref is:- RG14 / 9378, household schedule 158. Living at 26, Upton Avenue, Forest Gate. He is living with his brother Edgar Arthur Hesse.

Many thanks,

Marcus

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Feb 2015 21:21

Looks like Canversers Colator for Singer sewing machines.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Feb 2015 21:24

I wonder if it is canvaser and collector? O thats what they have on the census details under his occupation.


Name: Arthur Herbert Hesse
Age in 1911: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation to Head: Brother
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Homerton, Middlesex
Civil Parish: West Ham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: 26 Upton Avenue, Forest Gate E
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Canvasser & Collector***********************
Registration district: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration district: Forest Gate
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 158
Piece: 9378
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar Arthur Hesse 50
Arthur Herbert Hesse 45

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 27 Feb 2015 21:27

edgar is a cabinet maker & upholsterer
Arthur is a canvasser & collector
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Marcus

Marcus Report 27 Feb 2015 21:33

Many thanks!!! It's good to know these things...!!

Thank you all.

Marcus