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Occupation - Meat Extract Agent

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Merry

Merry Report 25 Jan 2006 12:45

My gran (b 1892) always refered to Bovril as ''that dreadful Meat Extract'' with a distainful tone!! Merry

Montmorency

Montmorency Report 25 Jan 2006 12:02

Joseph Liebig's Meat Extract was the original product of the Fray Bentos factory in Uruguay in 1865. They switched to corned beef later Agent and commercial traveller were probably the same job -- as Linda says, a rep. Visited shops in a territory regularly to take the orders, promote new lines and bad-mouth the competition. Shops got most of their stock through agents because there were no cash-and-carry warehouses then

Helen

Helen Report 25 Jan 2006 11:11

Cheers everyone! Will investigate further! This gentleman has been an agricultural labourer, letter carrier, meat/malt extract agent and a commercial traveller!! Obviously took work where he could get it! Best wishes Helen

lindamic

lindamic Report 25 Jan 2006 10:59

It might mean that he was a rep for Bovril - it's certainly been around since late Victorian times. There's a BBC page with some history here: www.bbc.*co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2005/08/02/bovril_history_feature.shtml (remove the *) Looks like production was originally in London - would that tie in with the person you are investigating? Linda :o)

Researching:
Families in: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, London, Middlesex, North Yorkshire, Suffolk, Surrey

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:{{{0())~} Ian مْر Report 25 Jan 2006 10:51

Couldn't be MALT extract could it? To do with brewing beer? Having said that, it quite possibly is a meat extract agent - beef extract is a well known thing. I think. (!) http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99982.htm Ian

Keith

Keith Report 25 Jan 2006 10:50

Meat Extract is Marmite/Bovril. :-) Keith

Researching:
Fletcher May Allison Ashcroft Moore

Helen

Helen Report 25 Jan 2006 10:48

No, its definitely Extract. I looked it up on 1901 census and it says ..... Extract Agent but someone kindly sent me info on same census and she has Meat Extract Agent!

Jane

Jane Report 25 Jan 2006 10:39

Helen, Interesting! Could the middle word be 'Export' ... just a thought! Regs Jane

Helen

Helen Report 25 Jan 2006 10:36

Hi there I have an occupation listed as a Meat Extract Agent and was wondering if it was another term for a butcher!! I have tried looking this up for definition but to no avail. Can anyone shed any light on this for me please!! Best wishes Helen