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strange sounding occupation!
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Sheran | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:33 |
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Does anybody know what a 'Bath Chairman' is? One of my ancestors has this occupation on his marriage certificate. On the census it states he is an electrician and also a worker for the telegraph company. Many thanks, Sheran |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:38 |
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A Bath Chair was an old-fashioned wheelchair which had to be pushed. Does he have anything in the disabilities column? Christine *** Sorry - it's a BMD cert not a census. Can you find him in a census to narrow down the possibilities? *** I must try reading the headers more carefully! - Does the census entry record any disability? |
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Sheran | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:43 |
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On the censuses Christine his occupation is stated as being an electrician and on the next census he is working for the telegraph company. There is no entry against disability. Sheran |
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Jeanette | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:44 |
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its quite right its a thing that can be taken down to the sea I had a GG uncle who was a propriertor of bath chairs in Portsmouth. jeanette |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:48 |
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That would make him a bit like a highly-specialised taxi-driver, in more modern parlance - except you don't normally drive your passengers into the sea! ;-) Christine |
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Merry | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:51 |
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For a nice 1912 photo of Bath Chairs and chairmen, see: http://www.cityofbath(.)co.uk/history/bathchairs1912.html (remove brackets) Also, for info, in the 1700's Bath chairs didn't have wheels, but poles like a sedan chair. Merry |
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Liberty64 | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:52 |
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Found this on old occupations site, could this be what his occupation was: Bathing Machine Proprietor Owned and hired out changing huts used by bathers at the seaside Maybe not lol |
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Jeanette | Report | 3 Dec 2005 23:57 |
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my GG uncle started off as a bath chairman then went on to be a proprietor must have been good money did for over 20 years Jeanette |
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Sue | Report | 4 Dec 2005 00:23 |
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I have a bath chair propietor and a bath chair attendant-- I was wondering what they were. But they lived in Croydon,so I don't quite understand how that would work out. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 4 Dec 2005 10:27 |
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A bath chair would be used for the same purpose as a modern day wheelchair, too. My mother speaks of being 'in service' in Slough, 1920s and 1930s and the handyman pushing their employer to church in her bath chair. |
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Martin | Report | 4 Dec 2005 10:47 |
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What year was the marriage? Could it be that the church official did not recognise an occupation like 'telegraph wireman' and put down what he thought had been said? Martin |
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