hi all, hope you can help.
Have got the marriage cert for my gt gt g/father, William Allen who was married in 1887, aged 26.
It states that both him, (and his father) had the occupation of 'Carman' - what was a Carman?
Also, his father in law was a Coal Porter - what was one of those?
cheers,
Claire
what did a 'Carman' do?
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Guinney1971
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what did a 'Carman' do?
Claire
Escaped the rodent race in Hertfordshire in 2006, now chilling out in the laid back East Midlands
Escaped the rodent race in Hertfordshire in 2006, now chilling out in the laid back East Midlands
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Jimmy
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Re: what did a 'Carman' do?
Carman/Charman/Carrier/Carter/Cartman,
Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.
From,
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/
Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.
From,
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/
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Guinney1971
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Re: what did a 'Carman' do?
brill thanks Jimmy!! much appreciated 
Claire
Escaped the rodent race in Hertfordshire in 2006, now chilling out in the laid back East Midlands
Escaped the rodent race in Hertfordshire in 2006, now chilling out in the laid back East Midlands