Being involved in genealogy these past twenty years I have often stumbled upon strange trades and occupations of my various family members. One in Sheffield (Yorkshire) was an "incandescent lamp inspector" which involved traipsing around Sheffield to check the gas lamps were all working and correct.
Another was a "garthman", a trapper of eels in Lincolnshire!
However I have just happened upon a distant cousin in Blackfoot, Idaho who was "State Potato Inspector". This made me smile as I thought of every potato in Idaho passing through his hands to see if it passed muster
Anyone got an interesting or humorous occupation worth mentioning?
Regards,
Jay.
Another was a "garthman", a trapper of eels in Lincolnshire!
However I have just happened upon a distant cousin in Blackfoot, Idaho who was "State Potato Inspector". This made me smile as I thought of every potato in Idaho passing through his hands to see if it passed muster
Anyone got an interesting or humorous occupation worth mentioning?
Regards,
Jay.