Fuddster Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 helping out with a friend's family tree. can anyone decipher the word below Adam-the one before warehouseman. The person was a resident in Glasgow so could be a local reference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 What I've tried to do when doing my family tree is try and match up individual letters elsewhere on the page, when written by the same hand in different words that are understandable. Then work back on the word I'm struggling with. A lot of my distant family were coal miners in Staffordshire and it helped to know some of the job terminology to track down what they actually did and was mentioned on marriage/death certificates as well as census pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Thanks Phil-I'll pass that on as i've only got that screenshot to go on. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 1871 febuary 7th glasgow adam cameron *******************? margret cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Quincy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I think it's Winery Warehouseman. The W is the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) WINCEY? - type of coarse woven fabric . Edited July 27, 2019 by bruno22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, yanto said: I think it's Winery Warehouseman. The W is the same I thought the dot for the I would be in the wrong place for that ? 5 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: WINCEY? - type of coarse woven fabric . Never heard of that, but easily could be, or some other local dialect name for something . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Winery Warehouse man ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: WINCEY? - type of coarse woven fabric . Definition of wincey : a plain or twilled fabric with wool weft and cotton or linen warp that is used especially for warm shirts, skirts, and pajamas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: WINCEY? - type of coarse woven fabric . I think you might have cracked it as there were 'Paris wincey mills' located in Bradford cheers f. 7 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: Definition of wincey : a plain or twilled fabric with wool weft and cotton or linen warp that is used especially for warm shirts, skirts, and pajamas excellent suggestion cheers f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 In Scotland the spelling of the word wincey seems to have been a bit elastic too. https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wincey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 wincey'et night gowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) University warehouseman was what I first thought it read like to me. Not sure it's University though, sure someone will nail it for you. Might be the age and times but isn't a wine merchant a vintner ? So wouldn't expect winery but could be how it was back then. Edited July 27, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 cheers all for your suggestions. f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 If still in doubt scan some more sections of the writing to give us a better fix on similar lettering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol p Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Wincey wash houseman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 another possible cheer Pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I read it as adam Cameron winery warehouseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I read it as Washouseman Wash-house? Could (as others have said) be part of fabric production. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 27/07/2019 at 13:00, Yellow Bear said: Definition of wincey : a plain or twilled fabric with wool weft and cotton or linen warp that is used especially for warm shirts, skirts, and pajamas It's where the word winceyette comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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