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May I thank all those people who responded to my question about 'carman' I have sent the information to my friend. I am glad I was able to help as he is a volunteer driver who gives his time to transporting disabled and frail elderly people.
A carman is a goods vehicle carrier. The Old Occupations website says this: "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.
10 cze 2008 · A carman was often someone who drove a horse and cart for delivering goods. In census records, I have found many references to a "Railway carman". One of those probably delivered goods for the rail companies, ie supplies etc. Ben
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My G Grandfather Sidney Neighbour is on his marriage licence, in 1900, occupation, CARMAN. Somebody suggested that it my be that he worked on the trams?? Unless we've read it wrong, although, I dont think so. They were living in Camberwell, London, at the time. Anyone have the answer, or any ideas please? Cheryl
没区别，carman因为重音在car上，所以man的a成了弱读的/ə/，跟carmen的e没区别了。
I can't give you an informed answer on this. Having been shown as a carman in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses, my great grandfather, George Woodcock aka Smith is shown as a librarian at ther carmans' club in 1881. I can only assume that it is a professional association and his body needed a less strenuous job. He would have been 62 in 1881.
If you use the search facility on this forum -type in carman - you will see a lot of threads where this occupation is discussed. I very often use the search button before I do anything else just incase whatever I want to know has been discussed before.
When my grandfather married for the 2nd time on his marriage certificate his father-in-laws ocupation is retired railway Drayman, can anyone tell me what his job was, to me Drayman has something to do with horses.
10 paź 2008 · I have been looking at my great grandfathers details records on the cencus of 1901 and i cant quite work out what his occupation i think its saying brewers drayman?
