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The Online Genealogist: What was a Fleshewer?

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David Allen Lambert

David Allen Lambert
NEHGS Online Genealogist

 Question: What was a Fleshewer as an occupation in 1861?  It is listed in an English tax record receipt I found.

Answer: A Fleshewer was another name for a meat Butcher according to my old occupation listings.

 

Posted by David Lambert at 5/31/2012 11:55 PM Comments (0)
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