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The Online Genealogist: What was a Fleshewer?

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David Allen Lambert

David Allen Lambert
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 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 05/31/2012 11:55:29 PM | 


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