Hi Anne
I am just back from the PRO in London having gone through the Law lists....
my 3 x great grandfather was also a writer
This is what we would call today a legal clerk.
My James Davies worked in Carmarthen, Queens St before moving to Laugharne
in the late 1830's. he appears on the 1841 census as a "scrivener" but
having spent a day in the PRO I now know the family moved to Laugharne so
James could work for a Solicitor called James Whittaker.
There were only two practising Solicitors at the time ( 1847-51) but neither
of them has a person called Rees working for them.
Later on after James died aged 48 his family referred to him on marriage
certificates etc as a Solicitor but I cannot find any proof that he ever
qualified. Anyway I am told a writer was a very good job, not many people at
that stage were literate.
Hope this helps
Cathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Powell" <anne_powell(a)ntlworld.com>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 21:27
Subject: [Cmn-L] occupation writer
Hello everyone,
I've come across an ancestor whose stated occupation on his son's marriage
cert in 1866 was "writer". Does this mean writer as in author, do you
think?
Or could it mean something more clerical? His name was John Rees.
I've been looking for the family on the 1851 census. His son
David was
born in Laugharne circa 1844. In 1866 the son was living (or at least
staying) in Priory Street, Carmarthen. So far I've had no luck.
Any help, as usual, will be greatly appreciated.
Anne Powell (2015).
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