Help with reading 1901 occupation

[sally]

Any ideas on the occupation given for Ada HARWOOD <1883> appreciated.

1901 census RG13/56 f21 pg34

Looks like Incondecent or Meondecert Worker to me with Kitten? written above & it has got me stumped.

Regards
Sally

[jeeb]

Hi Sally,
It looks like 'Incondecut worker' and the word above says Fitter.

Cheers Jeremy

[Mutley]

Hi Sally,
At first I thought it was an I with the tick across it. However, if you look at the dustman a few lines above, he comes from Middlesex and the M looks very similar.
I then looked in the dictionary for similar words and there is a Mendicant Worker. They beg for alms for charity.
Regards
Mutley

[jeeb]

Hi Mutley,
I believe you are correct in saying a Mendicant is a beggar but I also believe a Mendicant is a religious man, a member of a Monastry or Friary? I am not sure if this would apply to this 18 year girl.

Cheers Jeremy

[Mutley]

Hello Jeremy,
Yes A Mendicant is a friar, and I agree with you regarding a young girl. I just wondered if the word 'worker' was that she was a follower of the order. Even tried to see if the word above 'Kitten?/?Fitter' could be made into something that would apply (Friar Worker) but no not really!
I wonder if there was an order of sorts in the Fulham area. Maybe Sally will know.

Regards Mutley.

[jeeb]

Hi Ann, Sally & Mutley,
Following on from Ann's idea I found this:-
Lewis Howard Latimer 1848-1928 was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and is considered one of the major African-American inventors of the 20th century. He greatly improved Edison's light bulb and wrote a book in 1890 entitled 'Incandescent Electric Lighting' and started up a factory in London for the production of light bulbs.

Cheers Jeremy

[Ladkyis]

I think it is Incandesant works only I can't spell it the same as the enumerator. I tried googling Fulham Lighting company and it is a company in Hong Kong so perhaps it used to be a manufacturer of light bulbs in Fulham but now it makes them in China.

Ann

[jeeb]

Hi Ann,
I am not able to read your mind Ann so don't panic, I replied to your thread but somehow it has got above it. Hope Rod doesn't think I'm one of those people meddling with his site!!!

Cheers Jeremy.

[DebbieAnn]

Any ideas on the occupation given for Ada HARWOOD <1883> appreciated.

1901 census RG13/56 f21 pg34

Looks like Incondecent or Meondecert Worker to me with Kitten? written above & it has got me stumped.

Regards
Sally

To me it looks as if the word above in paler print says 'fittings' and could go with the above occupation of 'stoker' - maybe her brother worked as a fittings stoker? Or she worked as some sort of fittings worker?

Debbie

[Mutley]

Now I am even more confused. :confused:
I thought the occupation above was SLATER as in roofing tiles.
Mutley

[DebbieAnn]

You're right - it DOES look more like Slater! So the 'fittings' has to go with Ada... so, some sort of fittings worker...

Debbie

[sally]

Many thanks to Jeremy, Mutley & Debbie for the use of your eyes & your suggestions. Ann though gets the gold star as looking at the image again & if I change the 'o' to an 'a' then I would read it as Incandecent.

Thanks also Jeremy for the bit about Lewis Howard Latimer which I will try to follow up to see how far the factory was from Ada's home.

Regards
Sally