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  1. 29-01-2008 11:38 PM #1
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    I am looking for the old name of a person who would move someone and their goods from one place to another. I presume they used a wagon or cart and horses. The word Carter comes to mind but when I looked it up on this site I got Pres. Carter etc.
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    Names that spring immediately to mind are Carrier (people & goods) and Waggoner (mainly goods).
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    From the Old Occupations site

    http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/c.html

    Carman/Charman/Carrier/
    Carter/Cartman

    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. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.

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    Thanks for your help, I think that I'll use Carter. That is a good site you put on your answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doe/canada View Post
    That is a good site you put on your answer.
    I think I got it from a posting on this forum - together with tons of other useful information.

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