Egg Poacher?

[pipsqueak]

Can anyone please help me read my great-great-great-grandfather's occupation? It might help to know he was from Norwich, but don't know if at this time (1857) he lived in Norwich or London. This is from his daughter's London marriage certificate.

[Mutley]

Certainly looks like Egg Poacher

Could he have been a Preacher of some sort?

Not found him in a census that gives a clue?

[Mutley]

The only words I could find that end in 'gg' are here

[pipsqueak]

I can't be certain of him in the census because I can't find him or his daughter prior to her marriage. The only men I have found with the same name say Ag. Lab. which leads me back to Eggs again! If not for the frst letter of the secon word, I think it could say something Preacher, but the other P's on the document look like P's

I wonder if it is somethig like Cgg. Irosher or Cgg. Iraecher. Of course neither of those make sense either!

[pipsqueak]

The only words I could find that end in 'gg' are here

The dot might mean an abbreviation though. That list doesn't seem to match anything. I have also been looking at Victorian Occupations for inspiration, but not found any yet.

[Angelaj]

Any chance we could see the rest of the certificate to compare handwriting?
Although agree it does look like 'preacher', I'm not sure that first letter is a 'p', but I'm quite willing to admit I could be wrong.
Angelaj

[Pam Downes]

Congregationalist Preacher?
If so, not surprised they shortened it as I had a job to spell it.
Pam

[margarita]

From Index of Old Occupations

Eggler / Egg Factor = Egg / poultry dealer

or

Pleacher / Plasher / Platcher / Plaicher = Hedge layer. A skilled job

maybe what looks like 'Egg' is a garbled version of 'hedge' - just a thought!!

maggie

[arthurk]

Looks a bit like Egg Breaker to me..... Something in a baker's, perhaps? Or didn't they use eggs in some non-food processes as well?

Arthur

[pipsqueak]

Those were some interesting ideas. My husband also suggested Congregational Preacher. Possible.

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