Stationary Engine driver (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, June 20, 2013, 00:46 (4176 days ago) @ slowhands

And on that bombshell !... ;-)

Fair enough Slowhands, not for the first time & probably not the last clearly I'm wrong, but I'm always happy to live & learn even by mistakes (as long as harmless ones). I honestly thought otherwise in this case, based on my own fair knowledge of the subject as a mechanical engineer, plus my own experiences of the Victorian census forms and my researches into the various jobs and descriptions; but I will always happily go with the evidence of course and revise my thinking. I apologise unreservedly for not properly reading the aforementioned Census details, I cannot explain why the facts didn't sink in, maybe all this sun we've had today ?. Joking aside, I should have posted to thank you for these extra details more promptly, if I had done I hope I'd have been more focussed as clearly I wasn't on re-"read"ing the thread today, the 1911 Census details sunk-in but the rest did not.... sorry.

Back to my initial query to your good self earlier in this thread - I always like to see and interprete the occupations on Census forms, I believe they are a key element of the Census findings hence our ancestors' lives. However your posted census listings (for want of a better word) rarely if ever seem to include occupations which in my opinion is a shame.

Although I'm sure you have your reasons please, if practical & possible, could you consider including this important information in your census listings in future ?. I'm sure this would be of great interest to all forum users particularly those whose queries you're answering, it can only enhance your already excellent Census posts especially after all your skillfull efforts finding them in the first place.

Thanks again, Jeff J.

Apologies also to any descendants of the Parsons family, it was only ever my intention when starting this thread to commemorate and honour the sacrifice of William during WW1, not start a debate.