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Claire

Claire Report 18 Mar 2010 00:02

my nan is listed on the 1901 census as her occupation being a charwomen anyone know what this was?
thanks claire

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 18 Mar 2010 00:11

A cleaner

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

Thelma

Thelma Report 18 Mar 2010 00:15

And there is me thinkin that a char was a cleaner.
Try Google.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 18 Mar 2010 00:18

Definitely a cleaner.

Here's a definition from an "old occupations" site:-

Charwoman - A woman hired by the day to do odd jobs, usually cleaning, in a house - as still used today and in use as early as 1596. The word "chare" or "char" was used to describe an odd job.

Kath. x