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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Karen	Report	26 Feb 2011 21:16
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Can anyone help me. On a birth certificate of an ancestor it has the mothers name then under it it says 'a mannequin'. What does this mean? The birth certificate is dated 1941 thanks mike
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	26 Feb 2011 21:37
	Most likely to be a model I think, possibly for a fashion house? OR a mannequin maker perhaps, ie the dummies you see in shop windows.
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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 1,106 Send Message	Yvonne	Report	26 Feb 2011 21:38
	Could it be her occupation, perhaps she was a model The mother's occupation wasn't usualy on certs but on my uncles it has mother's name, under that her ocupation and her address x
	Researching: Lingham, Hayes, Gudgeon. Wilson Avitar - me with brother and sisters
Member Since: April 2009 Posts: 409 Send Message	Paula	Report	26 Feb 2011 21:44
Member Since: April 2009 Posts: 409 Send Message	HI - Yes, Rose is right. We now say 'Catwalk Show' - Years ago it was called a 'Mannequin Parade' - Neither phrase uses the word model - but that's what they're both about.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	26 Feb 2011 21:59
	Gosh yes Paula! you reminded me "A mannequin parade" is what my mum used to call it, from that era.
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