I'm confused

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Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 1,020 Send Message	RockyMountainShy	Report	29 Jan 2018 00:27
	the 11th line down is she the assistant enginer or is he??? https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/65178177
	Researching: Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 9,440 Send Message	Caroline	Report	29 Jan 2018 00:32
	He was the Asst Engineer....
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 Jan 2018 00:34
	I am pretty sure he was the assistant engineer and not his wife.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	29 Jan 2018 08:47
	Name: Richard Hutchings Gender: Male Age: 36 Relationship: Head Birth Year: 1855 Spouse: Julia Hutchings Child: Eliza Hutchings Birth Place: Honiton, Devon, England Civil Parish: St David Ecclesiastical parish: St David Residence Place: St David, Devon, England Registration district: Exeter Sub registration district: Exeter Western ED, Institution or Vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1690 Folio: 84 Household Members: Name Age Richard Hutchings 36 Julia Hutchings 39 Eliza Hutchings 1
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	29 Jan 2018 08:49
	If you narrow search to 1894 Devon ... richard hutchings... (keyword) weir. There are 5 results, would have added below item to your other look up 'Thread', if I had seen it, always find more afterwards, lol) 12 September 1894 - Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Exeter, Devon, England The funeral of Richard Hutchings... 10 September 1894 - Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Exeter, Devon, England THE RECENT FATALITY IN EXETER. The adjourned inquest on the body of Richard Hutchings, who died from injuries received while working at the Head Weir Paper Mills on Thursday... https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1370269
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 Jan 2018 10:38
	I read it as his wife telling the court that her husband was an Assistant Engineer. Kath. x
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 5,249 Send Message	Kense	Report	29 Jan 2018 11:15
	Strictly speaking you should be able to remove the item in parentheses without altering the meaning of the sentence. Of course if you can't conceive of a woman being an engineer then there is no ambiguity.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 1,020 Send Message	RockyMountainShy	Report	29 Jan 2018 21:01
	I wouldn't figure out if she said her husband was the engineer or if they were saying his wife was the engineer. In 1894 I guess I should of know better but you just never know, maybe they were both engineers.
	Researching: Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 1,020 Send Message	RockyMountainShy	Report	29 Jan 2018 21:02
	Chris, you are always so good at finding my old threads, and making me feel dumb for asking the question twice. Maybe I should erase them all and start again :-P <3 <3
	Researching: Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	30 Jan 2018 06:49
	errmm...(think I'm now confused too, lol. Not sure if I've caused any upset, do hope not!). Can I just add, that by posting reference to an old 'Thread' it is done purely to give us any more help. As Sylvia had done the 'legwork' in this case, I didn't need to add certain things. My intention was (as always) to help, something I take very seriously, and would never wish to offend anybody, or make them feel the way you do!. Can only apologise. It was certainly a sad tale for poor Richard, and his family. Chris :)

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