1841 census i have a William Goodman HO/107/999/11 41 Any ideas as to the place and/or occupation (underlined in red)
I wonder if it’s supposed to be Walsall wharf as the above and below are Walsall Street. Is the occupation ‘clerical’ ‘w’ worker?
Town is Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. Walsall Street runs close to and crosses the "old main Line Canal" so wharf would be a good match
It looks to me like Warsals Wharf. But.... I think it's supposed to be Walsall Wharf. Wallsall Street runs right down to the canal. Especially as there a boatman and boat builder living there. The occupation I see as Clerk M, but not absolutely sure.
There used to be a Warrells coal merchant in Walsall Street (I'm going back to 10 year old childhood memories here) could it be that?
If it is either of those I have the wrong person as he was an Iron worker then a brewer (probably explains my taste for real ale)
I'm not convinced that the occupation is "clerk" - the enumerator's "c" is different. Could the first letter be an S ? (as in "Susan" above, and "Sarah" on the previous page). The place? Definitely Wharf , possibly "Warsal's"? (with Walsall Street on either side). Page 1 describes the area as "Walsall Street from the corners of Duke Street and Shakespeare Street to the Bridge"
The standard abbreviation for a Male Servant in 1841 is M.S., and as there's an F.S. on the line above, I doubt that's what's meant here. Capital M at the end of an occupation is the standard abbreviation for Maker, but I can't work out what's before it.