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   John to All   
   Re: House Breaker   
   11 Feb 22 18:32:55   
   
   From: john.geneal@googlemail.com   
      
   On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:59:35 +0000, Colin Bignell    
   wrote:   
      
   > I'm new here, so please don't throw things if I have got the wrong group.   
   >   
   > First decade of 20th century, one of my ancestors entered House Breaker   
   > as his occupation on his marriage certificate. I am assuming he isn't   
   > admitting to a life of crime, but can anybody confirm or refute my   
   > assumption that he was what today would probably be called a demolition   
   > operative? I.e. he knocked down houses, possibly reclaiming anything   
   > with scrap value.   
   >   
   > I've been surprised by what some occupations turn out to be before, but   
   > the places I usually look up old job descriptions don't help here.   
      
      
   Are you sure he was not a horse breaker   
      
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   John   
      
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