Genealogy Chat

And wasn't 'Del Boy' the deffinative (sp?) '80s Hawker? lol

Yvonne, you've brought back some happy memories for me. I grew up in a Yorkshire village in the 1950's and I remember every Tuesday and Friday afternoon around 4, the Hawker used to come to our street in his van. He was a local farmer and brought his fruit and veg to sell and also sweets. As his van arrived in the street he would always shout to announce his arrival and all the kids would have pennies at the ready to buy sweets excitedly shouting 'the hawker's here, the hawker's here'. We never actually knew what he shouted but I swear it sounded like 'rain te pie air, pie air' but I guess it was something to do with his wares. Aaaahhhh those were the days. Lesley :-)

No Yvonne, It's always best to post to the board first. 1. Somebody will google and get the response. 2. You share and educate the members 3. It is really funny if it's a dumb question I think this was a Cat 2 thread! Pete

Thanks Jim I think I had the completely wrong interpretation of 'Hawker' I thought it was to do with Fair or Carnivals. I should have googled before posting Yvonne

Jim Bristol From my reading of Social History it would be normal for the sons to be regarded as hawkers because in all probability their job was to travel a route through the local area hawking green-grocery Much like the man in a van does in some rual areas today with meat or fish.

Definitions of Hawker on the Web: Any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, including any food or beverage, on any public street, highway, or public right of way in the state from a stationary location. Source: Rhode Island General Laws www.faststart.state.ri.us/bfs_glossary.html peddler: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) falconer: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Ah like a market trader Yes that seems likely I suppose All I have to do now is find his brother Arthur in 1901 Thanks for the help all

Maybe they had a street stall, or went around selling their fruit from a barrow or something. - I think they would still technically be called Hawkers'. The family may have had the shop but the brothers may have been sent out with some of the stock in order to boost sales?? Dea

I think this is him in 1901 as a greengrocer Name: John Kearns Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Burslem, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Burslem Ecclesiatical parish: St John County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: View Image Condition as to marriage: View Image Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Occupation: View Image Source information: RG13/2595 Registration district: Wolstanton Sub-registration district: Burslem ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Folio: 77 Page: 36 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 191

LOL Pete

Even hawkers were allowed to go home! Pete

Sorry Beverley? The name of the occupation or the name of John Kearns?

Thanks Dea But I thought a hawker was a travelling person? He is living with his family who are green grocers and has been living with them throughout the censuses. That's why I thought it couldn't be that he and his brother are hawkers

I would agree with Hawker. Dea

Couldn't see the name?

1891 Census at first I thought it said 'Hawker' but now I'm not sure after looking & looking at it Name: Kearns, John Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Relation: Son Gender: Male Where Born: Burslem, Staffordshire Birth Country: England Civil parish: Burslem Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul County/Island: Staffordshire Street address: View Image Condition as to marriage: View Image Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Occupation: View Image Source information: RG12/2161 Registration district: Wolstanton Sub registration district: Burslem ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 92 Page: 36 (click to see others on page) GSU Number: 6097271

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