Earning a living
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Crickhowell Earning a living |
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| The professions of the area in 1835 | ||
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Don't
forget! The surnames are first |
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IMPORTANT! Notice that all these people are men! Most professions were closed to women in the Victorian period. |
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 In
early Victorian days the role of surgeon
was changing. Up to this point a surgeon was someone who did not have
a great deal of training but who could pull teeth and set broken limbs.
Later on in the reign doctors would get much more training and a surgeon
became the doctor with special training in doing operations. (We will
meet Mr Franco in the section on the workhouse.) |
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The
professional men at the beginning
of Victoria's reign had to work to earn a living but they were men who
had probably been to university and were educated. Here we can see the
architects who designed local buildings
and lawyers or attorneys who were
trained in the law. The auctioneers
who ran the local market sales and sold property were an other important
profession.
Wilkins
and Co. of Brecon had a branch in Crickhowell. This is the only
bank listed at the time so it was obviously important in the
local community.